Famous for being the inspiration for Argentina to win the 1986 World Cup, Maradona is most admired at the club level for his time at Boca Juniors in his hometown and Napoli, Italy, where he won two titles. The only Serie A enemy of this team.
Napoli fans gathered in an area with a Maradona mural to commemorate
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“You are forever immortal in every heart of world football,” published the Twitter account of the Argentine team along with a photo of Maradona with the World Cup trophy in hand. Napoli’s Twitter account said gratefully: “You will always be in our hearts, Diego”, while the Boca Juniors Club posted: “Thank you! Diego immortal.”
An elderly fan in Argentina sadly embraces a book on Maradona
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Maradona also played for Barcelona and Sevilla in Europe, Argentinos Juniors and Newell’s Old Boys (Argentina) before beginning a less successful coaching career. “Thank you for all that Diego has contributed to world football. FC Barcelona expresses its deepest condolences for the departure of Diego Armando Maradona, our club’s player (1982 – 1984). and a symbol of world football, “said the Barça club in a statement.
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Maradona is remembered for his mastery of ball handling, but he is also known for his lack of control on and off the court. The legend nicknamed “Golden Boy” struggled with addiction, especially cocaine, and with his weight, in contrast to the “clean and beautiful” image of Pelé – Brazilian soccer legend and 3 times world champion
Besides talent, Maradona (left) is famous as a “test horse” in the field.
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The culmination of Maradona’s career was the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals, where two of his iconic goals beat England 2-1. Both goals reflect Maradona’s personality in life. In the first goal, Maradona hit the ball into the net with his hand to score the goal and became famous as the “Hand of God”, while the second showed superb technique after the play. the ball from the local field overcame a “jungle” of English players and goalkeepers to score.
Gary Lineker, who scored England’s goal in the previous game, said: “In a certain angle, Maradona is the best player of my generation and considered the greatest of all time.”
Maradona was arrested in Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1991 for possession of half a kilogram of cocaine
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Superstar Lionel Messi also paid tribute to Diego Maradona by calling the legend “immortal” after the death of the great Argentine soccer teammate. “A very sad day for all Argentines and football. He was far from us but he will never leave us because Diego is immortal. I will keep all the beautiful moments that I lived with him.” Your condolences and condolences to all of your family and friends. RIP, “Messi, who has always been described as a descendant of Maradona but has never led Argentina to the top of world soccer. On the Instagram account.
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Biography of Diego Maradona
Full name: Diego Armando Maradona Franco
Born: October 30, 1960 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death: November 25, 2020 in Tigre, Argentina
Height: 1.65 m
Competitive race
Argentinos Juniors (1976-81), Boca Juniors (1981-82), Barcelona (Spain / 1982-84), Napoli (Italy / 1984-91), Seville (Spain / 1992-93), Newell’s Old Niños (1993), Boca Juniors (1995-97)
Number of international matches for Argentina: 91 (1977-94); scored 34 goals
Position: attacking midfielder / playmaker
Titles, individual awards
Winner of the FIFA World Cup (1986)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1986)
UEFA Cup Champion (1989)
Serie A champion, Italy (1987, 1990)
Argentine Championship (1981)
He won the Spanish Super Cup and the Spanish King’s Cup (both in 1983)
Italian Cup Championship (1987)
Italian Super Cup (1990)
Top scorer Italy (1988), Argentina (1979, 1980)
20th Century FIFA Player of the Year (2000)
Coach career
CLB Textil Mandiyu (1994), Racing Club (1995), tuyển Argentina (2008-2010), Al Wasl (UAE / 2011-12), Al-Fujairah (UAE / 2017-18), Dorados (Mexico / 2018-19) , Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata (2019-20)
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