Thursday, October 9, 2008

Diego Maradona





Clubs he had been a part of:

1976-81 Argentinos Juniors
(166 matches, 116 goals)
1981-82 Boca Juniors
(42 matches, 28 goals)
1981 Argentine league
1982-84 FC Barcelona
(58 matches, 38 goals)
1984-91 SSC Napoli
(259 matches, 115 goals)
1987 Italian league
1987 Italian Cup
1988 Italian top-scorer
1989 UEFA Cup
1990 Italian league
1991 Italian Super Cup
1992-93 Sevilla FC
(29 matches, 7 goals)
1993 Newell's Old Boys
(5 matches, 0 goals)
1995-97 Boca Juniors
(29 matches, 7 goals)

Achievement
FIFA World Youth Championship 1979
FIFA World Cup winner 1986
Copa Artemio Franchi 1993
Argentine Football Writers' Footballer of the Year 1979–1981, 1986
South American Footballer of the Year 1979, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992
Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Year 1986
Golden Ball for Best Player of the FIFA World Cup 1986
European Footballer of the Year 1986(France Football)
Best Footballer in the World 1986–1987 (Onze)
World Player of the Year 1986 (World Soccer Magazine)
1996 Golden Ball for services to cccfootball (France Football)
Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman of the Century 1999
"FIFA best football player of the century"2000, people's choice.
"FIFA Goal of the Century" 2002 (1986 vs. England; second goal)
2005 Argentine Senate "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" recognition for lifetime achievement.


In his 91 appearances for Argentina, Maradona has scored 34 goals(second highest for Argentina). He has played in four World Cup Tournaments -1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 making 21 appearances in all.

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