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October 30 is a well-established story in the world of football because it is the day of the birth of the player who danced the ball and the best of all in history, Diego Maradona, and November 25 is the day of sadness and the cry for the icon’s departure!
The legend of world soccer, Maradona, has passed away, the player who delighted fans of the witch round with his historic goals, entertained them with his enchanting artistic touches, and delighted them with his unique creations.
A football creator died at the age of 60, after suffering a heart attack, leaving wonderful memories with Barcelona, Napoli and the Argentine team, and is one of the few to whom the ball was naturally attached.
People of his generation remember how he won the World Cup only in 1986, and how Naples climbed only to the top of the European ladder, only Gola was a creative in the green rectangle.
He filled the world with his talents and problems
Surely everyone will remember that Maradona, the player who won the world with his genius, lost himself to drugs and was forced to move away from football stadiums, after this stimulant drugged his style and art and transferred him from in front of the goal to the amazement of the judges, the fields and the corridors of the medical laboratories.
Maradona was born on October 30, 1960 in Lanús, a poor neighborhood in Buenos Aires.
He began his career with Argentinos Juniors before he turned sixteen, and then began his career with his country in 1977.
“I have two dreams, one to participate in the World Cup and the second to win,” he said at the age of seventeen.
Maradona, who was chosen as the athlete of the century in Argentina, has gone through his relationships with the World Cup championships at various stages over the course of 16 years.
The relationship of the golden boy of Argentine soccer began with the World Cup of disappointment when coach César Luis Menotti ignored him when choosing his official squad for the 1978 World Cup due to his young age and lack of experience.
Maradona said after being excluded: “It is the most miserable day of my life, when Minotti told me that another player had chosen me, I went back to my room and started crying.”
Maradona watched the national team matches on television and saw captain Daniel Passarella and Mario Campes, the tournament’s top scorer, lead Argentina to their first title, amid hysterical joy on the Argentine streets.
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Baby d’Or
But “El Pepe de Oro” was part of Minotti’s squad the following year to lead his country, but rather to win the U-20 World Cup in Japan, where he won the Best Player award.
And he participated for the first time in the World Cup in Spain 82 and it was an opportunity for him to make up for what he lost in the previous World Cup, and as Argentina was the champion, attention shone on her and Maradona earned a place of prominence, on all because he had signed a contract to move to Barcelona.
Although he scored two goals, the incident of his expulsion in the round of 16 match against Brazil was still remembered.
And it reached its climax in the 86th World Cup in Mexico when he led his country alone to the second title after 1978.
The World Cup 86 can be called the World Cup Maradona, because the Argentine star printed the tournament with its own character and his solo game was the key to victory.
Since Argentina’s first game in 1986 against South Korea, the determination of the South Americans to win the cup became clear, and Maradona contributed three passes, including his country’s goals against the Asian team.
Then Maradona opened his goal tally with a beautiful goal against Italy, and the two teams drew 1-1.
Maradona also won the game against Bulgaria (2-0) and passed a decisive ball to his colleague Jorge Boruchaga.
He also contributed to the 1-0 victory over Uruguay in the second round, but saved the best for the following rounds.
The match against England was known because it had acquired a political character as a result of the Malwen war between the two countries, and was preceded by a war of words between the two camps, but Maradona decided the match in the stadium for the benefit of his country by scoring two goals, one in hand and the second after dodging most of England’s players.
Argentina faced Belgium in the semi-finals, and the latter’s defense was unable to stop the Argentine genius, who scored two absolutely wonderful goals from individual efforts, paving the way for his country to play the final match.
Close watch was imposed on Maradona in the final, and his country advanced 2-0, then West Germany drew a 2-2 draw before the end about 13 minutes, and due to Maradona intervening in most of his country’s goals , he passed a ball in advance to Boruchaga, who was alone with the German goalkeeper and scored a goal. Win 3-2.
And at the World Cup in Italy 90, Maradona shed a famous tear after losing the final to West Germany. At the time, he led his country almost alone, before his team fell with a late penalty, Andreas Brehme.
Maradona said goodbye to the World Cup due to the drug accident, which was the hero of the 94 World Cup in the United States.
He thrived in the first match against Greece and led Argentina to a great victory (4-0), scoring a great goal and playing the full 90 minutes.
He maintained his level in the second game against Nigeria, but it was the last for him after it was found that he had used steroids of five prohibited substances, so the Argentine Federation withdrew him from the national team before the International Federation stopped him for 15 months.
Maradona with sticks
At the club level, he moved to the heart of the Boca Juniors club in 1981, winning his only domestic title, and then deported with a record contract to Barcelona in 1982, and with it he settled for the domestic cup in 1983.
He failed long after Athletic Bilbao player Andoni Goicoechea attacked him and broke his ankle, paving the way for his transfer to the Italian league.
It was the milestone in the history of Napoli FC (1984-1991), where he met local glory with him and led him to win the League title in 1987 and 1990, and to crown the European Cup in 1989.
After Napoli, he moved to Seville, Spain, for a season, followed by local Newell’s Old Boys, and then concluded his career at Boca Juniors in 1997.
Maradona lived a convulsed life outside the stadiums, he repeatedly stressed that the most difficult competition he fought from his professionalism is that of giving up drugs, knowing that he spent a lot of money to get rid of this scourge. He traveled to Geneva, Toronto, Spain and South Korea to find a panacea in their sanitariums, before suffering several medical setbacks in recent years.
Humble coach
In the last two decades he became a coach, but his career was not successful, with the Argentine National Team (2008-2010) or in the United Arab Emirates and Mexico.
After his drug problems, he underwent rehab and, after quitting cocaine, fell into the trap of alcohol, cigarettes and obesity, only to end up in hospital in 2007.
He was a fierce defender of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and the latter’s tattoo was clearly visible on his shoulder, as was a supporter of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chaves.
He married his girlfriend Claudia Villavan in 1984 and they have two daughters, Dalma and Ganinia, before divorcing in 2004.
He has a son named Diego Junior who was born in Naples in 1986, and has only recognized paternity in 2004.
Source: Agencies
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