Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona has died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday. The veteran soccer player was 60 years old. Two weeks ago, she underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. Football fans around the world have taken to social media to pay their respects and express their grief over the death of their favorite football player.
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A football legend passed away at his home in Buenos Aires two weeks after he was released from hospital due to a Subdural Hematoma .
Maradona went down to breakfast Wednesday morning looking pale feeling cold. He told his niece that he felt sick before returning to bed when he was later found dead by a nurse. His heartbroken supporters filled the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday as his coffin was taken out of the Casa Rosada government house to be placed on the outskirts of the city, where his parents were buried.
Short Biography About Myth
Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30, 1960, in Villa Fiorito, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The fourth of eight children raised by Diego Sr. and Doña Tota, Maradona grew up in a poor but close-knit family. He received his first ball as a gift at the age of 3 and quickly devoted himself to the game.At 10, Maradona joined Los Cebollitas, a youth team of Argentinos Juniors, one of Argentina's biggest clubs.
Demonstrating his remarkable ability as a youngster, Maradona led Los Cebollitas to an impressive 136 undefeated game. He made his professional appearance in the senior team just before his 16th birthday.
Legend’s Professional Career
In 1986 Argentine national team that won the World Cup. His performance there scored two unforgettable goals in England's quarter-final victory. The first was illegally struck with his left hand, Maradona later claimed the work of "The Hand Of God" and the second did not require supernatural help other than the ability of another world to pass the attack on defenders to get the net back. In all, Maradona played in four World Cups, scoring 34 fine goals in 91 games played for Argentina.
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The Hand of God's Iconic Goal of the Century
"The Hand Of God" is a phrase used by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona to describe the goal he scored during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Argentina and England. Maradona ran 60 yards in 10 seconds from his side and went through a number of defenders before scoring in the 55th minute. It was voted the 'Goal of the Century' in 2002.
Became The Coach Of Argentina's National Football Team
Despite his health and financial struggles, Maradona temporarily hosted a TV talk show in which his guests included Castro and Pele and later made a living, albeit indifferent, as a coach. With Maradona in control, the Argentine public group has only sneaked into the programmed win zone of the 2010 World Cup. The team was relegated to the quarter-finals by Maradona's oldest rival, Germany. Maradona left daughters Dalma and Gianinna to his ex-wife, Claudia Villafane. He has also seen at least three children from other relationships.
After The Retirement
Maradona developed heart problems caused by cocaine addiction, and he endured wild weight and body weight that seemed to indicate his performance or death in football and health. "I'm black or white," Maradona said in 2009. "I will never be gray."
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Three days of mourning have been declared by the Argentinian president and the legend’s fan trends the #ripmadonna hashtags on twitter after Maradona’s death.
Some Interesting Facts About The Legend Diego Armando Maradona's:
- Diego
Armando Maradona came from a large family of four sisters and two
brothers and his father was a factory worker interestingly both of Maradona's brothers played professional football.
- In
childhood age Maradona
was spotted by a talent scout while he was playing in his
neighborhood football club he was taken into the junior team of
Buenos
Aires
Argentino's
Juniors.
- In
October 1976 Maradona made his professional debut for Argentino's
Juniors this debut was 10 days before his 16th birthday.
- Maradona
was known for his ability to control the ball and create goal scoring
plays for himself and others on his team did you know he was only 5
feet 5 inches tall his stocky build helped him manoeuvrer a football
better than most taller players on the field.
- Argentina
won the 1986 football world cup with Maradona as their star player.
- He
played a total of four world cup tournaments for his country
Argentina
and he holds the current record for making the most number of
appearances as captain of any country in a world cup final.
- In
2000 he published his autobiography yo soy el Diego
meaning I
am the Diego.
- He
married Claudia Villafanier
in 1984 and the couple got divorced in 2004.
- Maradona
is survived by five children.
- In
the quarter-final of the 1986 world cup against England he scored the
controversial “Hand
Of
God”
goal the referee missed noticing that the goal was scored by the help
of his hand and this led Argentina to win the match and later the
world cup.
- Maradona's
second goal against England came just four minutes after the “Hand
Of
God”
in the same quarter-final of the world cup in 1986 he dribbled past a
number of English defenders to eventually make the score 2-0 FIFA
called this the goal of the century.
- He
was engaged to ex-professional women's footballer Rocio
Oliva
but the couple split up in 2018.
- The
ace sportsman fought drug addiction and struggled with alcohol abuse
he was suspended during the 1994 world cup due to testing positive
for illegal drug use.
- Diego
Maradona
and Lionel
Messi
are currently the only players to have won the golden ball at both
the FIFA
under-20 world cup and the FIFA
world cup.
- Brazilian footballer Pele and Maradona were the joint winners of the FIFA player of the century award.
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