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Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player, and current coach of the Argentine national side. He finished first in an internet vote for the FIFA Player of the Century award, and he shared the award with Pelé. Over the course of his... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Date of Birth:
1960
Place of Birth: Villa Fiorito
Nationality:
Argentina
Profession:
Talk show host, Soccer Player
Film Roles:
Maradona

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Estadio Azteca It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century".

Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final) Outside the Estadio Azteca a statue of Maradona scoring the goal was erected to commemorate the moment.

1986 FIFA World Cup The quarter-final between Argentina, the last South American representative left, and England was unforgettable because of the two totally different goals scored by Diego Maradona: the first was scored illegally, as he punched the ball into the goal past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

Diego Sinagra On January 21, 2008, Maradona scored the first goal with Venafro from 30 metres.

Hampden Park Diego Maradona scored his first international goal at Hampden Park, against Scotland,in 1979.

Diego Maradona On 2 June 1979, Maradona scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Hampden Park.

Diego Maradona The city of Glasgow plays a significant part in Maradona's history as it was at Hampden Park in Glasgow that Maradona scored his first goal for Argentina in 1979.

1986 June 22—Diego Maradona scores the "goal of the century" straight after the infamous "Hand of God" as Argentina defeat England in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup.

Terry Fenwick During that World Cup, Fenwick was also noted for being passed by Diego Maradona as Maradona scored the "Goal of the Century".

Argentina and England football rivalry Also in this game, Maradona scored a second goal, voted in 2002 as the best goal in World Cup history, before English striker Gary Lineker pulled one back, but England could not score again and lost 2-1.

Diego Maradona (footballer born 1989) In his first season with the Astros Maradona contributed by scoring 7 goals and helping the team clinch a playoff spot.

Ali Bin Nasser He is probably best known for allowing the crucial Hand of God goal scored by Diego Maradona of Argentina versus England in the quarterfinals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Sports diplomacy In the 1986 Mexico World Cup, following the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom, Diego Maradona scored a goal via the "Hand of God" to fuel the flames between the two sides.

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Estadio Azteca It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the "Hand of God goal" and the "Goal of the Century".

Hand of God the Hand of God goal, scored by footballer Diego Maradona during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter final between Argentina and England.

Bogdan Dotchev Bogdan Dotchev was a linesman in the game between England and Argentina in 1986 in which the Hand of God was scored by Diego Maradona

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Hernán Crespo On 28 June 2007, he scored twice in Argentina's 4-1 victory over the United States in their 2007 Copa América Group C opener, tying Diego Maradona's team scoring record.

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Diego Maradona (footballer born 1989) In his first season with the Astros Maradona contributed by scoring 7 goals and helping the team clinch a playoff spot.

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Stadio San Paolo A penalty shoot out ensued with Maradona fittingly scoring the winning penalty for Argentina.

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Mike Bassett: England Manager This goal pokes fun of the infamous Hand of God goal that Diego Maradona scored against England in the 1986 World Cup.

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Association football culture In Argentina an official religion around the football player Diego Maradona has been formed called "Iglesia Maradoniana".

Iglesia Maradoniana Iglesia Maradoniana (Spanish: Maradonian Church) was created by fans of the retired Argentine football player Diego Maradona, who they believe to be the best player of all time.

Amos Sassi Amos enjoys playing ping pong, watching Family Matters on TV and his favourite ever football player is Diego Maradona.

Diego Maradona (footballer born 1989) Maradona began playing football at the youth level with Argentinos Juniors, eventually making the reserve squad.

Munenori Kawasaki While the Japanese media deemed the play sensational and dubbed it The Right Hand of God (à la former Argentine football player Diego Maradona's famous "Hand of God" goal), Kawasaki was later found to have injured his right elbow on the play and did not play in the regular season until mid-April.

Guaraná Antarctica One of its 2006 commercials featured Argentine football player Diego Maradona finding himself wearing the yellow jersey of the Brazilian team and singing the Brazilian national anthem before waking up and proclaiming it was a nightmare, because he had drunk too much Guaraná the day before.

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Daniel Passarella Passarella had a fractious relationship with star player Diego Maradona and coach Carlos Bilardo during the tournament; he later claimed Bilardo and Maradona made sure that he was sidelined.

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Hugo Gatti In 1980, Gatti said of then youth player Diego Maradona: "...es un gordito que juega muy bien al fútbol" ([Maradona] "is a fattie who plays football very well").

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Soccer Aid 20 min: England 2-0 Rest of the World: Maradona plays in Nivola down the right wing; his cross is met by the head of Ramsay, but Seaman saves easily.

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Soccer Aid 37 min: Maradona plays in Ramsay down the left.

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Joe Greene (American football) Later it was adapted to star other countries' sports stars, including Argentina (with Diego Maradona playing Greene's role), Brazil (with Zico), Italy (with Dino Zoff) and Thailand.

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Kjetil Osvold A midfielder was known for his technical abilities, he performed a nutmeg on legend player Diego Maradona in a 1986 friendly match.

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Diego Maradona Maradona played his first World Cup tournament in 1982.

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Diego Maradona Throughout the 1986 World Cup Maradona asserted his dominance and was the most dynamic player of the tournament.

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Arie Haan Stuttgart reached their first European cup final in 1989, the UEFA Cup, but failed to win the trophy against SSC Napoli (1-2, 3-3), a team that Diego Maradona was playing for at the time.

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Iglesia Maradoniana Iglesia Maradoniana (Spanish: Maradonian Church) was created by fans of the retired Argentine football player Diego Maradona, who they believe to be the best player of all time.

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Clint Dempsey Clint was heartbroken when the news came to Nacogdoches that Maradona would not be playing in the 1994 FIFA World Cup game played in the Cotton Bowl.

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Argentinos Juniors Diego Maradona playing for Argentinos Juniors in 1980

Superclásico Some players have gone so far as to state that they would not play for the other club such as River's Uruguayan player Enzo Francescoli while Diego Maradona during his time playing for Argentinos Juniors, refused to even consider a move to El Monumental, stating that his dream was to play for Boca.

Diego Maradona Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Newell's Old Boys and Napoli, setting world-record contract fees.

Diego Maradona Maradona playing for Argentinos Juniors in 1980

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Diego Maradona Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Newell's Old Boys and Napoli, setting world-record contract fees.

Serie A 1986–87 Diego Maradona playing for Napoli in his famous No 10 jersey

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Diego Maradona Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Newell's Old Boys and Napoli, setting world-record contract fees.

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Maradona (disambiguation) Diego Maradona (born 1989), Argentine footballer (and nephew of Diego Armando Maradona) who plays for Canadian-based club North York Astros.

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Diego Maradona Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Newell's Old Boys and Napoli, setting world-record contract fees.

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Maradona (disambiguation) Diego Maradona (born 1989), Argentine footballer (and nephew of Diego Armando Maradona) who plays for Canadian-based club North York Astros.

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Diego Maradona Maradona playing for Boca Juniors during 1981

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    Diego Maradona

    Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former football player, and current manager of the Argentine national team.
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    Diego Maradona (footballer born 1989)

    Diego Hernán Maradona (born 06 October 1989 in Granada, Spain) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for North York Astros of the Canadian Soccer League as an attacking midfielder.
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    Maradona (disambiguation)

    Diego Maradona, Argentine footballer ... Estadio Diego Armando Maradona, football stadium in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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    Estadio Diego Armando Maradona

    Estadio Diego Armando Maradona is the home of Argentinos Juniors football club, in the La Paternal neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. It is named after Argentine football star Diego Maradona, who played for the club between 1976 and 1981.
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    Diego Sinagra

    Diego Armando Maradona Sinagra (born on 20 September 1986 in Naples) is an Italian footballer and beach soccer player, currently without a team. ... Diego Jr. was a result of an affair between Diego Maradona and a young Neapolitan woman, Cristina Sinagra.
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    Diego (given name)

    Diego is a common Spanish male given name, also used in Portuguese-speaking countries and the south of Italy, which may refer to: ... Diego Maradona, Argentine football (soccer) player and coach
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    Diego (footballer)

    Diego (footballer) may refer to: ... Diego Maradona, Argentine former footballer
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    List of left-handed athletes

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