Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960) also known as Diego Maradona.He is a Argentine former football player, coach as
well as a manager. Many football experts,current players,former players and
football fans consider him as a great football player of all time. During his
club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Sevilla,
Napoli and Newell's Old Boys. He was
able to play in Attacking midfield and Second striker Position. In his
professional club career he scored 258
goals in 492 appearances. And for national team Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 appearances
He exceeded his
Youth career in Estrella Roja,
Los Cebollitas and Argentinos Juniors.
Maradona began playing for Argentinos Juniors main team in 1976. He
scored 116 goals in 166
appearances for Argentinos
Juniors. Then he joined Boca Juniors in 1981.There he played one year and
scored 28 goals in 40 appearances. In 1982 Diego Maradona joined Barcelona for a world record fee £5m. For Barcelona
he scored 22 goals in 36 appearances.
Diego Maradona is the
only footballer to set world-record contract fees twice. First record was in
1982.And secondly, when transferred to Napoli in 1984 from Barcelona for another record fee £6.9m.He scored 81
goals in 188 appearances for
Napoli.After passing seven successful year in Napoli Maradona joined Spanish club Sevilla in
1992.He scored 5 goals in 26 appearances
for Sevilla. In 1997 when he was in Boca Juniors he ends his legendary football
career.In Boca Juniors he scored 7 goals in 30 appearances.
Diego Maradona
made his international debut at age 16,in 1977 on 27 February against
Hungary. And he played the World Youth Championship for Argentina at the age of
18. Maradona scored his first senior international goal against Scotland at
Hampden Park On 2 June 1979. Maradona
is the only football player who wins the Golden Ball at both the FIFA U-20
World Cup in 1979 and FIFA World Cup
1986.
Diego Maradona is
considered one of the sport's most agitated and newsworthy figures. He was suspended from football in 1991
after failing a drug test in Italy for 15 months.And Maradona was sent home
from the 1994 World Cup after testing positive for ephedrine in the USA.
He lost extra weight and overcame his
cocaine addiction In 2005.
Diego Maradona
became head coach of the Argentina national football team in November 2008, and
apprehended the job for eighteen months, until his contract ended after the 2010 Football World Cup.And In
May 2011 he became manager of Al Wasl FC in the United Arab Emirates. Maradona
was sacked in 10 July 2012 for his club’s bad performance.
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