My Take
I'll be honest — I don't think we'll ever fully agree on who the greatest footballer of all time was, but every time that debate comes up, Maradona's 1986 World Cup run shuts a lot of arguments down real fast. The man was 5'5", built like a fire hydrant, and yet he moved through entire defenses like they were standing still. The Hand of God goal was cheeky as hell — pure Diego, honestly — but the one four minutes later, where he dribbled past five England players, is probably the greatest individual goal in football history, and you can fight me on that. He carried Napoli to back-to-back Serie A titles, two of the least expected championship runs in Italian football history. His life off the pitch was messy and complicated and he made no apologies for it. FIFA named him co-Player of the Century alongside Pelé, and that feels about right. Gone in 2020, but genuinely irreplaceable.
Overview
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 Century award, alongside Pelé.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diego Maradona
- Name (Japanese)
- ディエゴ・マラドーナ
- Reading
- でぃえご・まらどーな
- Born
- October 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 165 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1986 World Cup Golden Ball
- 1986 L'Équipe Champion of Champions
- 2000 FIFA Player of the Century
- 1990 diamond Konex award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.