Diego Maradona, an Argentinian soccer player widely considered to be among the greatest to ever play the game, has died of a heart attack. He was 60.
The news was first reported Wednesday morning by the Argentinian newspaper Clarín. Maradona had recently left the hospital after undergoing brain surgery for a subdural hematoma.
During his 21-year career, Maradona was given the nickname “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”) and led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986. Along with Pelé, Maradona was honored with the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
Maradona played for seven different clubs during his playing career, to go along with his 91 international appearances for team Argentina. He is most known for his time with Fc Barcelona and Napoli (full name Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli), and set the record — twice — for a transfer fee when he moved from Boca Juniors to Barcelona, and then from Barcelona to Napoli.
The news was first reported Wednesday morning by the Argentinian newspaper Clarín. Maradona had recently left the hospital after undergoing brain surgery for a subdural hematoma.
During his 21-year career, Maradona was given the nickname “El Pibe de Oro” (“The Golden Boy”) and led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986. Along with Pelé, Maradona was honored with the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award.
Maradona played for seven different clubs during his playing career, to go along with his 91 international appearances for team Argentina. He is most known for his time with Fc Barcelona and Napoli (full name Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli), and set the record — twice — for a transfer fee when he moved from Boca Juniors to Barcelona, and then from Barcelona to Napoli.
- 11/25/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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