Date of Birth: 30th October 1960
CLUB RECORD
Argentinos Juniors: 166 games, 116 goals
Boca
Juniors: 70 games, 35 goals
Barcelona: 58 games, 38 goals
Napoli:
259 games, 115 goals
Sevilla: 26 games, 5 goals
Newell's Old
Boys: 5 games, 0 goals
Boca Juniors: 24 games, 5 goals
CLUB HONOURS
1981: Argentine Championship (Boca Juniors)
1982:
European Cup-Winners' Cup (Barcelona)
1983: Spanish Cup (Barcelona)
1987:
Italian Championship, Italian Cup (Napoli)
1989: UEFA Cup (Napoli)
1990:
Italian Championship (Napoli)
INTERNATIONAL RECORD
Argentina: 90 games, 33 goals
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS
1979: World Youth Championship (in
Japan)
1986: World Cup (in Mexico)
'God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of a cross
when I walk out on to the pitch. I feel I would be betraying him if I didn't.'
Diego Maradona
'Pele had nearly everything. Maradona has everything. He works harder,
does more and is more skilful. Trouble is that he'll be remembered for another
reason. He bends the rules to suit himself.'
Sir Alf Ramsey (1986)
'My main doubt is whether he has the sufficient greatness as a person to
justify being honoured by a worldwide audience.'
Pele on Maradona
'Like the Gallagher brothers, Maradona's life has had its fair share
of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll. Only more so. For with Diego you can add
poverty, corruption, conspiracy, adultery and sainthood.'
Goal
'Diego Maradona stopped being the world's finest football player and started
being a tragic, tormented figure because he was deluded, manipulated and
exploited'
Inside Sport, Australia
'...the greatest footballer in the world.'
Noel Gallagher, OASIS
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