he is footballs golden boy and one of
the greatest players to ever grace the
field
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
career of Diego Maradona Diego Armando
Maradona was born October 30th 1960 in
Buenos Aires Argentina just before
turning 16 he became the youngest player
to debut with the national team by
playing his first professional game with
the argentinos juniors Maradona was
known as a team player and his trademark
moves required razor-sharp accuracy his
playing style was accentuated by his
short stature strength and technical
skill with the ball he stayed with the
argentinos juniors until his transfer to
the boca juniors in the middle of the
1981 season after a week showing for
Argentina in the 1982 World Cup Maradona
was traded to FC Barcelona and his 5
million pound fee was a record high for
that time though he helped his team win
the Copa del Rey in 1983 his career in
Spain was troubled he was plagued with
health problems injuries and disputes
with team management finally in 1984
he was transferred to the Italian
football club Napoli and was given
another record fee of 6.9 million pounds
Maradona then began to thrive as a
player both in Italy and internationally
and he was loved by the public during
his tenure napoli won the Serie A
championships twice and grabbed the
Coppa Italia in 87 the UEFA Cup in 89
and the Italian Super Cup in 1990
meanwhile internationally Maradona
competed in the World Cup four times for
the Argentine national football team in
1982 86
1990 and 94 the team was eliminated in
the second round in 82 but four years
later Maradona led them to victory in
the finals however it was Argentina’s
quarterfinal win over England on June
22nd 1986 that proved to be the most
famous game of Maradona ‘s career he
scored twice to win that game two to one
but the first of those goals was the
subject of controversy
in the second half of the match Maradona
punched the ball in with his head and
the infraction was missed by the referee
this was later nicknamed the hand of God
goal due to a postgame comment by
Maradona himself just four minutes later
Maradona raced almost 200 feet down the
field and passed five English players to
score what is now called the goal of the
century this moment went down in history
as one of the greatest moments in sports
he was less impressive in the 1990 World
Cup due to an ankle injury and the team
lost in the finals to West Germany
despite his overall success Maradona zhh
personal troubles continued he was fined
by his team for missing practices and
games fathered an illegitimate son and
continued his cocaine use
he was also banned from play for 15
months after testing positive for drugs
with a tarnished reputation Maradona
left Napoli in 1992 he played in Seville
for a year and then joined newell’s old
boys in 1994 he appeared in the World
Cup one last time for just two games he
was expelled from the tournament when he
tested positive for ephedrine his final
game was played for the Boca Juniors on
October 25th 1997 after his retirement
Maradona remained a fan favourite penned
his autobiography and hosted an
Argentine talk show in 2005 he returned
to Boca Juniors in a managerial position
that we left the next year he also
suffered from health issues including a
heart attack and hepatitis but he
finally managed to kick his drug and
alcohol habits mid-decade in 2008 he
became the coach of the Argentine
national team and was temporarily banned
from football again after using foul
language at a press conference he
oversaw Argentina’s appearance at the
2010 World Cup and despite their
successful first-round they were
eliminated in the quarterfinals his
contract with Argentina was not renewed
and in 2011 he was hired as the coach of
the United Arab Emirates Club al Wasel
while his personal life has not always
been perfect there is no denying that
Diego Maradona is one of the greatest
football players of all time
you
the greatest players to ever grace the
field
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the life and
career of Diego Maradona Diego Armando
Maradona was born October 30th 1960 in
Buenos Aires Argentina just before
turning 16 he became the youngest player
to debut with the national team by
playing his first professional game with
the argentinos juniors Maradona was
known as a team player and his trademark
moves required razor-sharp accuracy his
playing style was accentuated by his
short stature strength and technical
skill with the ball he stayed with the
argentinos juniors until his transfer to
the boca juniors in the middle of the
1981 season after a week showing for
Argentina in the 1982 World Cup Maradona
was traded to FC Barcelona and his 5
million pound fee was a record high for
that time though he helped his team win
the Copa del Rey in 1983 his career in
Spain was troubled he was plagued with
health problems injuries and disputes
with team management finally in 1984
he was transferred to the Italian
football club Napoli and was given
another record fee of 6.9 million pounds
Maradona then began to thrive as a
player both in Italy and internationally
and he was loved by the public during
his tenure napoli won the Serie A
championships twice and grabbed the
Coppa Italia in 87 the UEFA Cup in 89
and the Italian Super Cup in 1990
meanwhile internationally Maradona
competed in the World Cup four times for
the Argentine national football team in
1982 86
1990 and 94 the team was eliminated in
the second round in 82 but four years
later Maradona led them to victory in
the finals however it was Argentina’s
quarterfinal win over England on June
22nd 1986 that proved to be the most
famous game of Maradona ‘s career he
scored twice to win that game two to one
but the first of those goals was the
subject of controversy
in the second half of the match Maradona
punched the ball in with his head and
the infraction was missed by the referee
this was later nicknamed the hand of God
goal due to a postgame comment by
Maradona himself just four minutes later
Maradona raced almost 200 feet down the
field and passed five English players to
score what is now called the goal of the
century this moment went down in history
as one of the greatest moments in sports
he was less impressive in the 1990 World
Cup due to an ankle injury and the team
lost in the finals to West Germany
despite his overall success Maradona zhh
personal troubles continued he was fined
by his team for missing practices and
games fathered an illegitimate son and
continued his cocaine use
he was also banned from play for 15
months after testing positive for drugs
with a tarnished reputation Maradona
left Napoli in 1992 he played in Seville
for a year and then joined newell’s old
boys in 1994 he appeared in the World
Cup one last time for just two games he
was expelled from the tournament when he
tested positive for ephedrine his final
game was played for the Boca Juniors on
October 25th 1997 after his retirement
Maradona remained a fan favourite penned
his autobiography and hosted an
Argentine talk show in 2005 he returned
to Boca Juniors in a managerial position
that we left the next year he also
suffered from health issues including a
heart attack and hepatitis but he
finally managed to kick his drug and
alcohol habits mid-decade in 2008 he
became the coach of the Argentine
national team and was temporarily banned
from football again after using foul
language at a press conference he
oversaw Argentina’s appearance at the
2010 World Cup and despite their
successful first-round they were
eliminated in the quarterfinals his
contract with Argentina was not renewed
and in 2011 he was hired as the coach of
the United Arab Emirates Club al Wasel
while his personal life has not always
been perfect there is no denying that
Diego Maradona is one of the greatest
football players of all time
you
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