Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. He also had a troubled off-field life and was banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs.
Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. He also had a troubled off-field life and was banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs.
An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first player to set the world record transfer fee twice: in 1982 when he transferred to Barcelona for £5 million, and in 1984 when he moved to Napoli for a fee of £6.9 million. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli where he won numerous accolades.
In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.
Maradona became the coach of Argentina's national football team in November 2008. He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament. He then coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12 season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season. In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados. He was the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata from September 2019 until his death in November 2020.
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External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0544764
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17515
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Filmography (Movies)
Todos Los Caminos Conducen a Boca
Character:Self
Release Date:20/06/2025
Rooney 2004: World At His Feet
Character:Self (archive photo)
Release Date:01/06/2024
The Final: Attack on Wembley
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/05/2024
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/06/2023
Lionel Messi - The Drama of Argentina
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Release Date:27/10/2022
Messi
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/10/2022
The Death of God
Character:self
Release Date:25/11/2021
Maradona: The Greatest Ever
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2021
What Killed Maradona?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/01/2021
Gracias Diego
Character:Himself
Release Date:02/12/2020
Antes del 10: El Pelusa de Fiorito
Character:Self
Release Date:30/10/2020
Paolo Rossi: A Champion is a Dreamer Who Never Gives Up
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2020
Puntapié
Character:Self
Release Date:18/08/2020
Diego Maradona
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:14/06/2019
Maradona Confidential
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/2018
Kadyrov, The Dictator of Chechnya
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/2018
Grandes Momentos del Fútbol: El bueno, el malo y el Diego
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2018
Soldier, a documentary about Guillermo Moreno
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Release Date:28/07/2017
Maradonapoli
Character:Self
Release Date:04/05/2017
Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/2017
Buffa e Morales: storie di fútbol
Character:Diego Maradona
Release Date:03/06/2016
1986. The story behind the Cup
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/2016
Boca Juniors 3D: The Movie
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/08/2015
Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/07/2015
Gascoigne
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/06/2015
De Zurda
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2014
Messi
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2014
Maradona '86
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2014
Ilusión Nacional
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/04/2014
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/06/2013
Looking for Buenos Aires
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/12/2012
Néstor Kirchner, la película
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2012
Bichos Criollos
Character:Self
Release Date:17/05/2012
Maradona by Kusturica
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/2008
Maradona, the Golden Kid
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/2006
When Lineker Met Maradona
Character:Self
Release Date:02/05/2006
Argentina... Argentina...
Character:Self
Release Date:27/03/2006
Loving Maradona
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2005
Arte é o Futebol Sem Bola
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/2002
Tifosi
Character:Diego Armando Maradona
Release Date:01/10/1999
I Have Seen Maradona
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Day Maradona Met Gardel
Character:Diego Maradona
Release Date:17/10/1996
Fotbollskrönikan VM 1994
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/07/1994
Soccer Shoot-Out
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1991
Fútbol argentino
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/1990
The Worlds Greatest Goals
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/1989
Napoli corner
Character:Él mismo
Release Date:25/11/1987
Hero
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1986
Te rompo el rating
Character:Él mismo
Release Date:16/04/1981
¡Qué linda es mi familia!
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/1980
Television Appearances
I demoni dello sport
Character:Self
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Daughter of God: Dalma Maradona
Character:Self (archive footage)
Argentine National Team, Road to Qatar
Character:Self (archive footage)
Más allá de Diego
Character:Self (archive footage)
Maradona in Mexico
Character:Self
Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments
Character:Self
Sportclub Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Robinson Report
Character:Self
Hooligans
Character:Self
De pé a pá
Character:Self
Viva el lunes
Character:Self
Peor es nada
Character:Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Images
