Diego Maradona: Third year after the legend

It commemorates the legendary Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona, who died of a heart attack on November 25, 2020, on the third anniversary of his death.

Maradona, who won the championship 9 times in total with teams such as Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli, had an important place in football history by winning the World Cup with the Argentine National Team in 1986.

Maradona, considered one of the best soccer players along with Pelé, was, according to some, superior in talent to Pelé. Born on October 30, 1960 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Maradona was the son of a factory worker father and a housewife mother. Maradona, whose soccer talent was discovered when he was 8 years old, began playing soccer for the Estrella Roja neighborhood team.

Maradona, who signed a professional contract with the Argentinos Juniors infrastructure before the age of 16, was transferred to Barcelona, ​​one of the biggest clubs in European football, after winning the championship with Boca Juniors.

MARADONA’S EUROPEAN ADVENTURE

Diego Armando Maradona experienced the joy of winning 3 different trophies by scoring 38 goals in 58 official matches under the Barcelona shirt between 1982 and 1984, when he entered European football.

The Argentine star, who won the Copa del Rey, the Spanish Super Cup and the League Cup with Barcelona in 1983, became one of the legends of Italian football when he signed for Napoli in 1984. Maradona, who played 259 matches in Napoli and scored 115 goals, he led his team to two Serie A championships, the UEFA Cup, the Italian Cup and the Italian Super Cup.

After his time at Naples, Maradona also played for teams such as Sevilla, Newell’s Old Boys and Boca Juniors, and ended his active football career in 1997. This great footballer, who played a total of 588 games throughout his career, he scored 312 goals and wrote his name in gold letters in the history of football.

THE WORLD CUP IS IN THE HANDS OF MARADONA

The 1986 FIFA World Cup was a tournament in which Diego Armando Maradona gained worldwide fame. Maradona’s outstanding performance in the Argentine championship in this tournament witnessed unforgettable moments.

Although the goal he scored with his hand against England in the quarterfinal match of the tournament generated great controversy, Maradona attracted attention with the legendary goal he scored in the same match, by dribbling a distance of approximately 60 meters and passing to five opposing players. . This goal was chosen as the “goal of the century” in a survey conducted by FIFA in 2002.

Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, under the leadership of Maradona, by defeating West Germany 3-2 in the final. Maradona played a total of 91 games with the Argentine National Team and scored 34 goals in those games.

CAREER FULL OF SCANDALS

Diego Armando Maradona’s brilliant football career was occasionally overshadowed by scandals.

Maradona’s fight against drugs, which was instrumental in Argentina reaching the 1990 FIFA World Cup final, became widely known in 1991. That same year, Maradona was banned from football for 15 months for drug use. drugs and was disqualified from the 1994 World Cup for the use of prohibited substances.

Maradona suffered serious health problems in 2004 and 2007 due to drug addiction. His tax debt of more than 37 million euros, accumulated between 1984 and 1991, when he played for Naples, caused him constant problems with the Italian authorities.

DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

Unlike his football career, Diego Armando Maradona’s coaching career was not full of great successes. Maradona, considered a legendary name on the football field, disappointed his fans with his performance as a coach.

Maradona began his career as a coach in Argentina. Maradona, who served as coach of Textil Mandiyú in 1994 and Racing in 1995, took over the management of the Argentine National Team in 2008, replacing Alfio Basile. Maradona, who was the head of the team at the 2010 World Cup, was removed from the national team after Argentina lost 4-0 to Germany and was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Maradona, known for his sharp tongue, could not keep his cool while leading the national team. Following Argentina’s success in the 2010 World Cup qualifying matches, which guaranteed his place by beating Uruguay, he received a two-month suspension from FIFA due to his insults toward members of the press. .

Maradona, who in his coaching career led teams such as El-Vasl, El-Fujairah, Dorados de Sinaloa and Gimnasia de La Plata, could not show such a brilliant success rate as in his football career.

“VICTORY IN THE FIRST CUP WITHOUT 10

Argentina won the FIFA World Cup, which was held for the first time after the death of Diego Armando Maradona.

In its last match against France at the Lusail Stadium, Argentina won the World Cup for the third time in its history by winning 4-2 on penalties, after drawing 3-3 in regulation time and extra time. This victory followed the successes of 1978 and 1986.