Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Diego Armando Maradona



Diego Armando Maradona (born October 30 1960) (Diego Armando Maradona) was an Argentine football player. Considered by many the best player in football history.

 
Beginnings

Maradona was born in Villa Vuorito, south of Buenos Aires for a poor family moved from the province of Corrientes. The biggest son after three daughters, and has two brothers Hugo and Eduardo, both of which were for professional footballers as well. In the age of ten discovered talent when Maradona was playing football with the club Estrella Roja. Played in the pre-professional club Argentinos Juniors, between 1974 and 1976, and then as a professional in the same club until 1981. He then moved to Boca Juniors, extending the season in 1981, as well as to achieve their first title with the team the following season in 1982.
His career as a playerPlay their first match with Argentina's national team football when he was 16 years old, team against Hungary. And when he became 18 years old, represented his country in the world championship for youth football, when was the star of the tournament, and won the tournament after losing Soviet Union team score 3-1 in the final.
Maradona took part in the first tournament for the World Cup in 1982. In the same year he moved to Barcelona. In 1983, Maradona won the title with FC Barcelona after Spanish Cup defeat of Real Madrid.
Did not admire the administration Barcelona Maradona, go 1984 to the Italian club Napoli. This period was a quantum leap into the club of Naples, where the team won the Serie A season 1986/87 and 1989/90, and the Italian Cup in 1987, and the UEFA Cup in 1989 and the Italian Super Cup in 1990. The team was runner-up Serie A twice, in 1988/89 and 1987/88.
In 1986, Maradona won the World Cup with his team beat West Germany score 3-2 in the final. Famous incident in the championship win Maradona goal with his arm in a match against Argentina with England. Although the sentence is awarded the goal, but television replays appear to touch the hand clear.
Maradona arrived with his team is also in the World Cup in 1990 to the final, but his team lost to West Germany score 1-0 in the final. Also participated in the 1994 World Cup in the match and scored a goal in one of these is, but then failed in the examination of amphetamine.
Maradona stopped for a period of 15 months for cocaine abuse, and then played for Sevilla (1992/1993), and Newell's Old Boys (1993), Boca Juniors (1995 to 1997). Have tried to train some of the clubs, but he did not achieve great success in this area. Retired in October 30, 1997.
Training for ArgentinaUnder Maradona dream to coach for a long time and mentioned this in several programs, and in October 29, 2008 decided the President of the Argentine Julio Grondona be Maradona for Argentina instead of Alfio Basile the former coach of Argentina, who resigned from his position after loss to Chile in World Cup qualifier South Africa 2010, and decided to Julio Grondona to be an assistant to Sergio Trolju Maradona.

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