Name: Diego Maradona
Who: Being 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm tall and of 172 pounds or 78 kg of weight, Diego Maradona is an Argentine football coach as well as a manager and former player. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans in general consider Maradona to be one of the greatest football player of all time.
Diego Maradona’s height is 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Diego Maradona’s weight (1997) is 172 pounds or 78 kg
Full name: Diego Armando Maradona
Date of birth: 30 October 1960 (age 52)
Place of birth: Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing positions: Attacking Midfielder, Second striker
Chihldhood: The fifth of eight children, Maradona grew up in a poor but close-knit household in a province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His first soccer ball was given to him as a gift at age 3 and Maradona quickly became devoted to the game
Football Career: Beijng a member of the Argentinean national team, Diego won the 1986 World Cup. His performance there included two memorable goals in a quarter-final victory over England. In total, Maradona played in four World Cups, and scored an impressive 34 goals in 91 international appearances for Argentina. However, while playing in Spain in the 1980s, he became addicted to cocaine and received a 15-month suspension after testing positive for the substance in 1991, followed by another suspension three years later for testing positive for ephedrine during the World Cup. He announced his retirement in 1997.
Post-football career: In 2008, Maradona was hired to coach the Argentinean national team. Although the Argentinian team consisting of a talented squad headlined by Lionel Messi, they were bounced from the 2010 World Cup with a 4-0, letting Germany win in the quarter-finals. Maradona’s contract was not renewed.
Personal life: On 7 November 1984 Maradona married long-time fiancée Claudia Villafañe in Buenos Aires, and they had two daughters, Dalma Nerea, born on 2 April 1987, and Giannina Dinorah born on 16 May 1989, by whom he became a grandfather in 2009. Maradona admits he was not always faithful to Claudia, even though he refers to her as the love of his life. Maradona and Villafañe divorced in 2004, remaining on friendly terms.
Diego Maradona’s son Diego Fernando, from his ex long term partner Veronica Ojeda, was born 13 February 2013.
Interesting fact: Diego Maradona is 4cm shorter and 11 kg heavier than Lionel Messi!
Diego Maradona’s height is 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Diego Maradona’s weight (1997) is 172 pounds or 78 kg
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