Diego Maradona

Known for ActingBorn 1960-10-30Died 2020-11-25Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other players. 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. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. He also had a troubled off-field life and was banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs. An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first player to set the world record transfer fee twice: in 1982 when he transferred to Barcelona for £5 million, and in 1984 when he moved to Napoli for a fee of £6.9 million. 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 where he won numerous accolades. In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. 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. Maradona became the coach of Argentina's national football team 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 then 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. In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados. He was the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata from September 2019 until his death in November 2020. From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Puntapié

VM-krönika 1994

Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments

Néstor Kirchner, la película

Paolo Rossi: A Champion is a Dreamer Who Never Gives Up

Maradona, the Golden Kid

What Killed Maradona?

Ilusión Nacional

Soccer Shoot-Out

Argentine National Team, Road to Qatar

Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

Diego Maradona

Messi

Robinson Report

The Artist

Hero

Hooligans

God's Shirt

1986. The story behind the Cup

When Lineker Met Maradona

De pé a pá

Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie

Dreams

Maradona in Mexico

Fútbol argentino

L'Âge d'or de la pub

The Daughter of God: Dalma Maradona

Maradona: The Fall

Dictator: One Crazy Job

The Final: Attack on Wembley

Maradona Confidential

Champs-Elysées

Messi

Gascoigne

Maradonapoli

Maradona by Kusturica

Loving Maradona

Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off!

Maradona '86

Looking for Buenos Aires

Viva el lunes

¡Qué linda es mi familia!

Te rompo el rating

Tifosi

Peor es nada

The Match

The Death of God

VM-krönika 1982