-
Maradona was born on October 30, 1960
-
In 1976, at age 15, he was hired by Argentinos Juniors, an important first division club.
-
Maradona has been in 10 teams in his 54 years of life;
Barcelona, Sevilla, Boca Juniors, Argentino Juniors, Napoli, Racing Club, Seleccion de Argentina, Deportivo Mandiyú, Newell´s Old Boys and Ceebollitas. -
He won 11 titles from different countries
-
In 1981 he started using drugs when he was playing for Boca Juniors
-
His first wife was named Claudia Villafañe and his two daughters named Dalma and Giannina.
-
On June 22, 1986, Argentina defeated England in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Mexico.
-
In 1997 at the age of 37 he retired as a professional player, after a third positive drug test.
-
Since they separated in 2000, the relationship between the former couple has been very bad, to the point of unsustainable.
-
He died on November 25 from drugs and after an operation on the head that had been done previously.