Diego Maradona

Quick Facts

Full Name	Diego Maradona
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 30, 1960(1960-10-30)
Age	64
Date Of Death	2020-11-25
Birthplace	Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Horoscope	Libra

Diego Maradona Biography

Diego Maradona is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 30, 1960 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A star attack midfielder, who became most famous player of the 1986 World Cup for Argentina and is widely recognized as to be one of the best soccer players of all time. He played for Napoli in seven different teams scoring 81 goals over his 188 appearances with Napoli between 1984 between 1984 and 1991.

The duo of He and Lionel Messi are two of the top Argentinian soccer players of all-time. are two of the best Argentinian soccer stars of all time.

Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona] , born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine football manager and retired professional footballer. He is currently the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. 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 (1.65 m or 5 ft 5 in), which gave him a low center of gravity allowing 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. In addition to his creative abilities, he was also 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.

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. Maradona received offers to join other clubs, including River Plate who offered to make him the club’s best paid player. Nevertheless, Maradona expressed his will to be transferred to Boca Juniors, the team he always wanted to play for.

There were two girls, He had two daughters, Dalma and Giannina, with his wife Claudia, whom he divorced in 2004. and Giannina together alongside his spouse Claudia whom divorced in 2004.

Diego Maradona Net Worth

Diego Maradona is one of the richest Soccer Player from Argentina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Diego Maradona 's net worth $100 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was discovered by talent scouts when he was 10, and he joined the youth program from the Argentinos Juniors when he was 15 in 1975.

He scored both the goals scored by Argentina in the quarterfinals of 1986’s World Cup against England; one of them resulted from an uncalled handball on Maradona. It was later known by the name of”the “Hand of God” goal.

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, 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. His parents were Diego Maradona “Chitoro” (d. 2015) and Dalma Salvadora Franco ‘Doña Tota’ (1930–2011). They 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. He named Brazilian playmaker Rivelino and Manchester United winger George Best among his inspirations growing up.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Diego Maradona height 5 ft 5 im Diego weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Diego Maradona Dating?

According to our records, Diego Maradona married to Claudia Villafañe. As of December 1, 2023, Diego Maradona’s is not dating anyone.

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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. This maneuver led to several assists, such as the cross for Ramón Díaz’s header against Switzerland in 1980. He was also a dangerous free kick and penalty kick taker, who was renowned for his ability to bend the ball from corners and direct set pieces. Regarded as one of he best dead–ball specialists of all time, 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. His style of taking free kicks influenced several other specialists, including Gianfranco Zola, Andrea Pirlo, and Lionel Messi.

Facts & Trivia

Diego Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Argentina. Diego Maradona celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

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 an additional $1.5 million per year on top of his club salary. In 1982, he featured in a World Cup commercial for Coca-Cola, and a Japanese commercial for Puma. In 2010 he appeared in a commercial for French fashion house Louis Vuitton, indulging in a game of table football with fellow World Cup winners Pelé and Zinedine Zidane. 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.