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THE GREAT ARGENTINA FOOTBALL Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, a spokesman has confirmed to AFP.
The 1986 World Cup champion and current coach of the La Plata team Gimnasia had turned 60 at the end of October.
His spokesman said he died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery for a blood clot in Buenos Aires earlier this month.
Tonight it was reported on Argentine television that he was in critical condition.
The Argentine National Team has paid tribute to him saying: “You will #Eterno in all the hearts of the soccer planet.”
The Argentine newspaper La Nación reported that he died at lunchtime at his home in San Andrés. The newspaper reports that he suffered a cardiac arrest and that nine ambulances came to the scene but could not be resuscitated.
Maradona will be remembered as one of the best footballers of all time.
His signature achievement is leading Argentina to win the 1986 World Cup; his two-goal quarter-final performance against England, one of the most iconic individual performances in the competition’s history.
His club-level prime came in Napoli, leading a scorned and despised club from southern Italy to two Serie A titles, the UEFA Cup and the Italian Cup, a series of unlikely victories over established clubs. and rich from the north. .
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He also won a Spanish Cup with Barcelona and a domestic title with Boca Juniors of Argentina.
In 2000, he was the joint winner of the FIFA Player of the Century award, which he shared with Pelé.
As a coach, he coached Argentina at the 2010 World Cup, and also enjoyed stints in Dubai and Mexico. However, he will be remembered primarily as a player, both for his style and skills and for his success.
Updates to follow …
With AFP report
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