Courtesy-Harvard Gezette, Sky Sports, The Economic Times, Guinness World Records
After a hall of fame career in football, Diego Maradona passed away at the age of 60. He had been afflicted with serious health issues, including brain surgery earlier in that month.
Take a gander at some of the late great Maradona’s career numbers and charts. Maradona is widely regarded as the best player of all time. And it’s simple to see why when you look at his impressive career stats.
Between 1977 and 1994, Maradona netted 34 goals in 91 appearances for Argentina. His best performance came at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, when he scored five goals and added two assists to help his nation to victory. At the tournament, he was awarded the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball and the FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe.
Maradona began his professional club career at Argentinos Juniors, where he made his debut at the age of fifteen.
Around 1976 and 1980, he made 166 appearances for the club, scoring 116 goals in the process before joining Boca Juniors in 1981. During the period at Barca, he won the Copa del Rey, the Copa de La Liga, and the Spanish Super Cup. Then followed his most productive time in club football, when he spent with Napoli in Italy.
Between 1984 and 1991, Maradona spent six years in Naples, scoring 115 goals in 259 appearances. Many consider him to have had almost single-handedly guided Napoli to prominence during the 1980s and 1990s. During his time at the club, Maradona claimed two Serie A cups, the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Cup, and the Italian Super Cup.
Between 1992 and 1993, he spent one season at Sevilla before moving to Argentina to play for Newell’s Old Boys. His stay was short, and he eventually returned to Boca, where he finished his club career in 1997. Maradona began his management career before he retired from football, with short stints at Textil Mandiyu in 1994 and Racing Club in 1995. Maradona did not return to management until 2008, when he was appointed President of Argentina. He was in charge of his nation for two years before returning on to Al-Wasl, Fujairah, and Dorados de Sinaloa.
When he died, Maradona was the founder of Gimnasia de La Plata.