General |
Image gallery |
Diego Maradona | ||
![]() | ||
Personal information | ||
---|---|---|
Full name: | Diego Armando Maradona Franco | |
Date of birth: | 30 October 1960 | |
Place of birth: | Lanús, Buenos Aires, ![]() | |
Date of death: | 25 November 2020 | (aged 60)|
Place of death: | Tigre, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
Playing position: | Attacking Midfielder Second Striker | |
Youth clubs | ||
1968–1969 1970–1974 1975-1976 |
![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1976–1980 1981–1982 1982–1984 1984–1991 1992–1993 1993–1994 1995–1998 Total |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
167 (115) 40 (28) 58 (38) 259 (115) 29 (8) 5 (0) 31 (7) 589 (311) |
National team | ||
1979 1977–1994 |
![]() ![]() |
91 (34) | 6 (6)
Teams managed | ||
1994 1995 2008–2010 2011-2012 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional footballer and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. He also had a troubled off-field life and was banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs.
An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first player to set the world record transfer fee twice: in 1982 when he transferred to Barcelona for £5 million, and in 1984 when he moved to Napoli for a fee of £6.9 million. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona, where he won numerous accolades.
In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over Englandthat entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
Maradona became the coach of Argentina's national football team in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament. He then coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season. In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados. He was the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata from September 2019 until his death in November 2020.
Honours[]
Club[]
Runner-up
- Argentine Primera División: 1980 Metropolitano
- Winners
- Argentine Primera División: 1981 Metropolitano
Runner-up
- Argentine Primera División: 1997 Apertura
- Winners
- Copa del Rey: 1983
- Copa de la Liga: 1983
- Supercopa de España: 1983
- Winners
- Serie A (2): 1987, 1990
- Coppa Italia: 1987
- UEFA Cup: 1989
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1990
Runner-up
- Serie A (2): 1988, 1989
- Coppa Italia: 1989
Country[]
- Winners
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979
- 75th anniversary FIFA Cup: 1979
- FIFA World Cup: 1986
- Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993
Runner-up
- South American Youth Championship: 1979
- FIFA World Cup: 1990
Manager[]
Club[]
Runner-up
- Gulf Club Champions League: 2012
External links[]
![]() |
FIFA World Cup winning captain |
1930: Nasazzi · 1934: Combi · 1938: Meazza · 1950: Varela · 1954: Walter · 1958: Bellini · 1962: Mauro · 1966: Moore · 1970: C. Alberto · 1974: Beckenbauer · 1978: Passarella · 1982: Zoff · 1986: Maradona · 1990: Matthäus · 1994: Dunga · 1998: Deschamps · 2002: Cafu · 2006: Cannavaro · 2010: Casillas · 2014: Lahm · 2018: Lloris · 2022: Messi · |
Template:Argentina Squad (1979 Copa América)
Argentina – 1982 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
1. Ardiles
2. Baley
3. Barbas
4. Bertoni
5. Calderón
6. R.Díaz
7. Fillol
8. Galván
9. Gallego
10. Maradona
11. Kempes
12. Hernández
13. Olarticoechea
14. Olguín
15. Passarella (c)
16. Pumpido
17. Santamaría
18. Tarantini
19. Trossero
20. Valdano
21. Valencia
22. Van Tuyne
Manager: |
Template:Argentina Squad (1986 FIFA World Cup) Template:Argentina Squad (1987 Copa América) Template:Argentina squad (1989 Copa América) Template:Argentina Squad (1990 FIFA World Cup)
Argentina – 1994 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
1. Goycochea
2. Vázquez
3. Chamot
4. Sensini
5. Redondo
6. Ruggeri
7. Caniggia
8. Basualdo
9. Batistuta
10. Maradona (c)
11. Medina Bello
12. Islas
13. Cáceres
14. Simeone
15. Borelli
16. Díaz
17. Ortega
18. Pérez
19. Balbo
20. Rodríguez
21. Mancuso
22. Scoponi
Manager: |
Argentina – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
1. Pozo
2. Demichelis
3. C. Rodríguez
4. Burdisso
5. Bolatti
6. Heinze
7. Di María
8. Verón
9. Higuaín
10. Messi
11. Tévez
12. Garcé
13. Samuel
14. Mascherano
15. Otamendi
16. Kun Agüero
17. Jonás
18. Palermo
19. Milito
20. M. Rodríguez
21. Andújar
22. Romero
23. Pastore
Manager: |