Whereas, in his two seasons with Barcelona, he scored 38 goals in 58 games. However, a dispute with the club president and team director led to his transfer to Napoli in Italy’s Serie A for another world record fee, 6.9m. His association with Napoli was the most fruitful of all and brought successful results for both himself and the club.
Not only did he reach the pinnacle of his career, but assisted the club to enjoy immense success and victory. He led the club to win the Serie A Italian Championships twice in 1986-87 and 1989-90. Meanwhile, at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, he led Argentina to victory.
This marked the steep decline of the once-flourishing career. In the year 1991, he received a 15-month suspension after testing positive for using cocaine. In the year 1992, he left Napoli to join Sevilla of Spain, where he played for a year. Following year he played for Newell’s Old Boys. This also marked an end to his international career which spanned for 17 years. He joined Argentine Primera D club Deportivo Riestra in 2013 as its ‘spiritual coach’.
Diego Maradona: Awards, Nomination
He won the Golden Ball award at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. In 1999, he was bestowed with the Diamond Konex Award, which was one of the most prestigious culture awards in Argentina from Konex Foundation, Argentina, for being the ultimate sports star of the decade.
Diego Maradona: Net Worth ($100K), Income, Salary
He has an estimated net worth of around $100 thousand (as per 2022 data) and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career. Diego’s net worth is currently at the mercy of Italian tax authorities who in February of 2013 ordered the retired soccer star to pay more than $50 million in back taxes.
Diego Maradona: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal
In 2001, Italian authorities declared that he owed $45 million in unpaid taxes penalties, charges, and interest. He paid just $ 48, 000, 2 luxury watches and set of earrings. Another controversy in the year 2017, he accused his two daughters and ex-wife of stealing $4.5 million from him and asked them to be jailed.
During 2018, he was caught in a controversy when during Argentina Iceland FIFA World Cup match he was seen smoking a cigar in stadiums of the World Cup. After England defeated Colombia in the 2018 World Cup round 16.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Diego Maradona has a height of 5 feet 5 inches. Additionally, he weighs is 76Kg. In addition, his chest, waist, biceps sizes are 42-37-14 inches respectively. Maradona’s hair color is black and his eye color is black.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Being a retired football player, Diego Maradona has a huge fan following rate. He has been active in social sites like Facebook and Instagram. He has 8.9M followers on his Facebook. Around 4.8M followers on his Instagram. But he doesn’t have an official page on Twitter.
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Reference: (Wikipedia)