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The cause of death of Diego Armando Maradona

2020-11-26T17:18:11.349Z


Diego Maradona's lawyer, Matías Morla, confirmed to CNN that the soccer star suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest.


(CNN Spanish) -

Diego Maradona's lawyer, Matías Morla, confirmed to CNN that the soccer star suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest.

On Twitter he also wrote: “See you soon, buddy.

Goodbye commander.

I will miss you".

We'll see you soon, friend.

Goodbye Commander.

I will miss you.

- MATIAS MORLA (@MatiasMorlaAb) November 25, 2020

Argentina's President Alberto Fernández will decree three days of national mourning starting this Wednesday for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, the presidency reported in a statement.

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Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona died this Wednesday, a family source confirmed to CNN.

Maradona was discharged on November 11 from the Olivos clinic in the province of Buenos Aires.

He had been admitted 9 days earlier to undergo surgery for a subdural hematoma.

The intervention was successful, according to his doctor Leopoldo Luque.

The specialist added that the former soccer player will go to outpatient medical care under the supervision of a new interdisciplinary team.

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Diego Armando Maradona was one of the great icons of Argentine football.

He was born on October 30, 1960 and died in Buenos Aires on November 25, 2020.

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Maradona was born in the Villa Fiorito area of ​​Buenos Aire.

He was a "little kid from the slums," according to Fernando Signorini, his former fitness coach.

(Credit: Allsport UK / Allsport)

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Before turning 15 he was signed by the local team Argentinos Juniors.

There he made his debut in the first division days before his 16th birthday.

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According to Maradona, soccer was his "salvation" that lifted him and his family out of poverty when he rose through the ranks of Argentinos Junior and Boca Juniors.

In this photo, Diego appears with his parents on the beach.

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In this photo, Maradona celebrates on the shoulders of his teammates from the Argentine youth team the victory of his team 3-1 against Russia at the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on September 7, 1979. (Credit: Allsport / Getty Images)

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After 2 years of prowess with Boca Juniors, Maradona became the top attraction of his country's soccer team, landing at FC Barcelona in Spain in 1982. (Credit: JOEL ROBINE / AFP via Getty Images)

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Then his golden age would come when he arrived at Napoli in Italy.

There, with the participation of the Argentine ten, Napoli won an Italian Cup and a UEFA Cup.

Here, Maradona in 1989 in the 1989 UEFA Cup final. (Credit: Simon Bruty / Allsport / Getty Images)

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In 1986 he reached the peak of his career with the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. At the age of 26, the young and talented southpaw led Argentina to the second World Cup in their history.

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Maradona in the 1986 Mexico final. (Credit: STAFF / AFP via Getty Images)

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Diego scored 2 goals in a historic quarter-final performance against England.

That day the famous "Hand of God" was born.

In this photo is the moment before Diego Maradona pushes the ball with his hand and scored the goal that he called 'The hand of God'.

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But fame and money led him to lose control.

In 1991, he lost his first drug test for cocaine.

As a Napoli player at the height of his addiction, Maradona says he held parties from Sunday to Wednesday, but would return home and lock himself in the bathroom to hide from his daughters, who were little girls by then.

(Credit: Allsport / Getty

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An angle of an iconic celebration: Maradona yells as he celebrates Argentina's goal at the 1994 World Cup against Greece (Credit: DANIEL GARCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

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In this photo taken on July 1, 1994, Maradona arrives with his wife Claudia at Boston's Logan International Airport from Dallas, Texas, after being suspended by FIFA after failing the doping test.

(Credit: GEORGES GOBET / AFP via Getty Images)

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After a brief return to Boca Juniors, Diego Maradona said goodbye to football in 1997, leaving behind a great legacy in world football.

(Credit: DANIEL LUNA / AFP via Getty Images)

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Maradona at his official farewell on November 10, 2001 in La Bombonera (Credit: FABIAN GREDILLAS / AFP via Getty Images)

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Maradona supports Argentina at the 2006 World Cup in Germany (Credit: DANIEL GARCIA / AFP via Getty Images)

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Maradona, Argentina coach in 2010, talks to Lionel Messi before a match at the World Cup in South Africa (Credit: JAVIER SORIANO / AFP via Getty Images)

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Under Maradona, Argentina was eliminated in the 2010 South Africa quarterfinals (Credit: CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP via Getty Images)

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Maradona celebrates in an Argentina match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia (Credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP via Getty Images)

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Diego Maradona as technical director of Gimnasia y Esrgima de La Plata in La Bombonera on March 7, 2020. (Credit: ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP via Getty Images)

With information from Hugo Correa

Diego Armando Maradona

Source: cnnespanol

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