Diego Maradona was a legendary Argentine soccer player born in 1960 in Lanus, Argentina. He played for several clubs including Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and most notably Napoli, leading Napoli to their only two Serie A titles. He is best known for leading Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup where he scored the famous "Hand of God" goal and "Goal of the Century." Maradona battled drug and alcohol addiction for many years and his international career ended after a failed drug test at the 1994 World Cup. He later managed the Argentina national team from 2008-2010.

1. Pranjal mishra
Presents

2. THE
BIOGRAPHY
OF
DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA

4. Diego’s Birth
Diego Maradona was born on 30th of October,
1960, at Lanus but grew up in villa Fiorito, a
shantytown. He belonged to a poor family…

5. Club Career

6. On 20 October 1976, Maradona made
his professional debut with Argentinos
Juniors, ten days before his sixteenth
birthday. He played there from 1976 to
1981 before his £1m transfer to Boca
Juniors. Having joined the Boca squad
midway through the 1981 season,
Maradona played through 1982 earning
his first league championship medal.
Argentinos Juniors andBoca Juniors

7. After the 1982 World Cup, in June,
Maradona was transferred to FC
Barcelona in Spain. Maradona had
difficulties in Barcelona. First hepatitis,
then a broken ankle caused by an ill-
timed tackle by Athletic's Andoni
Goikoetxea threatened with
jeopardizing Maradona's career, but
after treatment and therapy it was
possible for him to play again. He was
transferred to Napoli in Italy's Series.
Barcelona

8. Napoli
At Napoli, Maradona reached the peak of his
professional career. He quickly became an star
among the club's fans.. Led by Maradona, Napoli
won their only Series A Italian Championships in
1986/87 and 1989/1990, placing second in the
league twice, in 1987/88 and 1988/89. there
honours during the Maradona era at Napoli
included the Coppa Italia in 1987, the UEFA
Cup in 989 and the Italian Super cup in 1990.
Maradona was the top scorer in Series A in
1987/88. Later on, Maradona was officially
retired from Napoli...

9. Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys and Boca Juniors
After serving a 15-month ban for failing a drug
test for cocaine, Maradona left Napoli in disgrace in
1992. He signed for Sevilla of Spain, where he stayed
for one year. In 1993 he played for Newell's Old
Boys and in 1995 he returned to Boca Juniors for two
years. Maradona also appeared for Tottenham
Hotspur in a friendly match against Internazionale,
shortly before the 1986 World Cup. The match
was Osvaldo Ardiles' testimonial, who insisted his
friend Maradona played, which Tottenham won 2–1.
He played alongside Glenn Hoddle, who gave up his
number ten shirt for the Argentine.

10. International career

11. 1982 World Cup
Maradona played his first World
Cup tournament in 1982. Argentina
played Belgium in the opening game of
the 1982 Cup in Barcelona. Argentina,
the defending champions, lost
to Belgium . Although the team
convincingly beat Hungary and El
Salvador to progress to the second
round, they were defeated in the
second round by Brazil and by eventual
winners Italy.

12. 1986 World Cup
Maradona captained the Argentine national team to victory in
the 1986 FIFA World Cup, winning the final in Mexico
against West Germany. Throughout the 1986 World Cup
Maradona asserted his dominance and was the most
dynamic player of the tournament. This match was played
with the background of the Falklands War between Argentina
and the United Kingdom and emotions were still lingering in
the air throughout the entire match. Replays showed that the
first goal was scored by striking the ball with his hand.
Maradona was coyly evasive, describing it as "a little with the
head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God." It
became known as the "Hand of God".

13. Ultimately, on 22 August 2005 Maradona acknowledged on
his television show that he had hit the ball with his hand
purposely, and no contact with his head was made, and that
he immediately knew the goal was illegitimate. This became
known as an international fiasco in World Cup history. The
goal stood, much to the wrath of the English players.
Maradona's second goal, just four minutes after the hotly
disputed hand-goal, was later voted by FIFA as the greatest
goal in the history of the World Cup. This goal was voted
"Goal of the Century" in a 2002 online poll conducted
by English players. Maradona followed this with two more
goals in the semi-final against Belgium, including another
virtuoso dribbling display for the second goal. In the final,
the opposing West German side attempted to contain him
by double-marking, but he nevertheless found the space to
give the final pass to Jorge Burruchaga for the winning
goal.

14. By the end of the tournament,
Maradona went on to winning the
Golden Ball as the best player of
the tournament by unanimous vote
and was widely regarded to have
won the World Cup virtually single-
handedly In a tribute to him,
the Azteca Stadium authorities also
built a statue of him scoring the
"goal of the century" and placed it
at the entrance of the stadium.

15. 1990 World Cup
Maradona captained Argentina again in the 1990 FIFA
World Cup to yet another World Cup Final. An ankle injury
affected his overall performance. Argentina were almost
eliminated in the first round, only qualifying in third
position from their group.
In the quarter final (Argentina Vs. Yugoslavia), the match
ended 0–0 after 120 minutes, and Argentina advancing
on penalty kicks, Maradona missed one of the penalties.
The semi-finals against Italy was also resolved on
penalties after a 1–1 draw; this time, Maradona was
successful with his effort, In the final, Argentina lost by 1–
0 on match by West Germany…

16. Fans Lifting Diego after Semi finals
match of 1990 world cup…

17. 1994 World Cup
At the 1994 FIFA World Cup Maradona played in only
two games, scoring one goal against Greece, before
being sent home after failing a drug
test for ephedrine doping. FIFA expelled him from USA
'94 and Argentina were subsequently eliminated in the
second round. Maradona has also separately claimed
that he had an agreement with FIFA, on which the
organization reneged, to allow him to use the drug for
weight loss before the competition in order to be able
to play.
His failed drugs test at the 1994 World Cup signalled
the end of his international career, which had lasted 17
years and yielded 34 goals from 91 games.

18. Playing style
Maradona had a compact physique and could withstand
physical pressure well. His strong legs and low centre of
gravity gave him an advantage in short sprints. His
physical strengths were illustrated by his two goals
against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup. Maradona was a
strategist and a team player, as well as highly technical
with the ball. He could manage himself effectively in
limited spaces, and would attract defenders only to quickly
dash out of the melee (as in the second 1986 goal against
England), or give an assist to a free team-mate. Being
short, but strong, he could hold the ball long enough with
a defender on his back to wait for a team-mate making a
run or to find a gap for a quick shot.

19. One of Maradona's trademark moves
was dribbling full-speed on the right wing,
and on reaching the opponent's goal line,
delivering accurate passes to his team-
mates. Another trademark was the Rabona, a
reverse-cross pass shot behind the leg that
holds all the weight. This manoeuvre led to
several assists, such as the powerful cross
for Ramó Diaz's header in the 1980 friendly
against Switzerland. He was also a
dangerous free kick taker.
Playing style

20. Maradona was dominantly left-footed, often using his
left foot even when the ball was positioned more
suitably for a right-footed connection. His first goal
against Belgium in the 1986 World Cup semi-final, he
had run into the inside right channel to receive a
pass but let the ball travel across to his left foot,
requiring more technical ability. During his run past
several England players in the previous round for the
"Goal of the Century", he did not use his right foot
once, despite spending the whole movement on the
right-hand side of the pitch.
Playing style

21. Managerial career

22. Club management
He attempted to work as a coach
alongside former Argentinos
Juniors midfield team mate Carlos
Fren. The pair led Mandiyú of
Corrientes (1994) and Racing
Club (1995), but with little success.
In May 2011 he became manager of
Dubai club Al Wasl FC in the United
Arab Emirates. Maradona was
sacked in 10 July 2012.

23. International management
After the resignation of Argentina national
football team coach Alfio Basile in 2008,
Diego Maradona immediately proposed his
candidacy for the vacant role. On 29
October 2008, AFA chairman Julio
Rondona confirmed that Maradona would
be the head coach of the national side from
December 2008. On 19 November 2008,
Diego Maradona managed Argentina for
the first time when Argentina played
against Scotland at Hampden Park in
Glasgow which Argentina won 1–0..

24. At the World Cup finals in June 2010, Argentina started by
winning 1–0 against Nigeria, and then defeated South
Korea by 4–1, with a hat-trick from Gonzalo Higuain. In
the final match of the group stage Argentina won 2–0
against Greece to win their the group and advance to a
second round meeting with Mexico. After defeating
Mexico 3–1, Argentina was in turn routed by Germany, 4–
0 in the quarter finals to go out of the competition. On 15
July 2010, the Argentine Football Association said that he
would be offered a new 4-year deal that would keep him in
charge through to the summer of 2014 when Brazil stages
the World Cup, however on 27 July the AFA announced
that its board had unanimously decided not to renew his
contract Afterwards…
International management

26. Family
His parents are Diego Maradona Senior
and Dalma Salvadora Franco. His father
is of Italian and his mother is of Croatian.
Maradona married fiancée Claudia
Villafañe on 7 November 1984 in Buenos
Aires, and they had two daughters,
Dalma Nerea and Giannina Dinorah, by
whom he became a grandfather in 2009.
Maradona and Villafañe divorced in
2004., Giannina, is currently married
to Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero,
with whom she has a son, Benjamin,
born in Madrid on 19 February 2009.His
Mother, Dalma, died on 19 November
2011.
Maradona with family

27. Drug abuse and health issues
From the mid-1980s until 2004 Diego Maradona
was addicted to cocaine. On 4 January 2000, while
vacationing in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Maradona
had to be rushed to the emergency room of a local
clinic. It was later known that traces of cocaine were
found in his blood. After this he left Argentina and
went to Cuba in order to follow a drug rehab plan.
On 18 April 2004, doctors reported that Maradona
had suffered a major myocardia infarction following
a cocaine overdose. He tried to return to Cuba,
where he had spent most of his time in the years
leading up to the heart attack, but his family
opposed, having filed a judicial petition to exercise
his legal guardianship.

28. Financial problems
In March 2009 Italian officials
announced that Maradona still owed
the Italian government €37 million in
taxes; €23.5 million of which was
accrued interest on his original debt.
They reported that thus far,
Maradona has paid only €42,000,
two luxury watches and a set of
earrings.

29. Club Honours
Argentine League (1981 with Boca Juniors)
Copa Del Ray (1983 with Barcelona)
2 Italian League titles (1987 and 1990 both with SSC
Napoli)
Italian Cup (1987 with SSC Napoli)
UEFA Cup (1989 with Napoli)
Italian Super Cup (1991 with Napoli)

30. 1988 Italian League top scorer
1979–1981, 1986 Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the
Year
1979, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992 South American Footballer of the
Year (El Mundo, Caracas)
1986 Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Year
1986 Golden Ball for Best Player of the FIFA World Cup
1986 European Footballer of the Year (France Football)
1986–1987 Best Footballer in the World (Once)
1986 World Player of the Year (World Soccer Magazine)
Individual Honours

31. 1996 Golden Ball for services to football (France Football)
1999 Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century
2000 "FIFA best football player of the century", people's
choice.
2002 "FIFA Goal of the Century" (1986 (2–1) v. England;
second goal)
2005 Argentine Senate "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento"
recognition for lifetime achievement.

32. 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship winner
1986 FIFA World Cup winner
1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy
International Honours
The End

33. Presentation by : Pranjal Mishra
Class : 9th c
Roll no : 17
Assigned by : shridhar sir
School : Nirmal Vidyalay