Diego Maradona (Born 30 October 1960)
Diego Armando Maradona Franco, is a former Argentine footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as for the national team of Argentina. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans regard Maradona as the best football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.
A playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona is the only player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5m, and second, when he transferred toNapoli for another record fee £6.9m. 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, playing for Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals.
Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history, though 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 "The Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
Maradona is considered one of the sport's most controversial and newsworthy figures. He was suspended from football for 15 months in 1991 after failing a drug test, for cocaine, in Italy, and he was sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the U.S. after testing positive for ephedrine. In 2005, he lost a considerable amount of extra weight and overcame his cocaine addiction. His outspoken views have sometimes put him in conflict with journalists and sport executives. Although he had little managerial experience, he became head coach of the Argentina national team in November 2008, and held the job for eighteen months, until his contract expired after the 2010 World Cup.
He coached Dubai based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In August 2013, Maradona joined Argentine Primera D club Deportivo Riestra's staff as "spiritual coach".
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1976 | Argentinos Juniors | Primera División | 0+11 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | 37+12 | 13+6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 49 | 19 | ||||
| 1978 | 31+4 | 22+4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 26 | ||||
| 1979 | 14+12 | 14+12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 26 | ||||
| 1980 | 32+13 | 25+18 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 43 | ||||
| Total | Argentinos Juniors | 166 | 116 | – | – | – | 166 | 116 | ||||
| 1981 | Boca Juniors | Primera División | 28+12 | 17+11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 28 | ||
| 1982–83 | Barcelona | La Liga | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 |
| 1983–84 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 23 | 15 | |||
| Total | Barcelona | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 38 | |
| 1984–85 | Napoli | Serie A | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 36 | 17 | ||
| 1985–86 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 13 | ||||
| 1986–87 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | 41 | 17 | |||
| 1987–88 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 21 | |||
| 1988–89 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | – | 50 | 19 | |||
| 1989–90 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 18 | |||
| 1990–91 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Total | Napoli | 188 | 81 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 115 | |
| 1992–93 | Sevilla | La Liga | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 29 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Newell's Old Boys | Primera División | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | Boca Juniors | 11+13 | 3+2 | – | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 1996–97 | 0+1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1997–98 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Total | Boca Juniors | 70 | 35 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 71 | 35 | |||
| Total | Argentina | 191 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 151 | |
| Spain | 62 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 87 | 56 | ||
| Italy | 188 | 81 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 115 | ||
| Career total | 491 | 259 | 57 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 588 | 312 | ||
- Other – League Cup (Spain) and Super Cup (Italy)
- His overall average of goals scored per match in domestic club competitions is 0.526.[145]
International
- Started in 21 consecutive matches for Argentina in four World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994)
- Appeared 16 times as captain of the national team, a World Cup-record.
- Scored 8 goals and provided 8 assists in 21 World Cup appearances, including 5 goals and 5 assists in 1986
- Tied for highest goal-scorer from Argentina in World Cup finals (equaled Guillermo Stábile's mark in 1994; surpassed by Gabriel Batistuta in 1998)
- Was fouled 23 times in the match Argentina v Italy in the 1982 World Cup, a single-match World Cup-record;
- Was fouled 50 times during 1990 World Cup, a single-tournament World-Cup record.
| 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 | - | - |
| 1984 | - | - |
| 1985 | 10 | 6 |
| 1986 | 10 | 7 |
| 1987 | 6 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 1 |
| 1991 | - | - |
| 1992 | - | - |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 91 | 34 |
Manager
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Mandiyú de Corrientes |  | January 1994 | June 1994 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8.33 |
| Racing Club | | May 1995 | November 1995 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18.18 |
| Argentina | | November 2008 | July 2010 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 73.68 |
| Al Wasl FC |  | May 2011 | July 2012 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31.82 |
Honours
Club
Argentinos Juniors
Runner-up
- Argentine Primera División: 1980 Metropolitano
Boca Juniors- Winners
- Argentine Primera División: 1981 Metropolitano
Runner-up
- Argentine Primera División: 1997 Apertura
Barcelona- Winners
- Copa del Rey: 1983
- Copa de la Liga: 1983
- Supercopa de España: 1983
Napoli- Winners
- Serie A (2): 1986-87, 1989-90
- Coppa Italia: 1986-87
- UEFA Cup: 1988-89
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1990
Runner-up
- Serie A (2): 1987-88, 1988-89
- Coppa Italia: 1988-89
Country
Argentina- Winners
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979
- 75th anniversary FIFA Cup: 1979
- FIFA World Cup: 1986
- Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993
Runner-up
- South American Youth Championship: 1979
- FIFA World Cup: 1990
Manager
Club
Al-Wasl
Runner-up
- Gulf Club Champions League: 2012
Individual
- Argentine Primera División top scorers (5): 1978 Metropolitano, 1979 Metropolitano, 1979 Nacional, 1980 Metropolitano, 1980 Nacional
- FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Ball: 1979
- FIFA World Youth Championship Silver Shoe: 1979
- World Player of the Year (Guerin Sportivo): 1979
- Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the Year (4): 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986
- South American Footballer of the Year (2): (official award) 1979, 1980
- Olimpia de Oro (2): 1979, 1986
- Guerin d'Oro (Serie A Footballer of the Year): 1985
- Onze de Bronze (2): 1985, 1988
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1986
- FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe: 1986
- FIFA World Cup Most Assists: 1986
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (2): 1986, 1990
- Onze d'Or (2): 1986, 1987
- Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Year: 1986
- L'Équipe Champion of Champions: 1986
- United Press International Athlete of the Year Award: 1986
- World Soccer Awards Player of the Year: 1986
- South American Player of the Year (4): (unofficial award) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992
- Capocannoniere (Serie A top scorer): 1987–88
- Coppa Italia top scorer: 1987-88
- FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball: 1990
- Onze d'Or (top player of the year for the Onze Mondial French newspaper): 1994
- FIFA World Cup All-Time Team: 1994
- Ballon d'Or for services to football (France Football): 1996
- World Team of the 20th Century: 1998
- World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century: (#2) 1999
- Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century: 1999
- Marca Leyenda: 1999
- Number 10 retired by Napoli football team as a recognition to his contribution to the club: 2000
- FIFA Player of the Century: 2000
- FIFA World Cup Goal of the Century (1986 (2–1) v. England; second goal): 2002
- FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2002
- FIFA 100 Greatest Living Footballers: 2004
- Argentine Senate "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" recognition for lifetime achievement: 2005
- World Soccer Greatest XI of all time: 2013
- Napoli all-time Top Scorer
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