Pranjal mishraPresents

THE

BIOGRAPHY

OFDIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA

Diego’s Birth

Diego Maradona was born on 30th of October, 1960, at Lanus but grew up in villa Fiorito, a shantytown. He belonged to a poor family…

Club Career

On 20 October 1976, Maradona made

his professional debut with Argentinos

Juniors, ten days before his sixteenth

birthday. He played there from 1976 to

1981 before his £1m transfer to Boca

Juniors. Having joined the Boca squad

midway through the 1981 season,

Maradona played through 1982 earning

his first league championship medal.

Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors

After the 1982 World Cup, in June,

Maradona was transferred to FC

Barcelona in Spain. Maradona had

difficulties in Barcelona. First hepatitis,

then a broken ankle caused by an ill-

timed tackle by Athletic's Andoni

Goikoetxea threatened with

jeopardizing Maradona's career, but

after treatment and therapy it was

possible for him to play again. He was

transferred to Napoli in Italy's Series.

Barcelona

Napoli

At Napoli, Maradona reached the peak of his

professional career. He quickly became an star

among the club's fans.. Led by Maradona, Napoli

won their only Series A Italian Championships in

1986/87 and 1989/1990, placing second in the

league twice, in 1987/88 and 1988/89. there

honours during the Maradona era at Napoli

included the Coppa Italia in 1987, the UEFA

Cup in 989 and the Italian Super cup in 1990.

Maradona was the top scorer in Series A in

1987/88. Later on, Maradona was officially

retired from Napoli...

Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys and Boca Juniors

After serving a 15-month ban for failing a drug

test for cocaine, Maradona left Napoli in disgrace in

1992. He signed for Sevilla of Spain, where he stayed

for one year. In 1993 he played for Newell's Old

Boys and in 1995 he returned to Boca Juniors for two

years. Maradona also appeared for Tottenham

Hotspur in a friendly match against Internazionale,

shortly before the 1986 World Cup. The match

was Osvaldo Ardiles' testimonial, who insisted his

friend Maradona played, which Tottenham won 2–1.

He played alongside Glenn Hoddle, who gave up his

number ten shirt for the Argentine.

International career

1982 World Cup

Maradona played his first World

Cup tournament in 1982. Argentina

played Belgium in the opening game of

the 1982 Cup in Barcelona. Argentina,

the defending champions, lost

to Belgium . Although the team

convincingly beat Hungary and El

Salvador to progress to the second

round, they were defeated in the

second round by Brazil and by eventual

winners Italy.

1986 World CupMaradona captained the Argentine national team to victory in

the 1986 FIFA World Cup, winning the final in Mexico

against West Germany. Throughout the 1986 World Cup

Maradona asserted his dominance and was the most

dynamic player of the tournament. This match was played

with the background of the Falklands War between Argentina

and the United Kingdom and emotions were still lingering in

the air throughout the entire match. Replays showed that the

first goal was scored by striking the ball with his hand.

Maradona was coyly evasive, describing it as "a little with the

head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God." It

became known as the "Hand of God".

Ultimately, on 22 August 2005 Maradona acknowledged on

his television show that he had hit the ball with his hand

purposely, and no contact with his head was made, and that

he immediately knew the goal was illegitimate. This became

known as an international fiasco in World Cup history. The

goal stood, much to the wrath of the English players.

Maradona's second goal, just four minutes after the hotly

disputed hand-goal, was later voted by FIFA as the greatest

goal in the history of the World Cup. This goal was voted

"Goal of the Century" in a 2002 online poll conducted

by English players. Maradona followed this with two more

goals in the semi-final against Belgium, including another

virtuoso dribbling display for the second goal. In the final,

the opposing West German side attempted to contain him

by double-marking, but he nevertheless found the space to

give the final pass to Jorge Burruchaga for the winning

goal.

By the end of the tournament,

Maradona went on to winning the

Golden Ball as the best player of

the tournament by unanimous vote

and was widely regarded to have

won the World Cup virtually single-

handedly In a tribute to him,

the Azteca Stadium authorities also

built a statue of him scoring the

"goal of the century" and placed it

at the entrance of the stadium.

1990 World CupMaradona captained Argentina again in the 1990 FIFA

World Cup to yet another World Cup Final. An ankle injury

affected his overall performance. Argentina were almost

eliminated in the first round, only qualifying in third

position from their group.

In the quarter final (Argentina Vs. Yugoslavia), the match

ended 0–0 after 120 minutes, and Argentina advancing

on penalty kicks, Maradona missed one of the penalties.

The semi-finals against Italy was also resolved on

penalties after a 1–1 draw; this time, Maradona was

successful with his effort, In the final, Argentina lost by 1–

0 on match by West Germany…

Fans Lifting Diego after Semi finals

match of 1990 world cup…

1994 World CupAt the 1994 FIFA World Cup Maradona played in only

two games, scoring one goal against Greece, before

being sent home after failing a drug

test for ephedrine doping. FIFA expelled him from USA

'94 and Argentina were subsequently eliminated in the

second round. Maradona has also separately claimed

that he had an agreement with FIFA, on which the

organization reneged, to allow him to use the drug for

weight loss before the competition in order to be able

to play.

His failed drugs test at the 1994 World Cup signalled

the end of his international career, which had lasted 17

years and yielded 34 goals from 91 games.

Playing styleMaradona had a compact physique and could withstand

physical pressure well. His strong legs and low centre of

gravity gave him an advantage in short sprints. His

physical strengths were illustrated by his two goals

against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup. Maradona was a

strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical

with the ball. He could manage himself effectively in

limited spaces, and would attract defenders only to quickly

dash out of the melee (as in the second 1986 goal against

England), or give an assist to a free team-mate. Being

short, but strong, he could hold the ball long enough with

a defender on his back to wait for a team-mate making a

run or to find a gap for a quick shot.

One of Maradona's trademark moves

was dribbling full-speed on the right wing,

and on reaching the opponent's goal line,

delivering accurate passes to his team-

mates. Another trademark was the Rabona, a

reverse-cross pass shot behind the leg that

holds all the weight. This manoeuvre led to

several assists, such as the powerful cross

for Ramó Diaz's header in the 1980 friendly

against Switzerland. He was also a

dangerous free kick taker.

Playing style

Maradona was dominantly left-footed, often using his

left foot even when the ball was positioned more

suitably for a right-footed connection. His first goal

against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup semi-final, he

had run into the inside right channel to receive a

pass but let the ball travel across to his left foot,

requiring more technical ability. During his run past

several England players in the previous round for the

"Goal of the Century", he did not use his right foot

once, despite spending the whole movement on the

right-hand side of the pitch.

Playing style

Managerial career

Club management

He attempted to work as a coach

alongside former Argentinos

Juniors midfield team mate Carlos

Fren. The pair led Mandiyú of

Corrientes (1994) and Racing

Club (1995), but with little success.

In May 2011 he became manager of

Dubai club Al Wasl FC in the United

Arab Emirates. Maradona was

sacked in 10 July 2012.

International management

After the resignation of Argentina national

football team coach Alfio Basile in 2008,

Diego Maradona immediately proposed his

candidacy for the vacant role. On 29

October 2008, AFA chairman Julio

Rondona confirmed that Maradona would

be the head coach of the national side from

December 2008. On 19 November 2008,

Diego Maradona managed Argentina for

the first time when Argentina played

against Scotland at Hampden Park in

Glasgow which Argentina won 1–0..

At the World Cup finals in June 2010, Argentina started by

winning 1–0 against Nigeria, and then defeated South

Korea by 4–1, with a hat-trick from Gonzalo Higuain. In

the final match of the group stage Argentina won 2–0

against Greece to win their the group and advance to a

second round meeting with Mexico. After defeating

Mexico 3–1, Argentina was in turn routed by Germany, 4–

0 in the quarter finals to go out of the competition. On 15

July 2010, the Argentine Football Association said that he

would be offered a new 4-year deal that would keep him in

charge through to the summer of 2014 when Brazil stages

the World Cup, however on 27 July the AFA announced

that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his

contract Afterwards…

International management

FamilyHis parents are Diego Maradona Senior

and Dalma Salvadora Franco. His father

is of Italian and his mother is of Croatian.

Maradona married fiancée Claudia

Villafañe on 7 November 1984 in Buenos

Aires, and they had two daughters,

Dalma Nerea and Giannina Dinorah, by

whom he became a grandfather in 2009.

Maradona and Villafañe divorced in

2004., Giannina, is currently married

to Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero,

with whom she has a son, Benjamin,

born in Madrid on 19 February 2009.His

Mother, Dalma, died on 19 November

2011.

Maradona with family

Drug abuse and health issues

From the mid-1980s until 2004 Diego Maradona

was addicted to cocaine. On 4 January 2000, while

vacationing in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Maradona

had to be rushed to the emergency room of a local

clinic. It was later known that traces of cocaine were

found in his blood. After this he left Argentina and

went to Cuba in order to follow a drug rehab plan.

On 18 April 2004, doctors reported that Maradona

had suffered a major myocardia infarction following

a cocaine overdose. He tried to return to Cuba,

where he had spent most of his time in the years

leading up to the heart attack, but his family

opposed, having filed a judicial petition to exercise

his legal guardianship.

Financial problems

In March 2009 Italian officials

announced that Maradona still owed

the Italian government €37 million in

taxes; €23.5 million of which was

accrued interest on his original debt.

They reported that thus far,

Maradona has paid only €42,000,

two luxury watches and a set of

earrings.

Club Honours

Argentine League (1981 with Boca Juniors)

Copa Del Ray (1983 with Barcelona)

2 Italian League titles (1987 and 1990 both with SSC

Napoli)

Italian Cup (1987 with SSC Napoli)

UEFA Cup (1989 with Napoli)

Italian Super Cup (1991 with Napoli)

1988 Italian League top scorer

1979–1981, 1986 Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the

Year

1979, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992 South American Footballer of the

Year (El Mundo, Caracas)

1986 Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Year

1986 Golden Ball for Best Player of the FIFA World Cup

1986 European Footballer of the Year (France Football)

1986–1987 Best Footballer in the World (Once)

1986 World Player of the Year (World Soccer Magazine)

Individual Honours

1996 Golden Ball for services to football (France Football)

1999 Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century

2000 "FIFA best football player of the century", people's

choice.

2002 "FIFA Goal of the Century" (1986 (2–1) v. England;

second goal)

2005 Argentine Senate "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento"

recognition for lifetime achievement.

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship winner

1986 FIFA World Cup winner

1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy

International Honours

The End

Presentation by : Pranjal Mishra

Class : 9th c

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Assigned by : shridhar sir

School : Nirmal Vidyalay