Diego Maradona - Argentine Celebrity, Player,

Life Biography of Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30, 1960 on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, in the neighborhood of Villa Fiorito, and raised with seven brothers. After six years and was the center of attraction of the championships in which children participated. It was several times champion with a team of children called "The Onions" and thousands of fans cheering when he did tricks with the ball for the rest of the matches of Argentinos Juniors team that debuted in the First Division in 1976, days before the age of 16 years. Argentinos Juniors team was given the opportunity to Diego Armando Maradona to debut in the First Division in 1976, days before the age of 16 years, with the shirt number 16. Workshops faced Cordoba. He played a great game but could not prevent his team fell defeated by one goal to nil. Since then his life began to run at different speed and vertigo ate the teenager. In the blink of an eye his name went from a small box lost in the pages of newspapers to cover.

 A year after his debut in the senior who ran Cesar Luis Menotti before playing in the youth. At the end of the 1980-1981 season Argentinos Junior left after scoring 116 goals. Boca Juniors was his destiny. Diego Maradona signed for Boca Juniors in 1981. Chance made ​​his debut on February 22 against the same team it did with Argentinos Juniors, workshops Cordoba. This time he could get revenge, getting two goals. That same season, was proclaimed champion Boca Juniors of Argentina's first division, with a prominent role of "fluff". His numbers say it all: 28 goals in 40 games. On April 12 he played the first classic Argentine Boca Juniors against River Plate at the Bombonera. His team won by a convincing three-nil with a goal by Maradona.

 In 1982 he decided to pack up and "cross the pond" way to Spain. FC Barcelona and was the star. On September 5, 1982, Maradona wore for the first time at the club, scoring a goal against Valencia. but "fluff" was a good memory of its passage through the club catatán. He suffered a hepatitis that left him away from the pitch for several weeks. Once recovered, suffered a hard tackle game against Athletic, which was a serious injury, departing again alignments. After playing two seasons at Barcelona, ​​58 games and score 38 goals, he decides to leave for Italy. In 1984 he joined the Naples of Italy team that won the Italian League 1986-87 and 1989-90.

In 1992 he returned to Spain, with the help of Carlos Bilardo Sevilla. Debuted on October 11 against Zaragoza, scoring the game-winning penalty.Nevertheless, it went through more pain than glory, with a very bad physical condition. He played 25 games and scored only 4 goals. After leaving the club Seville in 1993, returns to his country, the ranks of Newell's Old Boys of Rosario. Only played 3 matches and a goal frame. In 1995 returned to his beloved team, Boca Juniors. He played 29 games scoring 7 goals in two seasons. On October 25, 1997 was the last game of Diego Maradona as a professional, in the classic Boca-River, with Boca Juniors win by 2 goals to one. Since that time, hung up his boots Maradona.

In December 1999, Maradona received the Clarin awards for the best athlete and Olympia century Argentine. Party Tribute: The November 10, 2001 was held a tribute match in the stadium club Atletico Boca Juniors (La Bombonera) in the presence of 60,000 spectators. Maradona wore the shirt "10" of the Argentina and contributed some touches with her ​​talent and was pleased to make two goals, both penalties. players in this game participaros renamed Francescoli, Riquelme, Stoichkov and Pibe Valderrama, among others.The match ended 6-3, with goals from Lee louse, Aimar, Maradona, and Castromán penalty for the Argentina team. The Croatian Suker, French and Colombian Higuita Cantona, penalty, scored for the All-Star team. The match was a real party and the 60 thousand spectators witnessed an emotional journey for others. Before the match, Maradona entered the field with his daughters Dalma and Giannina and one of his nephews. Behind the "10", encolumnaron the Argentine and the All-Star team. The crowd greeted his idol singing the classic cry "Diegooooo, Diegooooo" as a tribute and thanks for their work. The party was closed as it began: with joy, fireworks, more songs and crying fans of Diego . In early 2005, Maradona underwent surgery for stomach reduction, he lost the kilos to get your ideal weight. Boca Juniors president Mauricio Macri, Diego offered the post of Director of Football of the institution, a position he accepted Maradona.