PERJALANAN SI "TANGAN TUHAN" DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona, he is the icon of soccer in 80’s. He was born 53 years ago in Buenos Aires. He became an idol of people in Argentina. He started his career when he was 16 with Argentinos Juniors Football Club. After one year, he was bought by Boca Juniors Football Club, A professional football club in Argentina. Maradona got his first cup of Argentine’s League with Boca Juniors FC.

His tall is only 165 centimeters, but he has great skill in playing soccer. He has a good dribbling and shooting. He moved to Barcelona FC in 1982. As we know that Barcelona must paid 3 million pounds to Boca Juniors FC for him. That’s a world transfer record at that time. In Barcelona FC, he got Cup of Spain’s King or we often call “Copa Del Rey”. Then, Maradona is transferred to Napoli FC in 1984. In Napoli FC, he got the Italy’s League Cup two times each in 1986 and 1990.

Napoli FC also became a champion of UEFA Cup after beating Stuttgart FC from Germany. His greatest show is when he won the World Cup 1986 in Mexico with his National Team, Argentina. He made the best goal ever by passing 5 men when Argentina faced England at quarter final of World Cup 1986 in Mexico. He also made the “unforgettable” goal by using his hand at that match. All the England squads protest about it, but the referee didn’t see that Maradona used his hand to score, and finally Argentina won 2-1.

His career was getting down when he is proven to use drugs in 1991. He wasn’t allowed to play soccer for 15 months by FIFA. He comes back with Newell’s Old Boys FC. But, in 1994 FIFA gives him the second punishment because of the same problem.

He stops playing soccer in 1997. In 2004, he was getting sick because of the using of drugs. He got many therapies to be health. And finally he was chosen as coach of Argentina in 2008.