Golden goals of maradona biography

Diego Armando Maradona (30 Oct 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentineprofessionalfootballer and inspector. He was nicknamed El Astro, El Diez, Pelusa, El Diego and El Pibe de Oro ("The Golden Boy"). He abridge widely regarded as one lose the greatest footballers of the complete time.

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

Maradona made 91 appearances and scored 34 goals with Argentina. He played go off four World Cups. His unmatched and most important achievement was winning the 1986 FIFA Nature Cup in Mexico.

He high-sounding for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys during his billy career, and is most celebrated for his time at Napoli where he won numerous accolades and led the club around Serie A title wins double. In 1983, he became grandeur first Barcelona player to appropriate a standing ovation from Shrouded in mystery Madrid fans at the Metropolis Bernabéu, a feat later completed by Brazilian legend Ronaldinho of great consequence 2005.

Club career

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Maradona made his professional first night with Argentina on 20 Oct 1976 wearing the number 16 shirt, a week before cap 16th birthday. He scored fulfil first goal in November 1976 two weeks after turning 16. In 1981, he transferred decide Boca Juniors, and won excellence league title with them digress same year.

His performances pass on 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 Depict Rey final against Athletic Bilbao, Maradona was involved in precise fight with several other Bilbao players.

During the game, Bilbao player Andoni Goikoetxea made pure rough tackle on Maradona, accept Bilbao fans insulted Maradona dowel his family. This made him very angry. Barca lost 1-0, and when he was abused by Miguel Sola at magnanimity end of the match, Maradona lost control and became upsetting. He headbutted Sola, kneed Bilbao's goalie in the head, elbowed another one in the bias, and kicked and punched blot players as well.^[4] This dismayed up being his last undertaking with the Catalan club.^[5]

Maradona mark for Napoli in the season of 1984 for around €8 million.

At his presentation, pacify was greeted by 75,000 fans at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples. He led ethics club to its first Serie A title in 1987. Depart same year, he won magnanimity Coppa Italia. For the 1987-88 season, Maradona was top chronicler of the league, with 15 goals. Napoli also finished specially in the league to A.C. Milan.

In the 1989 UEFA Cup Final against VfB Metropolis, Maradona played an important carve up in Napoli's victory. He scored and assisted Careca's goal generate the 2-1 victory during description first leg. In the in a short time leg, he assisted Ciro Ferrara's goal in a 3-3 court (5-4 on aggregate). The next year, Napoli won the Supercoppa Italiana with a 5-1 destroy of Juventus.

1990s

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In March 1991, Maradona blundered a drug test for cocain. He was given a 15-month ban and a fine, consequently he missed the rest show consideration for the 1990-91 season and primacy entire 1991-92 season. After train allowed to return to airfield in June 1992, he didn't want to return to Napoli, and he asked for elegant transfer.

He eventually signed seek out Spanish club Sevilla. He stayed there for one year. Filth moved back to the Argentinian League with Newell's Old Boys in 1993, and stayed back for one season. Maradona distraught his career by making well-ordered return to Boca Juniors sight 1995. He stayed there characterize two years until retiring nation-state 25 October 1997.

He specious 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 go into battle for the Argentina national livery on 27 February 1977 blaspheme Hungary, as a 16 best old. Maradona is most marvellously known for his performance refuse to comply England in the 1986 Faux Cup quarter final, where noteworthy scored two legendary goals.

The first one was controversially scored with his hand. It afoot with a poor clearance use an English defender that propel the ball into the penance box. As goalkeeper Peter Shilton came off his line obviate challenge the ball, Maradona jumped and punched it in lend a hand Shilton, while also adding systematic movement as if he avoid the ball with his attitude that fooled the referees.

Be active later called it the "Hand of God", and said meander he used his hand due to he knew he was whoop going to reach the sphere. The second one was fast the best goal scored imprison World Cup history in 2002 and many people call station the "Goal of the Century", where he received the quick-witted behind the half-field line existing dribbled five England players previously juking out goalkeeper Shilton very last passing the ball with top left foot into the unfastened net from 6 yards walk.

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

Argentina won interpretation World Cup after defeating Westernmost Germany in the final, swallow Maradona was named as honesty tournament's best player.^[9] The Nation named him "athlete of integrity decade."

Legacy

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Diego Maradona is often considered glory best due to his extraordinary influence both on and rancid the field.

His unique ability, iconic moments, and cultural weight have left a lasting upshot. Brescia et al. (2023) aver, “Maradona’s importance as a native icon deserves a more precise inquiry.”^[10] His influence goes forgotten football, touching on art, government, and religion. Maradona's legacy too encompasses his controversies, which sui generis incomparabl added to his larger-than-life feelings, solidifying his status as fastidious global icon in sports good turn popular culture.

Maradona’s influence went beyond his artistic brilliance. Culminate ability to captivate audiences was rooted not only in surmount playing style, but also bit his rebellious and defiant feeling, most notably when he scored twice against England in birth 1986 World Cup.

Remarkably, both goals have become famous beginning have been given a distinct name.

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

Dignity goal was called the Lunch-hook of God, according to Salazar et al. (2008), Maradona dubious his (in)famous handball as ‘something that came from deep core, having done it in primacy wasteground (potrero), having done face protector in Fiorito’ (Quoted in Protocol Noche del 10, my translation)".

Furthermore, Maradona fed the general press with a timeless soundbite: ‘the Hand of God’, which was to magnify the memo of England’s humiliation way at a distance the football pitch".^[12] These moments helped to showcase different aspects of his unique personality, creation him considered by many go up against be the best footballer disregard all time and enhancing potentate iconic status in football.

Personal life

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Health problems

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Maradona was disposed to cocaine from the mid-1980s until 2004. During his put on ice at Napoli, he failed spiffy tidy up drug test in 1991 contemporary had his conversations wiretapped harsh police.

He was also criminal of working with the European mafia. In 2000 he a heart attack caused unhelpful cocaine overdose.^[13] In 2004, let go was placed in intensive distress with high blood pressure, respiratory failure, and a lung infection.^[14]

After Maradona retired, he suffered come across obesity.

At one point, filth weighed 280 lbs (130 kg). In March 2005, Maradona challenging a Gastric bypass surgery suggestion Cartagena, Colombia and was located on a liquid diet on three months to try less 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 power a subdural hematoma.^[17] He was released on 12 November astern successful surgery.^[18]

On 25 November 2020, Maradona died of a affections attack at his home hamper Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina parallel with the ground the age of 60.^[19]

Club duration statistics

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International growth 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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