- Source of Wealth: Football
- Age: 59
- Birth Place: Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Height: 1.65 m (5′ 5″)
- Weight: 147.7 lbs. (67 kg)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Claudia Villafañe)
- Full Name: Diego Armando Maradona
- Nationality: Argentine
- Date of Birth: 30 October 1960
- Ethnicity: Argentinian
- Occupation: Football Player, Coach
- Children: 3 (Diego, Giannina, Dalma)
Diego Armando Maradona is an Argentine football coach and a former player. Maradona has been among the best soccer players ever. He has a net worth of $100,000 which he primarily earned from coaching, managing and playing for the Argentine football team and various soccer clubs.
Despite making tens-of-millions of dollars over his career, Maradona’s net worth is, currently, less than you would expect – due to numerous legal troubles over decades in the public eye (from narcotic fines to tax crimes). However, should the soccer icon win an upcoming series of appeals, he could recoup as much as $45 million in previously seized property and cash.
There are many people who believe that Maradona along with Pele are the greatest football players of all time. He shares the title “FIFA Player of the 20th Century” with Pele. Maradona has the world record for his contract fees. He charged five million pounds when he was transferred to Barcelona and 6.9 million pounds during his transfer to Napoli.
In a long career, Maradona has played for many different clubs like Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell’s Old Boys. But he probably spent the best days of his playing career with Napoli of Italy. He took a small club and made it the league champions with his playing prowess.
He has excellent records playing for his country Argentina as well. In the international level, he has scored 34 goals in 91 caps. He has appeared in four FIFA World Cups. In 1986, he was the captain of the Argentina football team that won the FIFA World Cup beating West Germany and other teams. In the same year he also won the “Golden Ball” for being the best player of the tournament. He is famous for his two goals during an England – Argentina match. The first was the infamous “Hand of God” goal, and the second was what is considered to be “The Goal of the Century”.
Maradona is considered to be the most controversial sportsperson ever. In 1991 he was suspended for 15 months for failing in a drug test for using cocaine while in Italy. He was not allowed to play in the 1994 World Cup that was held in the US, as he was tested positive on ephedrine.
At the 2018 World Cup, Maradona came under scrutiny again, this time for his bizarre behavior during Argentina’s match against Nigeria. He appeared to have fallen asleep and later required assistance walking through the stadium. The event raised public concern for his health, which he dismissed in an Instagram post afterwards, attributing his actions to a bad case of neck pain and a lot of white wine. When the match ended and Argentina won, Maradona was spotted celebrating wildly with this team and making rude gestures that altogether landed him in media controversy once again.