Diego Armando Maradona was born on 30 October 1960 in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires. Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 matches for Argentina and played 4 World Cups for his country. (PHOT0: AP)
Former Argentina captain and star footballer Diego Maradona Death died of a heart attack on Wednesday.
- News18
- Last Updated:November 26, 2020, 7:09 AM IST
Sourav Ganguly lost his hero
BCCI president and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly suffered a major setback with the death of Diego Maradona. He expressed his pain on Twitter and wrote that he lost his hero today. Ganguly tweeted, ‘My hero is no more. May my genius rest in peace. I used to watch football for you.
My hero no more ..my mad genius rest in peace ..I watched football for you .. pic.twitter.com/JhqFffD2vr
– Sourav Ganguly (@ SGanguly99) November 25, 2020
Sachin Tendulkar also described Maradona’s death as a great loss to the sports world. He wrote, ‘The world of football and sports has lost a greatest player today. Diego Maradona may your soul rest in peace. you will be missed.’
Football and the world of sports has lost one of its greatest players today.Rest in Peace Diego Maradona! You shall be missed. pic.twitter.com/QxhuROZ5a5
– Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 25, 2020
Irfan Pathan wrote, ‘I did not know much about football as a child, but I knew who Maradona was. May the soul rest in peace Maradona. ‘Apart from the players, many foreign cricketers from the IPL teams also mourned the death of Maradona.
Diego Armando Maradona. RIP Legend. pic.twitter.com/ZtIlLElBN6
– Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 25, 2020
Maradona’s career
Maradona achieved many big achievements in his career. The 5 feet 5 inches tall player scored 34 goals in 91 matches for Argentina. Argentina won the World Cup on the basis of Maradona’s goal in 1986. Maradona’s goal against England is popularly known as Hand of God. Maradona scored a total of 259 goals in his senior club career. In which Maradona was part of big clubs like Napoli, Barcelona, Sevilla.
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