Birth name: Diego Armando Maradona.
Born: October 30, 1960.
Occupation: Soccer player. Star attacking midfielder who was the hero of 1986 World Cup for Argentina and is widely considered one of the greatest soccer players of all-time. He spent his club career with seven different teams, and scored 81 goals in 188 appearances for Napoli between 1984 and 1991.
Before Fame: He was spotted by talent scouts at age 10 and joined the youth system of the Argentinos Juniors when he was 15 in 1975.
Trivia: He scored both of Argentina’s goals in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup against England; one of the goals was the result of a missed hand-ball call on Maradona and became known as the “Hand of God” goal.
Family Life: He had two daughters, Dalma and Giannina, with his wife Claudia, whom he divorced in 2004.
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