Diego Maradona Age, Wife, Children, Biography, Family, Affairs & More

Diego Maradona Age, Wife, Children, Biography, Family, Affairs and more

Bio / Wiki
Full Name: Diego Armando Maradona Franco
Nickname: Hand of God, The Golden Boy
Professional: Professional Footballer (Retired)

Physical stats and more
height (approx) 
In centimeters - 165 cm
In meters - 1.65 meters
In feet inches - 5' 10"

Weight (approx)  

In Kilograms - 70 kg 

In pounds - 155 pounds
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black

Football Debut
International - for Argentina against the Hungarian
club on 27 February 1977 - for Argentina on 20 October 1976.
Jersey number: # 10 (Argentina)
# 10 (FC Barcelona)
Position: Midfielder attacking
retirement : 1997

Awards, Honors, Achievements

International

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1986
• Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993

The club

Boca Juniors

• Argentina Primera Division: 1981 Metropolitano

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 1983
• Copa de la Liga: 1983

Napoli

Series A: 1986-87, 1989–90
• Copa Italia: 1986-87
• Supercopa Italiana: 1990

Person

• Argentina Primera Division top scorer: 1978, 1979, 1979, 1980, 1980
• FIFA World Youth Championship Golden Ball: 1979
• Argentina Football Writers Footballer of the Year: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986
• South American footballer: 1979, 1980
• FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1986
• FIFA World Cup Silver Shoe: 1986
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986, 1990
• World Soccer Award Player of the Year: 1986
• Copa Italia Top Scorer: 1987–88
• South American Year Team: 1995
• Ballon d'Or (France Football) for Services to Football: 1996
• 20th Century World Team: 1998
• FIFA Player of the Century: 2000
• Century FIFA goals (for their second goal against England in 1986 • World Cup quarter-finals): 2002
• Golden Foot (FIFA Legend): 2003
• Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2012
• AFA Team of All Time: 2015
• World Soccer's greatest ever XI: 2013

Personal life

Date of Birth: October 30, 1960
Place of Birth: Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death: November 25, 2020 (age 60)

Football legend Diego Maradona died of a heart attack at age 60

Zodiac sign / Sun sign: Scorpio
sign

Nationality: Argentina
Hometown: Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires, Argentina

School: Not Known
Educational Qualification: Not Known
Religion: Christianity
Ethnicity: Argentina
Food Habit: Non-Vegan
Tattoo (s)

Controversy
• In  2009, Italian authorities announced that they owed $ 45 million (Cr 306 crore) in unpaid taxes, penalties, fees and interest. They paid only $ 48,000 (L 33 lakh), 2 luxury watches and a set of earrings.

 • In 2017, he accused his two daughters and his ex-wife of stealing $ 4.5 million (₹ 30 crore) from them and asked them to go to jail.

 • In 2018, he was engulfed in a controversy when he was seen drinking cigars in the stadium during an Argentina Iceland FIFA World Cup match, although smoking was banned in all stadiums in the World Cup.

 • England defeated Colombia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Round 16, after which Maradona claimed that it was FIFA's plot to give England the victory. He accused the match's referee of not being fit for the job. However, FIFA denied their allegations and said their "solicitation" was completely unfair and completely baseless.

Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status: Divorced

Affairs / Girlfriend
Lucia Galan (1981–1982) Singer

Christiana Sinagra (1985)

Veronica Ojeda (2013)

Roshio Olive (2014) Footballer

Date of Marriage:, November 19, 9

Family
Wife / Spouscaludia Villains (1984–2003)

Baby
Sons - Diego Maradona Jr.

Diego Fernando Maradona

Daughters- Dalma Maradona and Gianna Maradona

Jan Marona

Parents

Father- Diego Maradona Sr. (construction worker)

Mother-in-law Salvadora Franco (homemaker)

Siblings

Brothers- Hugo Maradona, Raul Maradona

Sisters- Ana Maria Maradona, Rita Maradona, Maria Rosa Maradona, Elsa Maradona

Favorite Things
Favorite Restaurants: Santino
Favorite Food: Pizza, Pasta, Cake

Money factor
net worth (approx.): $ 100 thousand (akh 68 lakhs)

Some lesser known facts about Diego Maradona

Does Diego Maradona Smoke ?: Yes

Does Diego Maradona drink alcohol ?: Yes

He was born into a very poor family, his father being a brick-layer and mother a house-making company.

His mother wanted him to become an accountant and often confiscated his football in childhood to concentrate in studies.

In childhood, he slept with a football inside his shirt to avoid theft.

He joined Los Cabolitas and took them to a 136-unbeaten streak.

In 1976, just before his sixteenth birthday, he made his commercial debut with Juniors of Argentina.

On 2 June 1979, he scored his first goal for Argentina against Scotland.

In 1979, he played for Argentina in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup and helped the team win the tournament. He won the Golden Ball Award as the best player of the tournament.

In 1981, he joined Boca Juniors.

In 1982, he played his first World Cup tournament. He was eliminated from the tournament by Brazil in the second round.

After the World Cup, he joined FC Barcelona. In his two seasons with Barcelona, ​​he scored 38 goals in 58 matches.

On November 7, 1984, he married his longtime girlfriend Claudia Vilfane. The couple have two daughters, Dalma Neria and Gianina Dinora.

He then moved to Napoli where he saw the pinnacle of his career. He led the club to win the Serie A Italian Championship twice in 1986–87 and 1989–90. Additionally, Napoli received the Coppa Italia in 1987, the UEFA Cup in 1989, and the Italian Supersize in 1990.

He was the first player to set a world record transfer fee twice in football history.

He led Argentina to the 1986 FIFA World Cup victory. He scored 5 goals and had 5 assists in the tournament. He scored a goal with his hand against England in the tournament which became famously known as the "Hand of God".

He again led his team to the 1990 FIFA World Cup.  They reached the finals but eventually lost to West Germany.

 In 1991, he was tested positive using cocaine and was given a 15-month suspension.

 In 1992, he left Napoli to join Sevilla, Spain, where he played for a year.  And later, joined Newell's Old Boys.

 In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he played just two games;  A goal was scored before the Ephedrine drug test failed and was therefore ruled out of the tournament.  It also marked the end of his international career.

 In 1997, he returned to Boca Juniors and played with the club for two years, before announcing his retirement in 1997 on the eve of his birthday.

 He was a drug addict since the 1980s which negatively affected his performance and health.  In 2004, he suffered a major infarction following a cocaine overdose.

 In 2000, he was named "Player of the Century" alongside Brazilian veteran Pelé.

 He and Claudia Vilfane divorced in 2004.  In the proceedings, he confirmed to have an illegitimate son Diego Sinagra, who is currently a footballer in Italy.  He also confessed to having an illegitimate daughter, Jan Maradona, with Valeria Sabalain.

In 2008, his daughter Giannina married Argentine footballer Sergio Aguero, who later separated in 2013.

In 2009, Italian authorities announced that they owed $ 45 million (Cr 306 crore) in unpaid taxes, penalties, fees and interest. They paid only $ 48,000 (L 33 lakh), 2 luxury watches and a set of earrings.

He was the head coach of Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

In 2017, he accused his two daughters and his ex-wife of stealing $ 4.5 million (₹ 30 crore) from them and asked them to go to jail.

In 2018, he was caught in a controversy when he was seen drinking cigars in the stadium during an Argentina Iceland FIFA World Cup match, although smoking was banned in all stadiums of the World Cup.