

30 Oct 1960 — 25 Nov 2020
“A fearless number 10 whose imagination, courage, and joy changed football forever.”
Diego Armando Maradona's Birth Location
Lanús
Diego Armando Maradona's Burial Location
Jardín Bella Vista
Diego Armando Maradona's Death Location
Dique Luján

His career carried both extraordinary triumph and public struggle, but his creative gifts remained unmistakable: he played as if every touch could open a new path.

For Argentina, Maradona earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. At the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, he captained his country to the title, won the Golden Ball, and produced two of football's most remembered moments in the quarter-final against England, including the slaloming run later named FIFA's Goal of the Century.

He also led Argentina to the 1990 World Cup final and later coached the national team at the 2010 tournament.

At Napoli, Maradona became a civic icon. He also led Argentina to the 1990 World Cup final and later coached the national team at the 2010 tournament. At Napoli, Maradona became a civic icon.

After arriving in 1984 for a world-record fee, he helped transform the club, leading it to its first Serie A title in 1987, another league title in 1990, and the 1989 UEFA Cup. Naples remembered him not only as a champion but as someone who made a proud, overlooked city feel seen.
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Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine footballer and manager whose left foot, balance, and audacity made him one of the defining figures in world sport. Born in Lanus and raised in Villa Fiorito, he emerged as a teenage prodigy with Argentinos Juniors before starring for Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys, and Boca again.

His career carried both extraordinary triumph and public struggle, but his creative gifts remained unmistakable: he played as if every touch could open a new path.

For Argentina, Maradona earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. At the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, he captained his country to the title, won the Golden Ball, and produced two of football's most remembered moments in the quarter-final against England, including the slaloming run later named FIFA's Goal of the Century.

He also led Argentina to the 1990 World Cup final and later coached the national team at the 2010 tournament.

At Napoli, Maradona became a civic icon. He also led Argentina to the 1990 World Cup final and later coached the national team at the 2010 tournament. At Napoli, Maradona became a civic icon.

After arriving in 1984 for a world-record fee, he helped transform the club, leading it to its first Serie A title in 1987, another league title in 1990, and the 1989 UEFA Cup. Naples remembered him not only as a champion but as someone who made a proud, overlooked city feel seen.

Maradona died on 25 November 2020 at age 60. Naples remembered him not only as a champion but as someone who made a proud, overlooked city feel seen. Maradona died on 25 November 2020 at age 60.

Around the world, supporters, players, and former rivals mourned him as a singular artist of the game: flawed, beloved, and unforgettable.


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