
Diego Maradona
Former footballer
Diego Maradona was an Argentine footballer and coach who captained Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title. A defining figure at Napoli, he also played for Boca Juniors and Barcelona. He died in November 2020.
- Country
- Argentina
- Born
- 30 Oct 1960
Biography sources
Diego Maradona photos
Photo credits
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Jorge Duran/AFP/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · AFP/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Panoramic/Press Association Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · AFP/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Mike Hewitt - FIFA/FIFA/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · AFP/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Rafael WOLLMANN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images · The Guardian ↗
- Diego Maradona in a photograph published by The Guardian. · Alamy · The Guardian ↗
Relationship history
Maradona and Claudia Villafañe met as teenagers and married in 1989. They had two daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, and divorced in 2003.
He later had a long-term relationship with Verónica Ojeda, the mother of his son Diego Fernando. His last long-term partner was Rocío Oliva; their relationship ended before his death in 2020.
Maradona also had son Diego Jr. with Cristiana Sinagra and daughter Jana with Valeria Sabalain. Singer Lucía Galán has publicly described their brief relationship while he was playing for Barcelona in the early 1980s.
Children
- NameDiego Jr.Date of birthOther parentCristiana Sinagra
- NameDalmaDate of birthOther parentClaudia Villafañe
- NameGianinnaDate of birthOther parentClaudia Villafañe
- NameJanaDate of birthOther parentValeria Sabalain
- NameDiego FernandoDate of birthOther parentVerónica Ojeda











