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    Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional soccer player and manager, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. As a player, he led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup where he scored two iconic goals in a quarterfinal match against England, including the "Goal of the Century." He played club soccer for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys, setting the world transfer record fee twice. After retiring as a player, Maradona went on to manage several clubs and the Argentina national team.

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    Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional soccer player and manager, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. As a player, he led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup where he scored two iconic goals in a quarterfinal match against England, including the "Goal of the Century." He played club soccer for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys, setting the world transfer record fee twice. After retiring as a player, Maradona went on to manage several clubs and the Argentina national team.

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    Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional soccer player and manager, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. As a player, he led Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup where he scored two iconic goals in a quarterfinal match against England, including the "Goal of the Century." He played club soccer for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys, setting the world transfer record fee twice. After retiring as a player, Maradona went on to manage several clubs and the Argentina national team.

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    Maradona

    Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; 30 October 1960 – 25


    November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as
    one of the greatest players of all time, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the
    20th Century award.[7][8] Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined
    with his small stature (1.65 metres (5 ft 5 in)), which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to
    manoeuvre better than most other football players; he would often dribble past multiple opposing
    players on a run. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general
    performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative
    abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious
    talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck
    with him throughout his career.[9] He was also a troubled character, who was banned in both 1991
    and 1994 for abusing drugs.[10]
    An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona was the first
    player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice: first when he transferred
    to Barcelona for a then-world record £5 million, and second when he transferred to Napoli for
    another record fee of £6.9 million.[11] He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona,
    Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at
    Napoli and Barcelona, where he won numerous accolades.
    In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. Maradona played
    in four FIFA World Cups, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where he captained Argentina
    and led them to victory over West Germany in the final, and won the Golden Ball as the tournament's
    best player. In the 1986 World Cup quarter final, he scored both goals in a 2–1 victory
    over England that entered football history for two different reasons. The first goal was an
    unpenalized handling foul known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal followed a 60 m
    (66 yd) dribble past five England players, voted "Goal of the Century" by FIFA.com voters in 2002.[12]
    Maradona became the coach of Argentina's national football team in November 2008. He was in
    charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the
    tournament. He then coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011–12
    season. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season.
    [13]
     In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest.
    [14]
     He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July.[15] From September
    2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados.[16] He was the coach of
    Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata from September 2019 until his death in
    November 2020.[17]

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