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The legend died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday. It also marks the end of an exciting chapter in soccer history. Many memories remain. From the Smriti page, Gol.com has featured 70 facts and figures from his colorful life.
01. He was born on October 30, 1970, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
02. The national team played 34 games with Argentina and scored 34 goals.
03. Maradona played four World Cups for the country.
04. Boca Juniors won the league championship in 1982 before joining Barcelona. He moved from Barcelona to Napoli in 1984. The Serie A team won two Serie A titles from 198 to 1990.
05. Maradona holds the record for the most games played as captain in a World Cup. He led Argentina in 16 games.
07. He played a total of 21 games for Argentina in the World Cup.
07. He made his professional soccer debut with Argentinos Juniors on October 20, 1986 at the age of 15.
07. Maradona was part of the Argentina team for the 1989 Youth World Cup in Japan.
09. He made his debut with the Argentine jersey at age 18 against Hungary on February 26, 1986 at the Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires.
10. Maradona has Che Guevara by the arm and Fidel Castro by the left leg.
11. Maradona holds the record for the most fouls in a World Cup. He received 53 fouls in total at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
12. He also holds the record for the most fouls in a World Cup match. He received 23 fouls in the 1982 World Cup match against Italy.
13. Under Maradona’s captaincy, Argentina won the 198 World Cup, defeating West Germany 3-2.
14. At that event, Maradona won the Ballon d’Or in recognition of his outstanding performance.
15. Maradona scored in the quarterfinals against England at the 1986 World Cup. The goal is known as ‘Hand of God’. He later said that the goal was “partly from the hand of God and partly from Maradona’s head.”
sixteen. In 1986, he won the Serie A title for Napoli. He repeated the same success in 1990. He also won the UEFA Cup in 1989.
sixteen. Maradona played just two World Cup matches for the United States in 1994, scoring against Greece, and then returned home after failing a drug test.
sixteen. Maradona married Claudio Viafan in Buenos Aires on November 8, 1989. They divorced in 2004.
19. Maradona started a talk show on Argentine television in 2005. Pel was invited to his first show; His duality with this Brazilian legend of excellence.
20. In October 2006, he assumed the position of coach of the Argentine team.
21. Below him, Argentina lost 7-1 to Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers, touching the previous record for worst. After this game, Maradona had to face criticism. Later, Maradona made a bad comment when Argentina went north. FIFA suspended it for two months.
22. Maradona made his managerial debut for Argentina on November 19, 2007. His team beat Scotland 1-0 in that match at Hampden Park.
23. On June 22, 2010, Maradona criticized FIFA for criticizing the World Cup ball ‘Jubilani’. “I will tell the FIFA managers to stop talking about me and start working to create the right ball,” he said. This ball is of no use. It is impossible to control. “
24. During a press conference during the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup, Maradona jumped (over the safety wall) and hugged former Napoli teammate Salvatore Bagni. “Diego will always do something to surprise you,” said Bagney, a soccer expert.
25. After Argentina’s exit from the 2010 World Cup, Maradona kept Lionel Messi under control. “Anyone who says Messi didn’t have a great time at the World Cup is a fool,” he said.
26. Former teammate Jorge Valdano said of Maradona in 2007, a man that many people want to emulate, a controversial figure who is loved, hated and deeply moved, especially in Argentina, that it would be a mistake to destroy his personal life. Maradona had no partner in the field but he turned his life into a new show, and now he lives a difficult life, which should not be done.
26. The Argentine Football Association has requested FIFA to remove jersey number 10, but FIFA has denied the request.
26. The Argentine youths have named their stadium Estadio Diego Armando Maradona.
29. After losing to England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals, Maradona said: “It was as if we had lost a country that was more than football.”
30. In 1997, Maradona stated: “I was, am and will always be addicted to drugs. People addicted to drugs have to fight it every day.”
31. FIFA decided in 2000 to announce one of the best footballers of the new century. “If he (Maradona) thinks he is the best of the century, that is his problem,” he said when asked about the best of the century and the collective recognition of Maradona.
32. When asked about the best XI in 1990, Argentine coach Carlos Billardo said: “Maradona and the other ten.”
33. In 2005, Maradona was appointed Vice President of Boca Juniors. He resigned a year later.
34. Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturicha made a documentary about Maradona. It was screened at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.
35. Former England coach Sir Bobby Robson said in 1986 that “Arsenal could win the World Cup with Maradona.”
36. Former England defender Phil Nell saw 18-year-old Maradona in 1986 and said, “This guy is amazing, the best I’ve ever seen.”
36. In 1998, fans in Buenos Aires started the ‘Iglesia de Maradona’.
36. Maradona scored the dazzling second goal against England four minutes after Mano de Dios’s goal. In those quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, Peter Shilton was defeated by the defenders of England in a great dribble and made it 2-0 on the scoreboard. FIFA crowned this goal as the ‘Goal of the Century’.
39. There is a puppet that looks like Maradona in the French show ‘Les Guigales de l’Info’.
40. Maradona has a great friendship with the Cuban leader Raúl Castro.
41. Had to leave Naples in 1991 after failing a drug test for cocaine.
42. Refusing to attend the opening ceremony of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Maradona said: “I’m not here to see Bloody Pele walking around.”
43. When the war of words began between the two, Maradona, who had failed as coach of the national team, was also stabbed. “It’s not Maradona’s fault. It’s his fault.” Pel উচিত should go to the museum and stay there, “Maradona replied.
44. The Italian authorities said in 2009 that they owed Maradona € 36 million. The figure reached that level with interest on more than half of the original debt.
45. Maradona’s goal per game in the national club competition is 0.526.
46. Maradona is Argentina’s fifth top scorer. In addition, there are Lionel Messi, Gabriel Batistuta, Sergio Agüero and Ernan Crespo.
46. The Scottish fan group ‘The Tartan Army’ praised Maradona for knocking out neighboring England in the 198 World Cup!
46. Commenting on the 1998 World Cup, Maradona said: “All the players have straight legs. They are like Robocop. They need more lubricant (oil) than massage. I can’t believe the tournament can be that bad.”
49. In 2006, IIMSAM appointed Maradona as its Goodwill Ambassador.
50. In a 1997 book on Maradona, the Argentine psychologist and author Gustavo Bernstein stated: “Maradona is our limit. Nobody carries our being more than him, nobody carries our symbol more than him. In the last 20 years, we have not shown so much emotion towards nobody else. Argentina is Maradona, Maradona is Argentina “.
51. Maradona is the only player in the history of football to break the transfer rate record twice.
52. Franco Baresi and Paulo Maldini called Maradona “the most difficult opponent to face.”
53. Maradona and Messi have only won the Ballon d’Or at the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
54. On August 16, 2015, Maradona met with Tunisian referee Ali bin Nasser and presented him with his signed Argentine jersey. Bin Nasser led England-Argentina to the quarterfinals in which Maradona scored with his hands.
55. In 2000, Maradona published his autobiography, “Yo soy el Diego.” He donated the title of this book to the people of Cuba.
57. He was awarded the Diamond Connex Award in 1990 by the Fundación Connex based in Argentina. What is the most prestigious cultural award in Argentina. He received this award for his contribution to sport.
57. Maradona broke the windshield of the intruder photographer’s car saying: “I did it with the hand of reason.”
57. Bob Wilson said of Maradona: “He is an imperfect genius, a genius who is gone.”
59. After dribbling in the game against Real Madrid and cutting the goalkeeper, Maradona won the applause of the rival fans by cutting defender Juan José. Very few players have received such applause.
60. Bruno teamed up with Giordino and Carreca to lead Napoli to the 1989-90 Serie A title. The name of this magical trio of attacks became ‘Ma-Ji-Ka’.
61. Coach César Luis Menotti did not include Maradona in the 1986 World Cup team, as he was only 18 years old.
72. In 2019, a biopic called ‘Maradona’ was released.
63. The authorities placed a statue of his ‘Goal of the Century’ at the entrance of the Azteca Stadium to pay homage to Maradona.
64. Legally, Maradona is the father of two children. He once said about fatherhood: “My legitimate children are Dalma and Giannina. The rest is money and the result of mistakes. “
Sixty-five. In December 2006, Maradona presented his flagship jersey in support of the Iranian people. It is in the museum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.
. In April 2013, Maradona met with Hugo Saves, who later became president of Venezuela. In a televised interview, he addressed Saves and said: “Keep fighting.”
. Film director Kusturika once said of Maradona: “I wondered who this guy was. This soccer wizard, the international soccer sex gun, the cocaine victim, the habit he started, looked like Falstaff and was as weak as spaghetti? If Andy Warzol had survived, he would surely have put Maradona next to Marilyn Monroe and Mao Zedong. I am sure that if he were not a footballer he would be a revolutionary. “
. Maradona has been portrayed as a legendary player in FIFA 16 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018.
69. Despite the dichotomy between Argentina and Brazil, Diego Costa of Brazilian descent is known as’ Diego; Added in honor of Maradona.
60. Maradona appeared in the music video for Shakira’s song ‘Waka Waka’ on the occasion of the 2010 World Cup. The video shows Maradona celebrating his victory in the 1986 World Cup.
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