Diego Maradona Argentine soccer player
Diego Maradona Argentine soccer player
Diego Maradona full Diego Armando Maradona, (born October 30, 1960, Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina—died November 25, 2020, Tigre, Buenos Aires), Argentine football (soccer) player who is generally regarded as the top footballer of the 1980s and one of the greatest of all time. Renowned for his ability to control the ball and create scoring opportunities for himself and others, he led club teams to championships in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he starred on the Argentine national team that won the 1986 World Cup.
His personal doctor, neurologist Leopoldo Luque, had said that the problem likely was caused by an accident.
He was, however, released from a Buenos Aires hospital just over a week after undergoing the surgery, and was to continue his recovery in a private home.
“I worked hard all my life for this. Those who say I don't deserve anything, that it all came easy, can kiss my arse.”
Before his birthday, Maradona had been isolating at home after coming into contact with a person who showed symptoms of COVID-19.
Along with Brazil's Pele, Maradona was known as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Maradona has continued to cause controversy since his heyday as a player, getting sent home from the 1994 World Cup in the United States for doping and later dropping in and out of the game as a coach.
In Argentina, he was worshipped as 'El Dios' - The God - partly a play on words on his number 10 shirt, 'El Diez.'
He was largely responsible for Argentina's World Cup victory in 1986 in Mexico, scoring two famous goals in one game against England in the quarter-finals.
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