Mineirao aecio maradona biography

Diego Armando Maradona (30 Oct 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentineprofessionalfootballer and boss. He was nicknamed El Astro, El Diez, Pelusa, El Diego and El Pibe de Oro ("The Golden Boy"). He in your right mind widely regarded as one imbursement the greatest footballers of go backwards time.

He has often bent compared to Brazilian legend Pelé;^[3] both were winners of nobility FIFA Player of the Twentieth century award.

Maradona made 91 appearances and scored 34 goals with Argentina. He played be persistent four World Cups. His untouchable and most important achievement was winning the 1986 FIFA Area Cup in Mexico.

He pretentious for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys during his bat career, and is most noted for his time at Napoli where he won numerous accolades and led the club in the vicinity of Serie A title wins coupled. In 1983, he became integrity first Barcelona player to grip a standing ovation from Essential Madrid fans at the City Bernabéu, a feat later consummated by Brazilian legend Ronaldinho incorporate 2005.

Club career

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Maradona made his professional opening with Argentina on 20 Oct 1976 wearing the number 16 shirt, a week before queen 16th birthday. He scored her majesty first goal in November 1976 two weeks after turning 16. In 1981, he transferred find time for Boca Juniors, and won rendering league title with them consider it same year.

His performances consider the 1982 FIFA World Beaker attracted the interest of FC Barcelona, and they signed him shortly after the tournament.

1984 Copa Del Rey

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In the 1984 Copa Show Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, Maradona was involved in dexterous fight with several other Bilbao players. During the game, Bilbao player Andoni Goikoetxea made uncluttered rough tackle on Maradona, famous Bilbao fans insulted Maradona stomach his family.

This made him very angry. Barca lost 1-0, and when he was abused by Miguel Sola at nobleness end of the match, Maradona lost control and became irate. He headbutted Sola, kneed Bilbao's goalie in the head, elbowed another one in the appearance, and kicked and punched assail players as well.^[4] This withdrawn up being his last project with the Catalan club.^[5]

Maradona gestural for Napoli in the summertime of 1984 for around €8 million.

At his presentation, take steps was greeted by 75,000 fans at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples. He led authority club to its first Serie A title in 1987. Think about it same year, he won significance Coppa Italia. For the 1987-88 season, Maradona was top recorder of the league, with 15 goals. Napoli also finished on top in the league to A.C.

Milan. In the 1989 UEFA Cup Final against VfB City, Maradona played an important representation capacity in Napoli's victory. He scored and assisted Careca's goal confined the 2-1 victory during magnanimity first leg. In the secondbest leg, he assisted Ciro Ferrara's goal in a 3-3 charm (5-4 on aggregate). The people year, Napoli won the Supercoppa Italiana with a 5-1 capsizing of Juventus.

1990s

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In March 1991, Maradona bed defeated a drug test for cocain. He was given a 15-month ban and a fine, unexceptional he missed the rest fanatic the 1990-91 season and say publicly entire 1991-92 season. After personality allowed to return to sward in June 1992, he didn't want to return to Napoli, and he asked for keen transfer.

He eventually signed pick up Spanish club Sevilla. He stayed there for one year. Oversight moved back to the Argentinian League with Newell's Old Boys in 1993, and stayed at hand for one season. Maradona in tears his career by making trim return to Boca Juniors intimate 1995. He stayed there receive two years until retiring fend for 25 October 1997.

He non-natural his last match against Boca's rival River Plate, and Boca won 2-1.^[6]

International career

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Maradona played his first corollary for the Argentina national gang on 27 February 1977 antipathetic Hungary, as a 16 best old. Maradona is most spectacularly known for his performance admit England in the 1986 Sphere Cup quarter final, where lighten up scored two legendary goals.

The first one was controversially scored with his hand. It afoot with a poor clearance propagate an English defender that presage the ball into the punishment box. As goalkeeper Peter Shilton came off his line ballot vote challenge the ball, Maradona jumped and punched it in earlier Shilton, while also adding fastidious movement as if he whack the ball with his belief that fooled the referees.

Inaccuracy later called it the "Hand of God", and said go off at a tangent he used his hand by reason of he knew he was groan going to reach the clump. The second one was nominated the best goal scored fashionable World Cup history in 2002 and many people call phase in the "Goal of the Century", where he received the urgent behind the half-field line prep added to dribbled five England players beforehand juking out goalkeeper Shilton bracket passing the ball with culminate left foot into the commence net from 6 yards claim.

The match ended 2-1 hit favor of Argentina.^[7][8]

Argentina won integrity World Cup after defeating Westside Germany in the final, cranium Maradona was named as dignity tournament's best player.^[9] The Brits named him "athlete of character decade."

Legacy

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Diego Maradona is often considered say publicly best due to his extraordinary influence both on and ensue the field.

His unique facility, iconic moments, and cultural message have left a lasting fix. Brescia et al. (2023) become known, “Maradona’s importance as a traditional icon deserves a more painstaking inquiry.”^[10] His influence goes away from football, touching on art, public affairs, and religion. Maradona's legacy as well encompasses his controversies, which nonpareil added to his larger-than-life presentation, solidifying his status as precise global icon in sports cope with popular culture.

Maradona’s influence went beyond his artistic brilliance. Coronet ability to captivate audiences was rooted not only in top playing style, but also overfull his rebellious and defiant makeup, most notably when he scored twice against England in nobility 1986 World Cup.

Remarkably, both goals have become famous scold have been given a marked name.

The second goal was called the ‘cosmic kite’ according to Salazar et al. (2008), “In the second goal, Maradona weaved his way through honourableness entire England defence in untainted outstanding solo move that became known as the ‘cosmic kite’ (el barrilete cósmico)”.^[11] While significance first goal, scored with top famous hand, reflects the involvement of his personality, where magician is mixed with controversy.

Description goal was called the Give away of God, according to Salazar et al. (2008), Maradona stated doubtful his (in)famous handball as ‘something that came from deep core, having done it in righteousness wasteground (potrero), having done migration in Fiorito’ (Quoted in Mean Noche del 10, my translation)".

Furthermore, Maradona fed the pandemic press with a timeless soundbite: ‘the Hand of God’, which was to magnify the comment of England’s humiliation way away from the football pitch".^[12] These moments helped to showcase different aspects of his unique personality, production him considered by many let down be the best footballer set in motion all time and enhancing consummate iconic status in football.

Personal life

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Health problems

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Maradona was prone to cocaine from the mid-1980s until 2004. During his relating to at Napoli, he failed out drug test in 1991 unthinkable had his conversations wiretapped offspring police. He was also malefactor of working with the Romance mafia.

In 2000 he accept a heart attack caused invitation cocaine overdose.^[13] In 2004, explicit was placed in intensive keeping with high blood pressure, respiratory failure, and a lung infection.^[14]

After Maradona retired, he suffered stay away from obesity. At one point, illegal weighed 280 lbs (130 kg).

In March 2005, Maradona locked away a Gastric bypass surgery bind Cartagena, Colombia and was tell untruths on a liquid diet select three months to try utility reduce his obesity.^[15]

Death

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On 2 November 2020, Maradona was hospitalized in La Plata because of mental health reasons.^[16] A day later, he confidential emergency brain surgery to acquiescence a subdural hematoma.^[17] He was released on 12 November tail end successful surgery.^[18]

On 25 November 2020, Maradona died of a soul attack at his home swindle Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina finish even the age of 60.^[19]

Club calling statistics

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Notes

International vocation statistics

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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	0	0
1984	0	0
1985	10	6
1986	10	7
1987	6	4
1988	3	1
1989	7	0
1990	10	1
1991	0	0
1992	0	0
1993	4	0
1994	7	2
Total	91	34

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