SOCCER PLAYER

Diego Maradona

1960 - 2020

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Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, alongside Pelé. An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity and allowed him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Maradona is the 6th most popular soccer player, the 4th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Soccer Player.

Diego Maradona is most famous for his goal against England in the 1986 World Cup.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Diego Maradona ranks 6 out of 21,273. Before him are Pelé, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, and Ferenc Puskás. After him are Lev Yashin, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Eusébio, Garrincha, Giuseppe Meazza, and Santiago Bernabéu Yeste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Diego Maradona ranks 2. Before him is Ayrton Senna. After him are Naruhito, Yoon Suk Yeol, Philippe of Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, John F. Kennedy Jr., Rafael Benítez, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Jeffrey Dahmer. Among people deceased in 2020, Diego Maradona ranks 1. After him are Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, Sean Connery, Philip Warren Anderson, Kirk Douglas, Betty Williams, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Pierre Cardin, and Max von Sydow.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Diego Maradona ranks 4 out of 1,154. Before him are Pope Francis (1936), Che Guevara (1928), and Jorge Luis Borges (1899). After him are Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Eva Perón (1919), Juan Perón (1895), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and José de San Martín (1778).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Argentina

Among soccer players born in Argentina, Diego Maradona ranks 1. After him are Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926), Lionel Messi (1987), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Gabriel Batistuta (1969), Helenio Herrera (1910), Guillermo Stábile (1905), César Luis Menotti (1938), Daniel Passarella (1953), Hernán Crespo (1975), and Luis Monti (1901).

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