Diego Maradona played for Argentina’s national team, representing the country at the 1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994 FIFA World Cups. Widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, he was instrumental in helping Argentina win the 1986 World Cup. In that tournament he scored both the infamous “hand of God” goal and the renowned “goal of the century” against England in the quarterfinals. Maradona played 91 games for Argentina, scoring 34 goals. He later coached the national team from 2008 to 2010.
Maradona played for Argentine clubs Argentinos Juniors (1976–81), Boca Juniors (1981–82, 1995–97), and Newell’s Old Boys (1993–94), Spanish clubs FC Barcelona (1982–84) and Sevilla (1992–93), and Italian club SSC Napoli (1984–91). Maradona raised the traditionally weak Naples-based side to the heights of Italian football; the team won the league title and cup in 1987 and the league title again in 1990. Maradona played 490 official club games during his 21-year professional career, scoring 259 goals.