Maradona in 1981

Maradona in 1981

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Diego Armando Maradona
Born:
(now 51 years old)

In a nutshell [edit]

Diego Maradona is a former Argentine football player, and current coach of the Argentine national side. He finished first in a FIFA internet poll on the best player of the 20th century.

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Career Milestones [add new]

  • 1976
    professional debut with Argentinos Juniors, ten days before his sixteenth birthday
    2 !
  • 1981
    £1m transfer to Boca Juniors
    3 !
  • 1982
    transferred to FC Barcelona in Spain for a then world record £5m
    5 !
  • 1983
    Had a bout with hepatitis, then a broken leg caused by an ill-timed tackle
    -4 !
  • 1984
    transferred to SSC Napoli in Italy's Serie A for another record fee, £6.9m
    5 !
  • 1986
    July 1: Scored his famous "Hand of God" goal in a 2–1 quarter-final win against England
    7 !
  • 1986
    August 1: captained the Argentine national team to victory in the FIFA World Cup
    8 !
  • 1988
    top scorer in Serie A
    8 !
  • 1992
    served a 15-month ban for failing a drug test for cocaine, and left Napoli in disgrace
    -6 !
  • 2004
    April 18: suffered a major heart attack following a cocaine overdose
    -4 !
  • 2005
    August 15: made his debut as host of a talk-variety show on Argentine television, La Noche del 10 ("The Night of the no. 10")
    2 !
  • 2007
    March 29: treated for hepatitis and effects of alcohol abuse at a hospital in Buenos Aires
    -2 !
  • 2007
    August 1: appeared on Hugo Chávez's weekly television show and said: "I hate everything that comes from the United States. I hate it with all my strength."
    0 !
  • 2008
    October 29: was announced as head coach of the Argentina national side
    4 !
  • 2009
    March 1: Italian officials announced that he still owed the Italian government 37 million euros in taxes
    -1 !
  • 2010
    July 15: was offered a new 4 year deal as head coach of Argentina through to the summer of 2014
    1 !
  • 2010
    July 27: axed as Argentina coach, with the AFA unanimously deciding not to renew his contract
    -4 !

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