Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)
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The Argentine playmaker who dribbled past five England defenders for what FIFA voters called the Goal of the Century, then admitted the earlier goal came from the Hand of God. Both in the same 1986 World Cup quarterfinal. That's the Maradona problem: genius and transgression, inseparable.
Born 30 October 1960, Diego Armando Maradona earned the nickname El Pibe de Oro as a teenager and became the first player to break the world transfer record twice — £5 million to Barcelona in 1982, £6.9 million to Napoli in 1984. At Napoli he delivered the club's first Serie A title and a second three years later, until a cocaine ban ended his time there. He captained Argentina to the 1986 World Cup trophy, winning the Golden Ball, and earned 91 caps across four tournaments. After retiring he managed clubs across three continents and coached Argentina at the 2010 World Cup. He died 25 November…
Sourced, dated quotes from Diego Maradona
I dream of being able to score another goal against England... this time with the right hand.
You Pasman, you have it inside, too.
I am with Maduro, I will continue with him and I will die with him.
Even now as a manager, when I suffer a loss it still feels like a first loss, the first I suffered as a player. And when I win, it is like my first win, too.
There is no secret here. I will give my all, as I always have. This way I prove to the people who hired me, and those who support me, how much it means.
| 1995–1997 | 30 | 7 |
| 1993–1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992–1993 | 26 | 5 |
| 1984–1991 | 188 | 81 |
| 1982–1984 | 36 | 22 |
| 1981–1982 | 40 | 28 |
| 1977–1979 | 24 | 13 |
| 1977–1994 | 91 | 34 |
| 1976–1981 | 166 | 116 |
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