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maradona
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Scouted age 11 for the junior team of Argentinos Juniors
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Makes his professional debut aged 15
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Transfers to Boca Juniors for $1.96m
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First International appareance
He played his first World Cup for Argentina, Scoring twice, but also getting. Afterwards he transferred to Barcelona FC for a then world record $9.81m -
Was transfered from Barcelona to serie A Napoli for another record fee of $13.54m
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Captains Argentina to World Cup Victory
he scored 2 goals against England on the way,the first,the infamous "Hand of God" and the second an incredible 50 meter run voted "Goal of the Century" in a 2002 FIFA poll -
He had failed in a drug test
He was banned for 15 months and in 1992 make his comeback in Sevilla -
He announced retirement from football aged 37 after failing another drugs test
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He collapsed with heart problems
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Maradona's death
Maradona died at the age of 60 on November 25, 2020 and the autopsy on the body of the ex-captain and former Argentina national team coach determined that he died as a result of "acute pulmonary edema secondary to chronic exacerbated cardiac insufficiency¨.