Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell’s Old Boys during his club career. In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. He became the coach of Argentina’s national football team in November 2008. In May 2018, he was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest.
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Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell’s Old Boys during his club career. In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. He became the coach of Argentina’s national football team in November 2008. He then coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In May 2018, he was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He died of cancer at the age of 80 in November 2020. He is survived by his wife, four children, and two brothers. Maradonna is buried in La Corrientes, Buenos Aires, with his wife and two sons. His funeral will take place at the National Stadium of Argentina in Buenos Aires on November 25, 2020. His ashes will be scattered on the banks of the Corriente River, near the town of Esquina, in the north-east of the province. He also has two younger brothers, Hugo and Raúl, both of whom were also professional football players. His father was Guaraní, and his mother Dalma Salvadora Franco, was of Italian descent. He named Brazilian playmaker Rivellino and Manchester United winger George Best among his inspirations growing up.
He won the Golden Ball as the tournament’s best player at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, and was awarded the Golden Boot for his performance in the final against West Germany. In 1982, he became the first player to set the world record transfer fee twice: in 1982 when he transferred to Barcelona for £5 million, and in 1984 when he moved to Napoli for a fee of £6. 9 million. In 1986, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the \”Hand of God\”, while the second goal followed a 60 m dribble past five England players, voted \”Goal of the Century\” by FIFA voters in 2002. He received his first soccer ball as a gift at age three and quickly became devoted to the game. At age eight he was spotted by a scout while he was playing in his neighbourhood club Estrella Roja. On 20 October 1976, he made his professional debut for Los Cebollitas, the junior team of Buenos Aires’s Argentino Juniors. He went on to play for Boca Juniors and Barcelona before joining Napoli and Sevilla. He captained Argentina at four FIFA World Cups, and led them to victory over West Germany in the 1985 World Cup final in Mexico. In 2007, he won the World Cup with Argentina and captained them to the final in 1986.
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