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Diego Maradona
Maradona after scoring against Italy in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico
Personal information
Full name
Diego Armando Maradona[a]
Date of birth
(1960-10-30) 30 October 1960 (age 57)
Place of birth
Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position
Attacking midfielder
Second striker[2][3][4][5]
Club information
Current team
Dynamo Brest (chairman)[6]
Senior career*
Years
Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981
Argentinos Juniors 167 (116)
1981–1982
Boca Juniors 40 (28)
1982–1984
Barcelona 36 (22)
1984–1991
Napoli 188 (81)
1992–1993
Sevilla 26 (5)
1993–1994
Newell's Old Boys 5 (0)
1995–1997
Boca Juniors 30 (7)
Total
491 (259)
National team
1977–1979
Argentina U20 24 (13)
1977–1994
Argentina 91 (34)
Teams managed
1994
Mandiyú de Corrientes
1995
Racing Club
2008–2010
Argentina
2011–2012
Al Wasl
2017–2018
Fujairah
Honours[show]
Player
Argentina
Winner FIFA World Cup 1986
Runner-up FIFA World Cup 1990
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine retired professional footballer and manager. Many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, regard him as the greatest football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.[7][8]
An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million.[9] He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous accolades. In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals.
Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, dribbling skills, speed, reflexes and reaction time was combined with his small size (1.65 m or 5 ft 5 in tall) giving him a low center of gravity which allowed him to maneuver better than most other football players; he would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career.[10]
Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, 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 (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.[11]
Maradona became coach of Argentina in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament. He coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season.[12] In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarussian club Dynamo Brest.[6] He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July.[13]
Contents
1 Early years
2 Club career
2.1 Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors
2.2 Barcelona
2.3 Napoli
2.4 Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys and Boca Juniors
3 International career
3.1 1982 World Cup
3.2 1986 World Cup
3.3 1990 World Cup
3.4 1994 World Cup
4 Style of play
5 Retirement and honours
6 Managerial career
6.1 Club management
6.2 International management
7 Personal life
7.1 Family
7.2 Drug abuse and health issues
7.3 Political views
7.4 Financial problems
8 In popular culture
9 Career statistics
9.1 Club
9.2 International
9.3 Manager
10 Honours
10.1 Club
10.2 International
10.3 Individual
11 See also
12 Footnotes
13 References
14 External links
Early years[edit]
Maradona as a child, playing at the Torneos Evita (a national sporting event in Argentina) with the "Cebollitas"
"When Diego came to Argentinos Juniors for trials, I was really struck by his talent and couldn't believe he was only eight years old. In fact, we asked him for his ID card so we could check it, but he told us he didn't have it on him. We were sure he was having us on because, although he had the physique of a child, he played like an adult. When we discovered he'd been telling us the truth, we decided to devote ourselves purely to him."
—Francisco Cornejo, youth coach who discovered Maradona.[14]
Diego Armando Maradona was born on 30 October 1960, at the Policlínico (Polyclinic) Evita Hospital in Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, but raised in Villa Fiorito, a shantytown on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina,[15] to a poor family that had moved from Corrientes Province. He was the first son after three daughters. He has two younger brothers, Hugo (el Turco) and Raúl (Lalo), both of whom were also professional football players. He was the fifth child and first son of Diego Maradona "Chitoro" (d. 2015) and Dalma Salvadora Franco 'Doña Tota' (1930–2011). Maradona's parents were both born and brought up in the town of Esquina in the north-east province of Corrientes Province, living only two hundred metres from each other on the banks of the Corriente River. In 1950, they left Esquina and settled in Buenos Aires. At age eight, Maradona was spotted by a talent scout while he was playing in his neighbourhood club Estrella Roja. He became a staple of Los Cebollitas (The Little Onions), the junior team of Buenos Aires's Argentinos Juniors. As a 12-year-old ball boy, he amused spectators by showing his wizardry with the ball during the halftime intermissions of first division games.[16] He named Brazilian playmaker Rivelino and Manchester United winger George Best among his inspirations growing up.[17][18]
Club career[edit]
Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors[edit]
Maradona being held aloft by fans of Boca Juniors after winning the 1981 Argentine Primera División
On 20 October 1976, Maradona made his professional debut for Argentinos Juniors, 10 days before his 16th birthday.[19] He entered to the pitch wearing the number 16 jersey, and after the game said, "That day I felt I had held the sky in my hands."[20] Maradona scored his first goal in the Primera División against Marplatense team San Lorenzo on 14 November 1976, two weeks after turning 16.[21] Maradona spent five years at Argentinos Juniors, from 1976 to 1981, scoring 115 goals in 167 appearances before his US$ 4 million transfer to Boca Juniors.[22] Maradona received offers to join other clubs, including River Plate who offered to make him the club's best paid player.[23] Nevertheless, Maradona expressed his will to be transferred to Boca Juniors, the team he always wanted to play for.[24]
Maradona signed a contract with Boca Juniors on 20 February 1981. He made his debut two days later against Talleres de Córdoba, scoring twice in the club's 4–1 win. On 10 April, Maradona played his first Superclásico against River Plate at La Bombonera stadium. Boca defeated River 3–0 with Maradona scoring a goal after dribbling past Alberto Tarantini and Fillol.[25] Despite the distrustful relationship between Maradona and Boca Juniors manager, Silvio Marzolini,[26] Boca had a successful season, winning the league title after securing a point against Racing Club.[27] That would be the only title won by Maradona in the Argentine domestic league.[28]
Barcelona[edit]
"He had complete mastery of the ball. When Maradona ran with the ball or dribbled through the defence, he seemed to have the ball tied to his boots. I remember our early training sessions with him: the rest of the team were so amazed that they just stood and watched him. We all thought ourselves privileged to be witnesses of his genius."
—Barcelona teammate Lobo Carrasco.[29]
After the 1982 World Cup, in June, Maradona was transferred to Barcelona in Spain for a then world record fee of £5 million ($7.6 million).[30] In 1983, under coach César Luis Menotti, Barcelona and Maradona won the Copa del Rey (Spain's annual national cup competition), beating Real Madrid, and the Spanish Super Cup, beating Athletic Bilbao. On 26 June 1983, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid on the road in one of the world's biggest club games, El Clásico, a match where Maradona scored and became the first Barcelona player to be applauded by archrival Real Madrid fans.[31] Maradona dribbled past Madrid goalkeeper Agustín, and as he approached the empty goal, he stopped just as Madrid defender Juan José came sliding in a desperate attempt to block the shot and ended up crashing into the post, before Maradona slotted the ball into the net.[32] The manner of the goal led to many inside the stadium start applauding; only Ronaldinho (in November 2005) and Andrés Iniesta (in November 2015) have since been granted such an ovation as Barcelona players from Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu.[31][33] Due to illness and injury as well as controversial incidents on the field, Maradona had a difficult tenure in Barcelona.[34] First a bout of hepatitis, then a broken ankle in a La Liga game at the Camp Nou in September 1983 caused by an ill-timed tackle by Athletic Bilbao's Andoni Goikoetxea, threatened to jeopardize Maradona's career, but with treatment and therapy, it was possible for him to return to the pitch after a three-month recovery period.[19]
The end of the 1983–84 season included a violent and chaotic fight Maradona was directly involved in at the 1984 Copa del Rey final at the Santiago Bernabéu against Athletic Bilbao.[35] After receiving another rough tackle by Goikoetxea which wounded his leg, being taunted with xenophobic insults throughout the match by Bilbao fans, and being provoked by Bilbao's Miguel Sola at full time as Barcelona lost 1–0, Maradona snapped.[35] He aggressively got up, stood inches from Sola's face and the two exchanged words. This started a chain reaction of emotional reactions from both teams. Using expletives, Sola mimicked a gesture from the crowd towards Maradona by using a xenophobic term.[36] Maradona then headbutted Sola, elbowed another Bilbao player in the face and kneed another player in the head, knocking him out cold.[35] The Bilbao squad surrounded Maradona to exact some retribution with Goikoetxea connecting with a high kick to his chest, before the rest of the Barcelona squad joined in to help Maradona. From this point, Barcelona and Bilbao players brawled on the field with Maradona in the centre of the action, kicking and punching anyone in a Bilbao shirt.[35]
The mass brawl was played out in front of the Spanish King Juan Carlos and an audience of 100,000 fans inside the stadium, and more than half of Spain watching on television.[37] Sixty people were injured, with the incident effectively sealing Maradona's transfer out of the club in what was his last game in a Barcelona shirt.[36] One Barcelona executive stated, "When I saw those scenes of Maradona fighting and the chaos that followed I realized we couldn't go any further with him."[37] Maradona got into frequent disputes with FC Barcelona executives, particularly club president Josep Lluís Núñez, culminating with a demand to be transferred out of Camp Nou in 1984. During his two injury-hit seasons at Barcelona, Maradona scored 38 goals in 58 games.[38] Maradona transferred to Napoli in Italy's Serie A for another world record fee, £6.9 million ($10.48M).[9]
Napoli[edit]
Diego Maradona with Napoli in 1985. Throughout his career he would wear number 10 for both club and country.
Maradona arrived in Naples and was presented to the world media as a Napoli player on 5 July 1984, where he was welcomed by 75,000 fans at his presentation at the Stadio San Paolo.[39] Sports writer David Goldblatt commented, "They [the fans] were convinced that the saviour had arrived."[40] A local newspaper stated that despite the lack of a "mayor, houses, schools, buses, employment and sanitation, none of this matters because we have Maradona".[40] Prior to Maradona's arrival, Italian football was dominated by teams from the north and centre of the country, such as A.C. Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan and Roma, and no team in the south of the Italian Peninsula had ever won a league title.[40][41]
At Napoli, Maradona reached the peak of his professional career: he soon inherited the captain's armband from Napoli veteran defender Giuseppe Bruscolotti[42] and quickly became an adored star among the club's fans; in his time there he elevated the team to the most successful era in its history.[40] Maradona played for Napoli at a period when North-South tensions in Italy were at a peak due to a variety of issues, notably the economic differences between the two.[40] Led by Maradona, Napoli won their first ever Serie A Italian Championship in 1986–87.[40] Goldblatt wrote, "The celebrations were tumultuous. A rolling series of impromptu street parties and festivities broke out contagiously across the city in a round-the-clock carnival which ran for over a week. The world was turned upside down. The Neapolitans held mock funerals for Juventus and Milan, burning their coffins, their death notices announcing 'May 1987, the other Italy has been defeated. A new empire is born.'"[40] Murals of Maradona were painted on the city's ancient buildings, and newborn children were named in his honor.[40] The following season, the team's prolific attacking trio, formed by Maradona, Bruno Giordano and Careca, was later dubbed the "Ma-Gi-Ca" (magical) front-line.[43]
Maradona and Michel Platini during a 1986–87 Serie A season match between Napoli and Juventus
Napoli would win their second league title in 1989–90, and finish runners up in the league twice, in 1987–88 and 1988–89.[40] Other honors during the Maradona era at Napoli included the Coppa Italia in 1987, (second place in the Coppa Italia in 1989), the UEFA Cup in 1989 and the Italian Supercup in 1990.[40] Despite primarily playing in a creative role as an attacking midfielder, Maradona was the top scorer in Serie A in 1987–88, with 15 goals, and was the all-time leading goalscorer for Napoli, with 115 goals, until his record was broken by Marek Hamšík in 2017.[28][44][45] When asked who was the toughest player he ever faced, A.C. Milan central defender Franco Baresi stated, "Maradona; when he was on form, there was almost no way of stopping him," a view shared by his Milan teammate Paolo Maldini, who stated, "The best ever I played against was Maradona."[46][47]
While Maradona was successful on the field during his time in Italy, his personal problems increased. His cocaine use continued, and he received US $70,000 in fines from his club for missing games and practices, ostensibly because of "stress".[48] He faced a scandal there regarding an illegitimate son, and he was also the object of some suspicion over an alleged friendship with the Camorra.[49][50][51][52] Later on, in honour of Maradona and his achievements during his career at Napoli, the number 10 jersey of Napoli was officially retired.[53]
Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys and Boca Juniors[edit]
After serving a 15-month ban for failing a drug test for cocaine, Maradona left Napoli in disgrace in 1992. Despite interest from Real Madrid and Marseille, he signed for Sevilla, where he stayed for one year.[54] In 1993, he played for Newell's Old Boys and in 1995 returned to Boca Juniors for a two-year stint.[19] Maradona also appeared for Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly match against Internazionale, shortly before the 1986 World Cup. The match was a testimonial for Osvaldo Ardiles, who insisted that his friend Maradona play.[55]
International career[edit]
Maradona playing v the Soviet Union at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship final
During his time with the Argentina national team, Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 appearances. He made his full international debut at age 16, against Hungary, on 27 February 1977. Maradona was left off the Argentine squad for the 1978 World Cup on home soil by coach César Luis Menotti who felt he was too young at age 17.[56] At age 18, Maradona played the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan and emerged as the star of the tournament, shining in Argentina's 3–1 final win over the Soviet Union. On 2 June 1979, Maradona scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Hampden Park.[57] He went on to play for Argentina in two 1979 Copa América ties during August 1979, a 2–1 loss against Brazil and a 3–0 win over Bolivia in which he scored his side's third goal.[58]
Maradona and his compatriot and heir apparent, Lionel Messi, are the only players to win the Golden Ball at both the FIFA U-20 World Cup and FIFA World Cup. Maradona did so in 1979 and 1986, which Messi emulated in 2005 and 2014.[59]
1982 World Cup[edit]
Maradona played his first World Cup tournament in 1982 in his new country of residence, Spain. Argentina played Belgium in the opening game of the 1982 Cup at the Camp Nou in Barcelona. The Catalan crowd was eager to see their new world-record signing Maradona in action, but he did not perform to expectations,[60] as Argentina, the defending champions, lost 1–0. Although the team convincingly beat both Hungary and El Salvador in Alicante to progress to the second round, there were internal tensions within the team, with the younger, less experienced players at odds with the older, more experienced players. In a team that also included such players as Mario Kempes, Osvaldo Ardiles, Ramón Díaz, Daniel Bertoni, Alberto Tarantini, Ubaldo Fillol and Daniel Passarella, the Argentine side was defeated in the second round by Brazil and by eventual winners Italy. The Italian match is renowned for Maradona being aggressively man-marked by Claudio Gentile, as Italy beat Argentina at the Sarrià Stadium in Barcelona, 2–1.[61]
Maradona played in all five matches without being substituted, scoring twice against Hungary. He was fouled repeatedly in all five games and particularly in the last one against Brazil at the Sarrià, a game that was blighted by poor officiating and violent fouls. With Argentina already down 3–0 to Brazil, Maradona's temper eventually got the better of him and he was sent off with five minutes remaining for a serious retaliatory foul against Batista.[62]
1986 World Cup[edit]
Diego Maradona holding the 1986 World Cup trophy
Maradona captained the Argentine national team to victory in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, winning the final in Mexico City against West Germany.[63] Throughout the tournament, Maradona asserted his dominance and was the most dynamic player of the tournament. He played every minute of every Argentina game, scoring five goals and making five assists, three of those in the opening match against South Korea at the Olimpico Universitario Stadium in Mexico City. His first goal of the tournament came against Italy in the second group game in Puebla.[64] Argentina eliminated Uruguay in the first knockout round in Puebla, setting up a match against England at the Azteca Stadium, also in Mexico City. After scoring two contrasting goals in the 2–1 quarter-final win against England, his legend was cemented. The majesty of his second goal and the notoriety of his first led to the French newspaper L'Equipe describing Maradona as "half-angel, half-devil".[65] This match was played with the background of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. Replays showed that the first goal was scored by striking the ball with his hand. Maradona was coyly evasive, describing it as "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God".[63] It became known as the "Hand of God". Ultimately, on 22 August 2005, Maradona acknowledged on his television show that he had hit the ball with his hand purposely, and no contact with his head was made, and that he immediately knew the goal was illegitimate. This became known as an international fiasco in World Cup history. The goal stood, much to the wrath of the English players.[66]
"Maradona, turns like a little eel and comes away from trouble, little squat man... comes inside Butcher and leaves him for dead, outside Fenwick and leaves him for dead, and puts the ball away... and that is why Maradona is the greatest player in the world."
—Bryon Butler BBC Radio commentary on Maradona's second goal.[67]
Maradona's second goal, just four minutes after the hotly disputed hand-goal, was later voted by FIFA as the greatest goal in the history of the World Cup. He received the ball in his own half, swivelled around and with 11 touches ran more than half the length of the field, dribbling past five English outfield players (Peter Beardsley, Steve Hodge, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher and Terry Fenwick) before he left goalkeeper Peter Shilton on his backside with a feint, and slotted the ball into the net.[68] This goal was voted "Goal of the Century" in a 2002 online poll conducted by FIFA.[11]
Maradona right before scoring the "Goal of the Century" against England in México 1986
Maradona followed this with two more goals in a semi-final match against Belgium at the Azteca, including another virtuoso dribbling display for the second goal. In the final match, West Germany attempted to contain him by double-marking, but he nevertheless found the space past the West German player Lothar Matthäus to give the final pass to Jorge Burruchaga for the winning goal. Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in front of 115,000 fans at the Azteca.[65][69]
During the course of the tournament, Maradona attempted or created more than half of Argentina's shots, attempted 90 dribbles some three times more than any other player and was fouled 53 times, winning his team twice as many free kicks as any player.[70][71] Maradona scored or assisted 10 of Argentina's 14 goals, including the assist for the winning goal in the final, ensuring that he would be remembered as one of the greatest names in football history.[71] By the end of the World Cup, Maradona went on to win the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament by unanimous vote and was widely regarded to have won the World Cup virtually single-handedly, something that he later stated he did not entirely agree with.[71][72][73][74] In a tribute to him, Azteca Stadium authorities built a statue of him scoring the "Goal of the Century" and placed it at the entrance of the stadium.[75]
1990 World Cup[edit]
Maradona captained Argentina again in the 1990 World Cup in Italy to yet another World Cup final. An ankle injury affected his overall performance, and he was much less dominant than four years earlier. After losing their opening game to Cameroon at the San Siro in Milan, Argentina were almost eliminated in the first round, only qualifying in third position from their group. In the round of 16 match against Brazil in Turin, Claudio Caniggia scored the only goal after being set up by Maradona.[76]
In the quarter-final, Argentina faced Yugoslavia in Florence; the match ending 0–0 after 120 minutes, and Argentina advancing on penalty kicks, despite Maradona missing one in the shootout with a weak shot to the goalkeeper's right. The semi-final against the host nation Italy at Maradona's club stadium in Naples, the Stadio San Paolo, was also resolved on penalties after a 1–1 draw. This time, however, Maradona was successful with his effort, daringly rolling the ball into the net with an almost exact replica of his missed shot in the previous round. At the final in Rome, Argentina lost 1–0 to West Germany, the only goal being a penalty by Andreas Brehme in the 85th minute after a controversial foul on Rudi Völler.[76]
1994 World Cup[edit]
At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Maradona played in only two games (both at the Foxboro Stadium near Boston), scoring one goal against Greece, before being sent home after failing a drug test for ephedrine doping.[77] In his autobiography, Maradona argued that the test result was due to his personal trainer giving him the power drink Rip Fuel. His claim was that the U.S. version, unlike the Argentine one, contained the chemical and that, having run out of his Argentine dosage, his trainer unwittingly bought the U.S. formula. FIFA expelled him from USA '94, and Argentina were subsequently eliminated in the second round by Romania in Los Angeles. Maradona has also separately claimed that he had an agreement with FIFA, on which the organization reneged, to allow him to use the drug for weight loss before the competition in order to be able to play.[78] His failed drugs test at the 1994 World Cup signaled the end of his international career, which had lasted 17 years and yielded 34 goals from 91 games, as well as one winner's medal and one runners-up medal in the World Cup.[79]
Style of play[edit]
See also: Creole football
"Diego was capable of things no one else could match. The things I could do with a football, he could do with an orange."
—Michel Platini, former French midfielder on Maradona’s ball control.[80]
"Even if I played for a million years, I'd never come close to Maradona. Not that I'd want to anyway. He's the greatest there's ever been."
—Lionel Messi, the player most closely identified with the “New Maradona” label.[81]
"When Diego scored that second goal against us, I felt like applauding. I'd never felt like that before, but it's true... and not just because it was such an important game. It was impossible to score such a beautiful goal. He's the greatest player of all time, by a long way. A genuine phenomenon."
—Gary Lineker, England's 1986 World Cup striker on Maradona's Goal of the Century.[80]
A classic number 10, Maradona was renowned for his dribbling ability, vision, close ball control, passing and creativity, and is considered one of the most skillful players in the sport.[74][82][83] He had a compact physique, and with his strong legs and low center of gravity he could withstand physical pressure well while running with the ball.[84] Former Dutch player Johan Cruyff saw similarities between Maradona and Lionel Messi with the ball seemingly attached to their body when dribbling.[85] His physical strengths were illustrated by his two goals against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup. He was a strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical with the ball. He could manage himself effectively in limited spaces, and would attract defenders only to quickly dash out of the melee (as in the second 1986-goal against England),[86] or give an assist to a free teammate. Being short, but strong, he could hold the ball long enough with a defender on his back to wait for a teammate making a run or to find a gap for a quick shot. He showed leadership qualities on the field and captained Argentina in their World Cup campaigns of 1986, 1990 and 1994.[87][88]
The team leader on and off the field – he would speak up on a range of issues on behalf of the players – Maradona’s ability as a player and his overpowering personality had a major positive effect on his team, with his 1986 World Cup teammate Jorge Valdano stating: "Maradona was a technical leader: a guy who resolved all difficulties that may come up on the pitch. Firstly, he was in charge of making the miracles happen, that's something that gives team-mates a lot of confidence. Secondly, the scope of his celebrity was such that he absorbed all the pressures on behalf of his team-mates. What I mean is: one slept soundly the night before a game not just because you knew you were playing next to Diego and Diego did things no other player in the world could do, but also because unconsciously we knew that if it was the case that we lost then Maradona would shoulder more of the burden, would be blamed more, than the rest of us. That was the kind of influence he exercised on the team."[89]
One of Maradona's trademark moves was dribbling full-speed on the right wing, and on reaching the opponent's goal line, delivering accurate passes to his teammates. Another trademark was the rabona, a reverse-cross pass shot behind the leg that holds all the weight.[90] This maneuver led to several assists, such as the cross for Ramón Díaz's header against Switzerland in 1980.[91] He was also a dangerous free kick and penalty kick taker.[92][93] His free kick technique, which often saw him raise his knee at a high angle when striking the ball, thus enabling him to lift it high over the wall, allowed him to score free kicks even from close range, within 22 to 17 yards (20 to 16 metres) from the goal, or even just outside the penalty area.[94]
Pelé scored more goals. Lionel Messi has won more trophies. Both have lived more stable lives than the overweight former cocaine addict who tops this list, whose relationship with football became increasingly strained the longer his career continued. If you’ve seen Diego Maradona with a football at his feet, you’ll understand.
—  Andrew Murray on Maradona topping FourFourTwo magazine's 100 greatest players list, July 2017.[95]
Renaissance interpretation of Maradona's "Hand of God" goal in graffiti, Helsinki, Finland
Maradona was famous for his cunning personality.[96] Inherent within his nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("Golden Boy") is a sense of mischief, with "pibe" being an anti-establishment rogue, street smart and full of guile.[10] Some critics view his controversial "Hand of God" goal at the 1986 World Cup as a clever maneuver, with one of the opposition players, Glenn Hoddle, admitting that Maradona had disguised it by flicking his head at the same time as palming the ball.[97] The goal itself has been viewed as an embodiment of the Buenos Aires shanty town Maradona was brought up in and its concept of viveza criolla — "native cunning".[98] Maradona used his hand in the 1990 World Cup, again without punishment, and this time on his own goal line, to prevent the Soviet Union from scoring.[99] A number of publications have referred to Maradona as the Artful Dodger, the urchin pickpocket from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.[100][101][102][103]
Maradona was dominantly left-footed, often using his left foot even when the ball was positioned more suitably for a right-footed connection.[104] His first goal against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup semi-final is a worthy indicator of such; he had run into the inside right channel to receive a pass but let the ball travel across to his left foot, requiring more technical ability. During his run past several England players in the previous round for the "Goal of the Century" he did not use his right foot once, despite spending the whole movement on the right-hand side of the pitch. In the 1990 World Cup second round tie against Brazil, he did use his right foot to set up the winning goal for Claudio Caniggia due to two Brazilian markers forcing him into a position that made use of his left foot less practical.[105]
Retirement and honours[edit]
Diego Maradona's blaugrana shirt on display in the FC Barcelona Museum
Hounded for years by the press, Maradona once fired a compressed-air rifle at reporters who he claimed were invading his privacy. This quote from former teammate Jorge Valdano summarizes the feelings of many:
He is someone many people want to emulate, a controversial figure, loved, hated, who stirs great upheaval, especially in Argentina... Stressing his personal life is a mistake. Maradona has no peers inside the pitch, but he has turned his life into a show, and is now living a personal ordeal that should not be imitated.[106]
In 1990, the Konex Foundation from Argentina granted him the Diamond Konex Award, one of the most prestigious culture awards in Argentina, as the most important personality in Sports in the last decade in his country. In 2000, Maradona published his autobiography Yo Soy El Diego ("I am The Diego"), which became a bestseller in Argentina.[107] Two years later, Maradona donated the Cuban royalties of his book to "the Cuban people and Fidel".[108]
Maradona at the Soccer Aid charity game at Old Trafford, Manchester in May 2006, after losing weight
In 2000, he won FIFA Player of the Century award which was to be decided by votes on their official website, their official magazine and a grand jury. Maradona won the Internet-based poll, garnering 53.6% of the votes against 18.53% for Pelé.[109] In spite of this, and shortly before the ceremony, FIFA added a second award and appointed a "Football Family" committee composed of football journalists that also gave to Pelé the title of best player of the century to make it a draw. Maradona also came fifth in the vote of the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics).[110] In 2001, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) asked FIFA for authorization to retire the jersey number 10 for Maradona. FIFA did not grant the request, even though Argentine officials have maintained that FIFA hinted that it would.[111]
Maradona has topped a number of fan polls, including a 2002 FIFA poll in which his second goal against England was chosen as the best goal ever scored in a World Cup; he also won the most votes in a poll to determine the All-Time Ultimate World Cup Team. On 22 March 2010, Maradona was chosen number 1 in The Greatest 10 World Cup players of all time by the London-based newspaper The Times.[112] Argentinos Juniors named its stadium after Maradona on 26 December 2003. In 2003, Maradona was employed by the Libyan footballer Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the third son of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, as a "technical consultant", while Al-Saadi was playing for the Italian club, Perugia, which was playing in Serie A at the time.[113]
Maradona in Kolkata, India, in December 2008. Maradona laid the foundation stone for a football academy in the eastern suburbs of the city, and was greeted by over 100,000 fans in Salt Lake Stadium.[114]
On 22 June 2005, it was announced that Maradona would return to former club Boca Juniors as a sports vice president in charge of managing the First Division roster (after a disappointing 2004–05 season, which coincided with Boca's centenary).[115] His contract began 1 August 2005, and one of his first recommendations proved to be very effective: advising the club to hire Alfio Basile as the new coach. With Maradona fostering a close relationship with the players, Boca won the 2005 Apertura, the 2006 Clausura, the 2005 Copa Sudamericana and the 2005 Recopa Sudamericana.
On 15 August 2005, Maradona made his debut as host of a talk-variety show on Argentine television, La Noche del 10 ("The Night of the no. 10"). His main guest on opening night was Pelé; the two had a friendly chat, showing no signs of past differences. However, the show also included a cartoon villain with a clear physical resemblance to Pelé. In subsequent evenings, he led the ratings on all occasions but one. Most guests were drawn from the worlds of football and show business, including Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, but also included interviews with other notable friends and personalities such as Cuban leader Fidel Castro and boxers Roberto Durán and Mike Tyson.[116] Maradona gave each of his guests a signed Argentina jersey, which Tyson wore when he arrived in Brazil, Argentina's biggest rivals.[117]
In May 2006, Maradona agreed to take part in UK's Soccer Aid (a program to raise money for Unicef).[118] In September 2006, Maradona, in his famous blue and white number 10, was the captain for Argentina in a three-day World Cup of Indoor Football tournament in Spain. On 26 August 2006, it was announced that Maradona was quitting his position in the club Boca Juniors because of disagreements with the AFA, who selected Alfio Basile to be the new coach of the Argentina national team.[119] In 2008, award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica made a documentary about Maradona's life, entitled Maradona.[120]
On 1 September 2014, Maradona, along with many current and former footballing stars, took part in the "Match for Peace", which was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with the proceeds being donated entirely to charity.[121] Maradona set up a goal for Roberto Baggio during the first half of the match, with a chipped through-ball over the defence with the outside of his left foot.[122] Unusually, both Baggio and Maradona wore the number 10 shirt, despite playing on the same team.[122] On 17 August 2015, Maradona visited Ali Bin Nasser, the Tunisian referee of the Argentina–England quarter-final match at the 1986 World Cup where Maradona scored his Hand of God, and paid tribute to him by giving him a signed Argentine jersey.[123][124]
Managerial career[edit]
Club management[edit]
Maradona in Al Karama, United Arab Emirates in 2011 after being appointed manager of Dubai club Al Wasl FC
Maradona began his managerial career alongside former Argentinos Juniors midfield teammate Carlos Fren. The pair led Mandiyú of Corrientes in 1994 and Racing Club in 1995, with little success. In May 2011 he became manager of Dubai club Al Wasl FC in the United Arab Emirates. Maradona was sacked on 10 July 2012.[125][126] In August 2013, Maradona moved on to become mental coach at Argentine club Deportivo Riestra. Maradona departed this role in 2017 to become the head coach of Fujairah, in the UAE second division, before leaving at the end of the season upon failure to secure promotion at the club.[12]
International management[edit]
After the resignation of Argentina national team coach Alfio Basile in 2008, Maradona immediately proposed his candidacy for the vacant role. According to several press sources, his major challengers included Diego Simeone, Carlos Bianchi, Miguel Ángel Russo and Sergio Batista. On 29 October 2008, AFA chairman Julio Grondona confirmed that Maradona would be the head coach of the national team from December 2008. On 19 November 2008, Maradona managed Argentina for the first time when Argentina played against Scotland at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which Argentina won 1–0.[127]
Maradona as coach of Argentina in 2009. He left the position after the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
After winning his first three matches in charge of the national team, he oversaw a 6–1 defeat to Bolivia, equalling the team's worst ever margin of defeat. With two matches remaining in the qualification tournament for the 2010 World Cup, Argentina was in fifth place and faced the possibility of failing to qualify, but victory in the last two matches secured qualification for the finals.[128][129] After Argentina's qualification, Maradona used abusive language at the live post-game press conference, telling members of the media to "suck it and keep on sucking it".[130] FIFA responded with a two-month ban on all footballing activity, which expired on 15 January 2010, and a CHF 25,000 fine, with a warning as to his future conduct.[131] The friendly match scheduled to take place at home to the Czech Republic on 15 December, during the period of the ban, was cancelled. The only match Argentina played during Maradona's ban was a friendly away to Catalonia, which they lost 4–2.
At the World Cup finals in June 2010, Argentina started by winning 1–0 against Nigeria, followed by a 4–1 victory over South Korea on the strength of a Gonzalo Higuaín hat-trick.[132][133] In the final match of the group stage, Argentina won 2–0 against Greece to win the group and advance to a second round, meeting Mexico.[134] After defeating Mexico 3–1, however, Argentina was routed by Germany 4–0 in the quarter-finals to go out of the competition.[135] Argentina was ranked fifth in the tournament. After the defeat to Germany, Maradona admitted that he was considering his future as Argentina coach, stating, "I may leave tomorrow."[136] On 15 July 2010, the AFA said that he would be offered a new four-year deal that would keep him in charge through to the summer of 2014 when Brazil stages the World Cup.[137] On 27 July, however, the AFA announced that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his contract.[138] Afterwards, on 29 July, Maradona claimed that AFA president Julio Grondona and director of national teams (as well as his former Argentine national team and Sevilla coach) Carlos Bilardo had "lied to", "betrayed" and effectively sacked him from the role. He said, "They wanted me to continue, but seven of my staff should not go on, if he told me that, it meant he did not want me to keep working."[139]
Personal life[edit]
Family[edit]
Having returned to his Catholic faith, Maradona donated a signed Argentina jersey to Pope Francis, which is located in one of the Vatican Museums.
Born to a Roman Catholic family, his parents are Diego Maradona Senior and Dalma Salvadora Franco. Maradona married long-time fiancée Claudia Villafañe on 7 November 1984 in Buenos Aires, and they had two daughters, Dalma Nerea (born 2 April 1987) and Gianinna Dinorah (born 16 May 1989), by whom he became a grandfather in 2009.[140]
Maradona and Villafañe divorced in 2004. Daughter Dalma has since asserted that the divorce was the best solution for all, as her parents remained on friendly terms. They travelled together to Naples for a series of homages in June 2005 and were seen together on other occasions, including the Argentina games during 2006 World Cup.[141]
During the divorce proceedings, Maradona admitted he is the father of Diego Sinagra (born in Naples on 20 September 1986). The Italian courts had already ruled so in 1993, after Maradona refused to undergo DNA tests for proving or disproving his paternity. Diego Junior met Maradona for the first time in May 2003 after tricking his way onto a golf course in Italy where Maradona was playing.[142] Sinagra is now a footballer playing in Italy.[143] After the divorce, Claudia embarked on a career as a theatre producer, and Dalma was seeking an acting career; she had expressed her desire to attend the Actor's Studio in Los Angeles.[144][145]
Maradona's mother, Dalma, died on 19 November 2011. He was in Dubai at the time, and desperately tried to fly back in time to see her, but was too late. She was 81 years old. His father, "Don" Diego, died on 25 June 2015 at age 87.[146]
Drug abuse and health issues[edit]
From the mid-1980s until 2004, Maradona was addicted to cocaine. He allegedly began using the drug in Barcelona in 1983.[147] By the time he was playing for Napoli, he had a regular addiction, which began to interfere with his ability to play football.[148]
Maradona has a tendency to put on weight and suffered increasingly from obesity, at one point weighing 280 lb (130 kg). He was obese from the end of his playing career until undergoing gastric bypass surgery in a clinic in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on 6 March 2005. His surgeon said that Maradona would follow a liquid diet for three months in order to return his normal weight.[149] When Maradona resumed public appearances shortly thereafter, he displayed a notably thinner figure.[150] On 29 March 2007, Maradona was readmitted to a hospital in Buenos Aires. He was treated for hepatitis and effects of alcohol abuse and was released on 11 April, but readmitted two days later.[151] In the following days, there were constant rumors about his health, including three false claims of his death within a month.[152] After transfer to a psychiatric clinic specialising in alcohol-related problems, he was discharged on 7 May.[153] On 8 May 2007, Maradona appeared on Argentine television and stated that he had quit drinking and had not used drugs in two-and-a-half years.[154]
Political views[edit]
Maradona presents a signed shirt to the former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner in December 2007.
Having previously been vocal in his support of neoliberal Argentine President Carlos Menem and his Harvard University-educated economist Domingo Cavallo, Maradona has shown sympathy to left-wing ideologies. He became friends with Cuban leader Fidel Castro while receiving treatment on the island, with Castro stating, "Diego is a great friend and very noble, too. There's also no question he’s a wonderful athlete and has maintained a friendship with Cuba to no material gain of his own."[81] He has a portrait of Castro tattooed on his left leg and one of Fidel's second in command, fellow Argentine Che Guevara on his right arm.[155] In his autobiography, El Diego, he dedicated the book to various people, including Castro. He wrote, "To Fidel Castro and, through him, all the Cuban people."[156]
Maradona and President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, at the funeral of former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner, husband of former President Cristina Kirchner, 28 October 2010
Maradona was also a supporter of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. In 2005, he came to Venezuela to meet Chávez, who received him in the Miraflores Palace. After this meeting, Maradona claimed that he had come with the aim of meeting a "great man" ("un grande" in Spanish), but he had met instead a gigantic man ("un gigante" in Spanish, meaning he was more than great). "I believe in Chávez, I am Chavista. Everything Fidel does, everything Chávez does, for me is the best."[157] Maradona was the guest of honor of Chávez at the opening game of the 2007 Copa América held in Venezuela.[158]
Maradona has declared his opposition to what he identifies as imperialism, notably during the 2005 Summit of the Americas in Mar del Plata, Argentina. There he protested George W. Bush's presence in Argentina, wearing a T-shirt labeled "STOP BUSH" (with the "s" in "Bush" being replaced with a swastika) and referring to Bush as "human garbage".[159][160] In August 2007, Maradona went further, making an appearance on Chávez's weekly television show Alo Presidente and saying, "I hate everything that comes from the United States. I hate it with all my strength."[161] In December 2008, Maradona expressed admiration for Bush's successor, President-elect Barack Obama, and held great expectations for him.[114]
"I asked myself, 'Who is this man? Who is this footballing magician, this Sex Pistol of international football, this cocaine victim who kicked the habit, looked like Falstaff and was as weak as spaghetti?' If Andy Warhol had still been alive, he would have definitely put Maradona alongside Marilyn Monroe and Mao Tse-Tung. I'm convinced that if he hadn’t been a footballer, he'd've become a revolutionary."
—Emir Kusturica, film director.[81]
With his poor shanty town upbringing, Maradona has cultivated a man of the people persona.[162] During a meeting with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in 1987, they clashed on the issue of wealth disparity, with Maradona stating, "I argued with him because I was in the Vatican and I saw all these golden ceilings and afterwards I heard the Pope say the Church was worried about the welfare of poor kids. Sell your ceiling then amigo, do something!"[162] In September 2014, Maradona met with Pope Francis in Rome, crediting Francis for inspiring him to return to religion after many years; he stated, "We should all imitate Pope Francis. If each one of us gives something to someone else, no one in the world would be starving."[163]
In December 2007, Maradona presented a signed shirt with a message of support to the people of Iran: it is displayed in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' museum.[164] In April 2013, Maradona visited the tomb of Hugo Chávez and urged Venezuelans to elect the late leader's designated successor, Nicolás Maduro, to continue the socialist leader's legacy; "Continue the struggle," Maradona said on television.[165] Maradona attended Maduro's final campaign rally in Caracas, signing footballs and kicking them to the crowd, and presented Maduro with an Argentina jersey.[165] Having visited Chávez's tomb with Maradona, Maduro said, "Speaking with Diego was very emotional because comandante Chávez also loved him very much."[165] Maradona participated and danced at the electoral campaign rally during the 2018 presidential elections in Venezuela.[166][167]
In October 2015, Maradona thanked Queen Elizabeth II and the Houses of Parliament in London for giving him the chance to provide "true justice" as head of an organisation designed to help young children.[168] In a video released on his official Facebook page, Maradona confirmed he would accept their nomination for him to become Latin American director for the non-governmental organisation Football for Unity.[168]
Financial problems[edit]
In March 2009, Italian officials announced that Maradona still owed the Italian government €37 million in local taxes; €23.5 million of which was accrued interest on his original debt. They reported that thus far, Maradona had paid only €42,000, two luxury watches and a set of earrings.[169][170]
In popular culture[edit]
Religious display of Maradona in Naples, Italy
The American newspaper The Houston Chronicle wrote about Maradona:
To understand the gargantuan shadow Maradona casts over his football-mad homeland, one has to conjure up the athleticism of Michael Jordan, the power of Babe Ruth – and the human fallibility of Mike Tyson. Lump them together in a single barrel-chested man with shaggy black hair and you have El Diego, idol to the millions who call him D10S, a mashup of his playing number and the Spanish word for God.[171]
In Argentina, Maradona is considered a sports hero. On the idolatry that exists in Argentina, former teammate Jorge Valdano said, "At the time that Maradona retired from active football, left traumatized Argentina. Maradona was more than just a great footballer. It was a special compensation factor for a country that in a few years lived several military dictatorships and social frustrations of all kinds".[172] Valdano added that "Maradona offered to the Argentines a way out of their collective frustration, and that's why people love him. There is a divine figure."[172]
Three icons of Argentina statues: tango pioneer Carlos Gardel, political leader Eva Perón, and Maradona
Ever since 1986, it is common for Argentines abroad to hear Maradona's name as a token of recognition, even in remote places.[34] The Tartan Army sing a version of the Hokey Cokey in honour of the Hand of God goal against England.[173] In Argentina, Maradona is often talked about in terms reserved for legends. In the Argentine film El Hijo de la Novia ("Son of the Bride"), somebody who impersonates a Catholic priest says to a bar patron, "They idolized him and then crucified him." When a friend scolds him for taking the prank too far, the fake priest retorts, "But I was talking about Maradona." He is the subject of the film El Camino de San Diego, though he himself only appears in archive footage.
Maradona was included in many cameos in the Argentine comic book El Cazador de Aventuras. After the closing of it, the authors started a new short-lived comic book titled "El Die", using Maradona as the main character. Maradona has had several online Flash games that are entirely dedicated to his legacy.[174] In Rosario, Argentina, locals organized the parody religion of the "Church of Maradona". The organization reformulates many elements from Christian tradition, such as Christmas or prayers, reflecting instead details from Maradona. It had 200 founding members, and tens of thousands more have become members via the church's official web site.[175]
"Everyone has an opinion on Diego Armando Maradona, and that’s been the case since his playing days. His magnificent performances and extraordinary goals at Mexico 86 will live forever in the memories of all football lovers, myself included. My most vivid recollection is of this incredibly gifted kid at the second FIFA U-20 World Cup in Japan in 1979. He left everyone open-mouthed every time he got on the ball."
—FIFA President Sepp Blatter.[81]
Many Argentine artists performed songs in tribute to Diego, such as "Maradó" by El Potro Rodrigo, "Maradona" by Andrés Calamaro, "Para siempre Diego" (Diego forever) by Los Ratones Paranoicos, "Para verte gambetear" (For seeing you dribble) by La Guardia Hereje, "Francotirador" (Sniper) by Attaque 77, "Dale Diez" (C'mon Diez) by Julio Lacarra, "Maradona blues" by Charly García, "Santa Maradona" (Saint Maradona) by Mano Negra, "La Vida Tombola" by Manu Chao, "¿Qué es Dios?" (What is God?) by Las Pastillas del Abuelo, "Pelusa" (Fluff) by Los Cafres, among others. There are also films, such as: Maradona, La Mano de Dios (Maradona, the Hand of God), El Camino de San Diego (Saint Diego's Road), Amando a Maradona (Loving Maradona), Maradona by Kusturica.[120]
By 1982, Maradona had become one of the biggest sports stars in the world and had endorsements with many companies, including Puma and Coca-Cola, earning him $1.5 million per year in endorsements.[176] In 1982, he featured in a World Cup commercial for Coca-Cola, and a Japanese commercial for Puma.[176] In 2010, Maradona appeared in a commercial for the French fashion house Louis Vuitton, indulging in a game of table football with fellow World Cup winners Pelé and Zinedine Zidane.[177] Maradona features in the music video to the 2010 World Cup song "Waka Waka" by Shakira, with footage shown of him celebrating Argentina winning the 1986 World Cup.[178]
Banners depicting Maradona – such as this where he features alongside Lionel Messi at the 2018 World Cup – often appear at Argentina games
A 2006 television commercial for Brazilian soft drink Guaraná Antarctica portrayed Maradona as a member of the Brazil national team, including wearing the yellow jersey and singing the Brazilian national anthem with Brazilian caps Kaká and Ronaldo.[179] Later on in the commercial he wakes up realizing it was a nightmare after having drunk too much of the drink. This generated some controversy in the Argentine media after its release (although the commercial was not supposed to air on the Argentine market, fans could see it online). Maradona replied that he has no problem in wearing the Brazilian national squad jersey despite Argentina and Brazil having a tense rivalry in football, but that he would refuse to wear the shirt of River Plate, Boca Juniors' traditional rival.[180] There is a documented phenomenon of Brazilians being named in honour of Maradona,[181] an example being footballer Diego Costa.[182]
In 2017, Maradona featured as a legendary player in the football video games FIFA 18 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018.[183] In 2018, a documentary film titled Maradona is to be released by Academy Award and BAFTA Award winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia, director of Amy (on singer Amy Winehouse) and Senna (on motor racing driver Ayrton Senna). Kapadia states, "Maradona is the third part of a trilogy about child geniuses and fame."[184] He added, "I was fascinated by his journey, wherever he went there were moments of incredible brilliance and drama. He was a leader, taking his teams to the very top, but also many lows in his career. He was always the little guy fighting against the system... and he was willing to do anything, to use all of his cunning and intelligence to win."[185]
Career statistics[edit]
[186]
Club[edit]
Season
Club
League
League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1976 Argentinos Juniors Primera División 11 2 0 0 – – 13 2
1977 49 19 0 0 – – 49 19
1978 35 26 0 0 – – 35 26
1979 26 26 0 0 – – 26 26
1980 45 43 0 0 – – 45 43
Total
Argentinos Juniors
166
116
–
–
–
166
116
1981 Boca Juniors Primera División 40 28 0 0 – – 40 28
1982–83 Barcelona La Liga 20 11 5 3 4 5 6 4 35 23
1983–84 16 11 4 1 3 3 – 23 15
Total
Barcelona
36
22
9
4
7
8
6
4
58
38
1984–85 Napoli Serie A 30 14 6 3 – – 36 17
1985–86 29 11 2 2 – – 31 13
1986–87 29 10 10 7 2 0 – 41 17
1987–88 28 15 9 6 2 0 – 39 21
1988–89 26 9 12 7 12 3 – 50 19
1989–90 28 16 3 2 5 0 – 36 18
1990–91 18 6 3 2 4 2 1 0 26 10
Total
Napoli
188
81
45
29
25
5
1
0
259
115
1992–93 Sevilla La Liga 26 5 3 3 – – 29 8
1993–94 Newell's Old Boys Primera División 5 0 – – – 5 0
1995–96 Boca Juniors 24 5 – – – 24 5
1996–97 1 0 – – 1 0 2 0
1997–98 5 2 – – – 5 2
Total
Boca Juniors
70
35
–
–
1
0
71
35
Total
Argentina
192
151
0
0
0
0
1
0
243
151
Spain
62
27
12
7
7
8
6
4
87
46
Italy
188
81
45
29
25
5
1
0
259
115
Career total
492
259
57
36
32
13
8
4
590
312
Other – League Cup (Spain) and Super Cup (Italy)[187]
His overall average of goals scored per match in domestic club competitions is 0.526.[188]
International[edit]
See also: List of international goals scored by Diego Maradona
Started in 21 consecutive matches for Argentina in four World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
Appeared 16 times as captain of the national team, a World Cup-record.
Scored 8 goals and provided 8 assists in 21 World Cup appearances, including 5 goals and 5 assists in 1986
Tied for second highest goal-scorer from Argentina in World Cup finals (equaled Guillermo Stábile's mark in 1994; surpassed by Gabriel Batistuta in 1998)
Was fouled 23 times in the match Argentina v Italy in the 1982 World Cup, a single-match World Cup-record;
Was fouled 50 times during 1990 World Cup, a single-tournament World-Cup record.
Argentina national team
Year
Apps
Goals
1977 3 0
1978 1 0
1979 8 3
1980 10 7
1981 2 1
1982 10 2
1983 – –
1984 – –
1985 10 6
1986 10 7
1987 6 4
1988 3 1
1989 7 0
1990 10 1
1991 – –
1992 – –
1993 4 0
1994 7 2
Total
91
34
Manager[edit]
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
G
W
D
L
Win %
Mandiyú de Corrientes January 1994 June 1994 12 1 5 6 8.33
Racing Club May 1995 November 1995 11 2 3 6 18.18
Argentina November 2008 July 2010 19 14 0 5 73.68
Al Wasl May 2011 July 2012 22 7 5 10 31.82
Fujairah April 2017 April 2018 19 10 8 1 52.30
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
Boca Juniors
Argentine Primera División: 1981 Metropolitano[189]
Barcelona
Copa del Rey: 1983[189]
Copa de la Liga: 1983
Napoli
Serie A (2): 1986–87, 1989–90[189]
Coppa Italia: 1986–87[189]
UEFA Cup: 1988–89[189]
Supercoppa Italiana: 1990
International[edit]
Argentina Youth
FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979[190]
Argentina
FIFA World Cup: 1986[189]
Individual[edit]
Maradona’s Golden Foot award in “The Champions Promenade" on the seafront of the Principality of Monaco
Argentine Primera División top scorers (5): 1978 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1980 Nacional[189]
FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Ball: 1979[189]
FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Shoe: 1979[190]
Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the Year (4): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986[191]
South American Footballer of the Year (2): (official award) 1979, 1980[189]
Olimpia de Oro (2): 1979, 1986[192]
Guerin d'Oro (Serie A Footballer of the Year): 1985[193]
UNICEF European Footballer of the Season: 1989–90[194]
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1986[189]
FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe: 1986
FIFA World Cup Most Assists: 1986[195]
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2): 1986, 1990
Onze d'Or (2): 1986, 1987[196]
L'Équipe Champion of Champions: 1986
United Press International Athlete of the Year Award: 1986
World Soccer magazine’s Player of the Year: 1986
Capocannoniere (Serie A top scorer): 1987–88[189]
Coppa Italia top scorer: 1987–88
FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1990[189]
FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1994[197]
South American Team of the Year: 1995[198]
Ballon d'Or for services to football (France Football): 1996[199]
World Team of the 20th Century: 1998[189]
World Soccer magazine’s Greatest Players of the 20th century: (#2) 1999
Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century: 1999
Marca Leyenda: 1999[200]
Number 10 retired by Napoli football team as a recognition to his contribution to the club: 2000[201]
FIFA Player of the Century: 2000[189]
FIFA Goal of the Century (for his second goal against England in 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final): 2002[189]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2002[202]
Golden Foot: 2003, as football legend[203]
FIFA 100 Greatest Living Players: 2004[189]
Argentine Senate "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" recognition for lifetime achievement: 2005
Greatest Footballers in World Cup History: #1, by The Times, 2010[204]
Best Athlete in History: #1, by Corriere dello Sport – Stadio, 2012[205]
Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2012[206]
World Soccer magazine’s Greatest XI of all time: 2013[207]
Greatest Football Players of All-Time: #1 by FourFourTwo magazine, 2017[95]
Greatest Football Players in World Cup History: #1, by FourFourTwo magazine, 2018[208]
Napoli all-time Top Scorer (1991–2017)[28][45]
Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2014[209]
AFA Team of All Time: 2015[210]
L'Équipe's top 50 South-American footballers in history: #2[211]
International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Legends[212]
See also[edit]
Association football portal
Football in Argentina portal
Argentina portal
New Maradona
Footnotes[edit]
Jump up ^ According to FC Barcelona's official website, his surname is the single "Maradona", in accordance with Argentine customs.[1]
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Jump up ^ Diego Maradona dominated 1986 World Cup after position switch – Jonathan Wilson – SI.com. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (27 May 2010). Retrieved 31 March 2013.
Jump up ^ Diego Maradona: ‘The Soccer Guru’. The Viewspaper (25 June 2010). Retrieved 31 March 2013.
Jump up ^ Diego Maradona – Profile of Soccer Player Diego Maradona. Worldsoccer.about.com. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b “Yes, Diego is with us!”. Dynamo Brest. Retrieved 23 July 2018
Jump up ^ FIFA Player of the Century Archived 26 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. touri.com
Jump up ^ "Maradona or Pele?". CNN Sports Illustrated, 10 December 2000. Retrieved 13 March 2013
^ Jump up to: a b "Snapshot: Maradona is toast of the town after signing for Napoli". The Times. Retrieved 30 March 2013
^ Jump up to: a b "La nuova vita del Pibe de Oro Maradona ct dell'Argentina". la Repubblica. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "Diego Maradona goal voted the FIFA World Cup™ Goal of the Century". FIFA (30 May 2002). Retrieved 13 March 2013
^ Jump up to: a b "Diego Maradona leaves job in UAE after failing to secure automatic promotion". Sky Sports. 6 May 2018.
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Steve Cram United Press International
Athlete of the Year
1986 Succeeded by
Ben Johnson
Preceded by
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Jean Tigana
Michel Platini
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Paolo Maldini
Franco Baresi
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Diego Maradona
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1897: Stirling
1898: Allen
1899: Hooton
1900: Leonard
1901: Dorning
1902: J. Brown
1903: J. Brown
1904: A. Brown
1905: T. González / Lett
1906: E. Brown / Hooton / Lawrie / Whalley
1907: E. Brown
1908: E. Brown
1909: E. Brown
1910: A. W. Hutton
1911: Malbrán / E. Lett / Piaggio
1912: Ohaco
1912 FAF: Colla
1913: Ohaco
1913 FAF: Dannaher
1914: Ohaco
1914 FAF: Carabelli
1915: Ohaco
1916: Hiller
1917: Marcovecchio
1918: Zabaleta
1919: Garasino / Martín
1919 AAm: Marcovecchio
1920: Lucarelli
1920 AAm: Carreras
1921: Dannaher
1921 AAm: Zabaleta
1922: Clarke / Tarasconi
1922 AAm: Seoane
1923: Tarasconi
1923 AAm: Barceló
1924: Tarasconi
1924 AAm: Lucarelli / Ravaschino
1925: Gaslini
1925 AAm: Bellomo
1926: Cherro
1926 AAm: Seoane
1927: Tarasconi
1928: Cherro
1929: Cortese / Seoane
1930: Cherro
1931: Zozaya
1932: B. Ferreyra
1933: Varallo
1934: Barrera
1935: Cosso
1936: Barrera
1937: Erico
1938: Erico
1939: Erico
1940: Benítez Cáceres / Lángara
1941: Canteli
1942: Martino
1943: Arrieta / Labruna / Frutos
1944: Mellone
1945: Labruna
1946: Boyé
1947: Di Stéfano
1948: Santos
1949: Simes / Pizzuti
1950: Papa
1951: Vernazza
1952: Ricagni
1953: Pizzuti / Benavídez
1954: Berni / Conde / Borello
1955: Massei
1956: Castro / Grillo
1957: Zárate
1958: Sanfilippo
1959: Sanfilippo
1960: Sanfilippo
1961: Sanfilippo
1962: Artime
1963: Artime
1964: Veira
1965: Carone
1966: Artime
Met 1967: B. Acosta
Nac 1967: Artime
Met 1968: Obberti
Nac 1968: Wehbe
Met 1969: Machado
Nac 1969: Fischer / Bulla
Met 1970: Más
Nac 1970: Bianchi
Met 1971: Bianchi
Nac 1971: Obberti / Luñiz
Met 1972: Brindisi
Nac 1972: Morete
Met 1973: Más / Curioni / Peña
Nac 1973: Gómez Voglino
Met 1974: Morete
Nac 1974: Kempes
Met 1975: Scotta
Nac 1975: Scotta
Met 1976: Kempes
Nac 1976: Eresuma / L. Ludueña / Marchetti
Met 1977: C. Alvarez
Nac 1977: Letanú
Met 1978: Maradona / Andreucci
Nac 1978: Reinaldi
Met 1979: Maradona / Fortunato
Nac 1979: Maradona
Met 1980: Maradona
Nac 1980: Maradona
Met 1981: Chaparro
Nac 1981: Bianchi
Nac 1982: M. Juárez
Met 1982: Morete
Nac 1983: Husillos
Met 1983: Ramos
Nac 1984: Pasculli
Met 1984: Francescoli
Nac 1985: Comas
1985–86: Francescoli
1986–87: Palma
1987–88: J. L. Rodríguez
1988–89: Dertycia / Gorosito
1989–90: Cozzoni
1990–91: González
Ap 1991: Díaz
Cl 1992: Scotto / Latorre
Ap 1992: A. Acosta
Cl 1993: da Silva
Ap 1993: Martínez
Cl 1994: Espina / Crespo
Ap 1994: Francescoli
Cl 1995: Flores
Ap 1995: Calderón
Cl 1996: A. López
Ap 1996: Reggi
Cl 1997: Martínez
Ap 1997: da Silva
Cl 1998: Sosa
Ap 1998: Palermo
Cl 1999: Calderón
Ap 1999: Saviola
Cl 2000: Fuertes
Ap 2000: Ángel
Cl 2001: Romeo
Ap 2001: Cardetti
Cl 2002: Cavenaghi
Ap 2002: Silvera
Cl 2003: Figueroa
Ap 2003: Farías
Cl 2004: Rolando Zárate
Ap 2004: L. López
Cl 2005: Pavone
Ap 2005: Cámpora
Cl 2006: Vargas
Ap 2006: M. Zárate / Palacio
Cl 2007: Palermo
Ap 2007: Denis
Cl 2008: Cvitanich
Ap 2008: Sand
Cl 2009: Sand
Ap 2009: Silva
Cl 2010: Boselli
Ap 2010: Stracqualursi / Silva
Cl 2011: Cámpora / Gutiérrez
Ap 2011: Ramírez
Cl 2012: Luna
In 2012: F. Ferreyra / Scocco
Fi 2013: Gigliotti / Scocco
In 2013: Pereyra
Fi 2014: M. Zárate
Tr 2014: Pratto / M. Rodríguez / Romero
2015: Ruben
2016: Sand
2016–17: Benedetto
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Serie A top scorers
1924: Schönfeld
1925: Magnozzi
1926: Hirzer
1927: Powolny
1928: Libonatti
1929: Rossetti
1930: Meazza
1931: Volk
1932: Petrone & Schiavio
1933: Borel
1934: Borel
1935: Guaita
1936: Meazza
1937: Piola
1938: Meazza
1939: Boffi & Puricelli
1940: Boffi
1941: Puricelli
1942: Boffi
1943: Piola
1946: Castigliano
1947: V. Mazzola
1948: Boniperti
1949: Nyers
1950: Nordahl
1951: Nordahl
1952: Hansen
1953: Nordahl
1954: Nordahl
1955: Nordahl
1956: Pivatelli
1957: Da Costa
1958: Charles
1959: Angelillo
1960: Sívori
1961: Brighenti
1962: Altafini & Milani
1963: Nielsen & Manfredini
1964: Nielsen
1965: Orlando & S. Mazzola
1966: Vinício
1967: Riva
1968: Prati
1969: Riva
1970: Riva
1971: Boninsegna
1972: Boninsegna
1973: Pulici, Rivera & Savoldi
1974: Chinaglia
1975: Pulici
1976: Pulici
1977: Graziani
1978: Rossi
1979: Giordano
1980: Bettega
1981: Pruzzo
1982: Pruzzo
1983: Platini
1984: Platini
1985: Platini
1986: Pruzzo
1987: Virdis
1988: Maradona
1989: Serena
1990: Van Basten
1991: Vialli
1992: Van Basten
1993: Signori
1994: Signori
1995: Batistuta
1996: Signori & Protti
1997: Inzaghi
1998: Bierhoff
1999: Amoroso
2000: Shevchenko
2001: Crespo
2002: Trezeguet & Hübner
2003: Vieri
2004: Shevchenko
2005: Lucarelli
2006: Toni
2007: Totti
2008: Del Piero
2009: Ibrahimović
2010: Di Natale
2011: Di Natale
2012: Ibrahimović
2013: Cavani
2014: Immobile
2015: Toni & Icardi
2016: Higuaín
2017: Džeko
2018: Immobile & Icardi
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South American Footballer of the Year
El Mundo award
1971: Tostão
1972: Cubillas
1973: Pelé
1974: Figueroa
1975: Figueroa
1976: Figueroa
1977: Zico
1978: Kempes
1979: Maradona
1980: Maradona
1981: Zico
1982: Zico
1983: Sócrates
1984: Francescoli
1985: Romero
1986: Alzamendi
El País award
1987: Valderrama
1988: Paz
1989: Bebeto
1990: Amarilla
1991: Ruggeri
1992: Raí
1993: Valderrama
1994: Cafu
1995: Francescoli
1996: Chilavert
1997: Salas
1998: Palermo
1999: Saviola
2000: Romário
2001: Riquelme
2002: Cardozo
2003: Tevez
2004: Tevez
2005: Tevez
2006: Fernández
2007: Cabañas
2008: Verón
2009: Verón
2010: D'Alessandro
2011: Neymar
2012: Neymar
2013: Ronaldinho
2014: Gutiérrez
2015: Sánchez
2016: Borja
2017: Luan
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Footballer of the Year of Argentina
1970: Yazalde
1971: Pastoriza
1972: Bargas
1973: Brindisi
1974: Raimondo
1975: Scotta
1976: Passarella
1977: Fillol
1978: Kempes
1979: Maradona
1980: Maradona
1981: Maradona
1982: Gatti
1983: Bochini
1984: Márcico
1985: Francescoli
1986: Maradona
1987: Fabbri
1988: Paz
1989: Alfaro Moreno
1990: Goycochea
1991: Ruggeri
1992: Islas
1993: Medina Bello
1994: Navarro Montoya
1995: Francescoli
1996: Chilavert
1997: Salas
1998: Batistuta
1999: Saviola
2000: Riquelme
2001: Riquelme
2002: Milito
2003: Tevez
2004: Tevez
2005: Messi
2006: Verón
2007: Messi
2008: Messi & Riquelme
2009: Messi & Verón
2010: Messi & Martínez
2011: Messi & Riquelme
2012: Messi & L. López
2013: Messi & M. Rodríguez
2014: Di María & Pratto
2015: Messi & Ruben
2016: Messi & Belluschi
2017: Messi & Benedetto
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FIFA U-20 World Cup awards
Golden Ball
1977: Bessonov
1979: Maradona
1981: Gabor
1983: Geovani
1985: Silas
1987: Prosinečki
1989: Bismarck
1991: Peixe
1993: Adriano
1995: Caio
1997: Olivera
1999: Keita
2001: Saviola
2003: Matar
2005: Messi
2007: Agüero
2009: Adiyiah
2011: Henrique
2013: Pogba
2015: Traoré
2017: Solanke
Golden Boot
1977: Guina
1979: Díaz
1981: Koussas
1983: Geovani
1985: Losada
1987: Witeczek
1989: Salenko
1991: Scherbakov
1993: Zambrano
1995: Etxeberria
1997: Adaílton
1999: Couñago
2001: Saviola
2003: Johnson
2005: Messi
2007: Agüero
2009: Adiyiah
2011: Henrique
2013: Assifuah
2015: Kovalenko
2017: Orsolini
Golden Gloves
2009: Alvarado
2011: Mika
2013: De Amores
2015: Rajković
2017: Woodman
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World Soccer Player of the Year
1982: Rossi
1983: Zico
1984: Platini
1985: Platini
1986: Maradona
1987: Gullit
1988: Van Basten
1989: Gullit
1990: Matthäus
1991: Papin
1992: Van Basten
1993: Baggio
1994: Maldini
1995: Vialli
1996: Ronaldo
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Zidane
1999: Rivaldo
2000: Figo
2001: Owen
2002: Ronaldo
2003: Nedvěd
2004: Ronaldinho
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Cannavaro
2007: Kaká
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Messi
2010: Xavi
2011: Messi
2012: Messi
2013: C. Ronaldo
2014: C. Ronaldo
2015: Messi
2016: C. Ronaldo
2017: C. Ronaldo
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FIFA World Cup winning captain
1930: Nasazzi
1934: Combi
1938: Meazza
1950: Varela
1954: Walter
1958: Bellini
1962: Mauro
1966: Moore
1970: C. Alberto
1974: Beckenbauer
1978: Passarella
1982: Zoff
1986: Maradona
1990: Matthäus
1994: Dunga
1998: Deschamps
2002: Cafu
2006: Cannavaro
2010: Casillas
2014: Lahm
2018: Lloris
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FIFA World Cup · Golden Ball
Best Player
1930: Nasazzi
1934: Meazza
1938: Leônidas
1950: Zizinho
1954: Puskás
1958: Didi
1962: Garrincha
1966: Charlton
1970: Pelé
1974: Cruijff
1978: Kempes
Golden Ball
1982: Rossi
1986: Maradona
1990: Schillaci
1994: Romário
1998: Ronaldo
2002: Kahn
2006: Zidane
2010: Forlán
2014: Messi
2018: Modrić
Golden Ball was first awarded in 1982.
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FIFA World Cup · Bronze Ball
3rd Best Player
1930: Andrade
1934: Nejedlý
1938: Sárosi
1950: Ademir
1954: Walter
1958: Fontaine
1962: Sánchez
1966: Eusébio
1970: Müller
1974: Deyna
1978: Dirceu
Bronze Ball
1982: Rummenigge
1986: Elkjær
1990: Maradona
1994: Stoichkov
1998: Thuram
2002: Hong Myung-bo
2006: Pirlo
2010: Villa
2014: Robben
2018: Griezmann
Bronze Ball was first awarded in 1982.
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World Team of the 20th Century
Goalkeeper
Lev Yashin
Defenders
Carlos Alberto
Franz Beckenbauer
Bobby Moore
Nílton Santos
Midfielders
Johan Cruijff
/ / Alfredo Di Stéfano
Michel Platini
Forwards
Garrincha
Diego Maradona
Pelé
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Argentina squads
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Argentina squad – 1979 Copa América
1 Barbas
2 Bochini
3 Bordón
4 Castro
5 Coscia
6 Maradona
7 Fortunato
8 Gaitán
9 Díaz
10 Larraquy
11 López
12 Gáspari
13 Ocaño
14 Passarella (c)
15 Saporiti
16 Valencia
17 Van Tuyne
18 Vidallé
Coach: Menotti
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Argentina squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Ardiles
2 Baley
3 Barbas
4 Bertoni
5 Calderón
6 Díaz
7 Fillol
8 Galván
9 Gallego
10 Maradona
11 Kempes
12 Hernández
13 Olarticoechea
14 Olguín
15 Passarella (c)
16 Pumpido
17 Santamaría
18 Tarantini
19 Trossero
20 Valdano
21 Valencia
22 Van Tuyne
Coach: Menotti
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Argentina squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup winners (2nd title)
1 Almirón
2 Batista
3 Bochini
4 Borghi
5 Brown
6 Passarella
7 Burruchaga
8 Clausen
9 Cuciuffo
10 Maradona (c)
11 Valdano
12 Enrique
13 Garré
14 Giusti
15 Islas
16 Olarticoechea
17 Pasculli
18 Pumpido
19 Ruggeri
20 Tapia
21 Trobbiani
22 Zelada
Coach: Bilardo
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Argentina squad – 1987 Copa América Fourth Place
1 Alfaro
2 Batista
3 Caniggia
4 Dertycia
5 Brown
6 Díaz
7 Funes
8 Acosta
9 Cuciuffo
10 Maradona (c)
11 Percudani
12 Siviski
13 Garré
14 Giusti
15 Islas
16 Olarticoechea
17 Pasculli
18 Goycochea
19 Ruggeri
20 Tapia
21 Theiler
22 Bartero
Coach: Bilardo
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Argentina squad – 1989 Copa América Third Place
1 Pumpido
2 Batista
3 Alfaro Moreno
4 Balbo
5 Brown
6 Basualdo
7 Burruchaga
8 Caniggia
9 Cuciuffo
10 Maradona (c)
11 Calderón
12 Clausen
13 Díaz
14 Enrique
15 Giusti
16 Monzón
17 Ruggeri
18 Islas
19 Sensini
20 Troglio
21 Gorosito
22 Falcioni
Coach: Bilardo
Squad maintenance
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Argentina squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup runners-up
1 Pumpido (Comizzo)
2 Batista
3 Balbo
4 Basualdo
5 Bauza
6 Calderón
7 Burruchaga
8 Caniggia
9 Dezotti
10 Maradona (c)
11 Fabbri
12 Goycochea
13 Lorenzo
14 Giusti
15 Monzón
16 Olarticoechea
17 Sensini
18 Serrizuela
19 Ruggeri
20 Simón
21 Troglio
22 Cancelarich
Coach: Bilardo
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Argentina squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Goycochea
2 Vázquez
3 Chamot
4 Sensini
5 Redondo
6 Ruggeri
7 Caniggia
8 Basualdo
9 Batistuta
10 Maradona (c)
11 Medina Bello
12 Islas
13 Cáceres
14 Simeone
15 Borelli
16 Díaz
17 Ortega
18 Pérez
19 Balbo
20 Rodríguez
21 Mancuso
22 Scoponi
Coach: Basile
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Argentina squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
1 Pozo
2 Demichelis
3 C. Rodríguez
4 Burdisso
5 Bolatti
6 Heinze
7 Di María
8 Verón
9 Higuaín
10 Messi
11 Tevez
12 Garcé
13 Samuel
14 Mascherano (c)
15 Otamendi
16 Agüero
17 Gutiérrez
18 Palermo
19 Milito
20 M. Rodríguez
21 Andújar
22 Romero
23 Pastore
Coach: Maradona
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Diego Maradona managerial positions
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Argentina national football team – managers
Vázquez (1924–25)
Lago Millán (1927–28)
Olazar (1928–29)
Olazar & Tramutola (1929–30)
Pascucci (1934)
Seoane (1934–37)
Fernández Roca (1937–39)
Stábile (1939–58)
Barreiro, Della Torre & Spinetto (1959)
Stábile (1960)
Spinetto (1960–61)
D'Amico (1961)
Lorenzo (1962)
Rossi (1962)
López (1962)
D'Amico (1963)
Minella (1964–65)
Zubeldía (1965)
Lorenzo (1966)
López (1967)
Faraone (1967)
Cesarini (1967–68)
Minella (1968)
Maschio (1969)
Pedernera (1969)
Pizzuti (1970–72)
Sívori (1972–73)
Cap (1974)
Menotti (1974–82)
Bilardo (1982–90)
Basile (1990–94)
Passarella (1994–98)
Bielsa (1998–2004)
Pékerman (2004–06)
Basile (2006–08)
Maradona (2008–10)
Batista (2010–11)
Sabella (2011–14)
Martino (2014–16)
Bauza (2016–17)
Sampaoli (2017–18)
Scaloni (2018–)
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Racing Club de Avellaneda – managers
Stábile (1946–53)
Della Torre (1954)
D'Amico (1954)
Ongaro (1955–57)
Della Torre (1958–60)
Ongaro (1961)
Verdeal (1962)
Rossi (1963)
Anido (1964)
Giménez (1964)
Della Torre (1964)
Garczía Pérez (1965)
Pizuti (1965–69)
Santiago (1970)
Sánchez (1970)
Urriolabeitía (1970)
Spinetto (1970)
Maschio (1971)
D'Amico (1971)
Spinetto (1971)
Rodríguez (1972)
Rulli (1973)
Griguol (1973)
Labruna (1973)
Pizzuti (1974)
Santiago (1975)
Zubeldía (1975)
Giménez (1976)
Iturrieta (1976)
Dellacha (1976)
Basile (1977)
Giménez (1977)
Cejas (1977)
Rodríguez (1978)
Cejas (1978)
Urriolabeitía (1978)
Sívori (1979)
Hernández (1979)
Cavagnaro (1979)
Lorenzo (1980)
Cejas (1980)
V.Rodríguez (1980)
Pastoriza (1981)
Collazo (1982)
Cavagnaro (1982)
Domínguez (1982)
Salguiero (1983)
Pizzutti (1983)
Cejas (1984)
Castelli (1984)
Rodríguez (1985)
Giménez (1985)
Basile (1985)
Domínguez (1986)
Rocchia (1986)
Basile (1986–89)
Martínez (1989)
Marchetta (1989–90)
Chabay (1990)
Oleniak (1990)
Perfumo (1991)
Sosa (1991)
Grondona (1992)
Solari (1993)
Pizzuti-Della Pica (1993)
Babington (1993–94)
Della Pica (1994)
Cubilla (1994)
Martínez (1994)
Maradona-Fren (1995)
Martínez (1995)
Marchetta (1995)
Domínguez (1995)
Brindisi (1995–96)
Basile (1996–97)
Babington (1997–98)
Cappa (1998)
Zapata (1998)
Costas-Maschio (1999–2000)
Jorge (2000)
O. López-Cavallero (2000–01)
Merlo (2001–02)
Ardiles (2002–03)
Comisso (2003)
Cappa (2003)
Colombatti (caretaker) (2003)
Fillol (2004)
Rivarola (2004–05)
Quiroz (2005–06)
Fanesi (2005–06)
Simeone (2006)
Merlo (2006–07)
Costas (2007)
Micó (2007–08)
Llop (2008–09)
Caruso Lombardi (2009)
Barbas (caretaker) (2009)
Vivas (2009–10)
Russo (2010–11)
Simeone (2011)
Basile (2012)
Zubeldía (2012–13)
Ischia (2013)
Merlo (2013–14)
Radaellic (2014)
Cocca (2014–15)
Sava (2016)
Úbedac (2016)
Zielinski (2016)
Cocca (2017)
Fleitac (2017)
Coudet (2018–)
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Al Wasl – managers
Nunes (1981–83)
Shehata (1986–88)
Lopes (1988–89)
Nunes (1989–90)
Nordin (1995–96)
Ivić (1996)
Bernardes (1996–97)
Laurier (1997–98)
Bernardes (1998)
Campos (1999)
Kasperczak (1999–00)
Laurier (2000)
Hickersberger (2000–01)
Lasarte (2002–03)
Begović (2004–05)
Hašek (2005)
Beránek (2007–08)
Juričić (2008)
Guimarães (2009–10)
Farias (2010–11)
Maradona (2011–12)
Metsu (2012)
Lacombe (2012–13)
Banide (2013)
Cúper (2013–14)
Jorginho (2014)
Calderón (2014–16)
Arruabarrena (2016–)
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values: Марадона, Диего Армандо – Russian

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values: डियेगो माराडोना – Sanskrit

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values: دیێگۆ مارادۆنا – Central Kurdish

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values: Дијего Армандо Марадона – Serbian

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values: டீகோ மரடோனா – Tamil

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values: เดียโก มาราโดนา – Thai

values: Марадона – Tajik

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values: Дієго Марадона – Ukrainian

values: ڈیاگو میراڈونا – Urdu

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values: 迭戈·马拉多纳 – Chinese

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