Diego Maradona Net Worth: How Rich is The Argentine Football Player Actually?

Argentine footballer and former coach Diego Maradona possessed a net worth of $100,000 when he died in 1999.

On November 25, 2020, Diego Maradona passed away, just one month after turning 60. Born in Buenos Aires on October 30, 1960, he played soccer for Argentina for many years.

Diego earned hundreds of millions of dollars in salary and honors as a player and coach.

Diego was one of the world’s highest-paid athletes during the early 1980s, earning several million dollars a year and being supported by companies including Hublot, Puma, and Coca-Cola.

Net Worth, Career,  Age, Profession,  Height, Nationality

Many people still consider him to be one of football’s top players. Furthermore, when it comes to the question, it is typically Maradona vs. Pele. His performance lifted the Argentine national team to victory in the 1986 World Cup, making him a hero to the Argentine people.

Early Life and Bio of Maradona

A native of Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30, 1960. A descendant of Diego Sr. and Dona Tota, Maradona was the fifth of eight children raised by them. When he was 3, his family gave him his first soccer ball, and he quickly became devoted to it.

Argentinos Juniors, one of Argentina’s largest clubs, had a youth team called Los Cebollitas, which Maradona joined at age 10. With a 136-game unbeaten streak, Maradona displayed his prodigious talent at a young age.

Several weeks before he turned 16, he made his senior team debut.

As Maradona retired from playing, he continued to suffer from the problems he faced later in his career. His heart problems forced him to be hospitalized in 2000 and 2004.

In a second instance, an oxygen concentrator was needed to breathe properly, His gastric bypass surgery was performed the following year.

According to the Fraction Internationale de Football Association, Maradona was the greatest player of the twentieth century. There was still controversy surrounding that event as well.

.Having been denied a stage by the Brazilian legend, Diego Maradona then complained that a special panel was being established to ensure that it would be jointly honored.

The Argentinean National Team hired Maradona to coach in 2008. Although the Argentines feature one of the best players in the world in Lionel Messi, despite this they failed to reach the promised land.

A 4-0 thrashing by Germany in the quarter-finals knocked them out of the 2010 World Cup, and Maradona’s contract wasn’t renewed.

As a native son of Argentina who rose from humble roots to become a star on a world stage, Maradona was beloved despite public disappointments.

Career of Maradona

His low-income family needed him since Maradona’s professional debut came when he was just 15 years old. His national success immediately attracted the Boca Juniors. He was purchased for $4 million.

In 1982, after a failed World Cup campaign with his former club, he moved to Barcelona after only one season. There were high expectations for Diego as soon as he arrived in Barcelona. In order to sign the young star, a team paid an industry-record price of $7.6 million.

Despite Maradona’s popularity among Spanish fans and performance in the team, numerous controversy-filled incidents marred his stay in Catalan city. Diego attacked several Athletic Bilbao players in 1984 during a heated exchange. His knees knocked down one of them.

As a result of the altercation, FC Barcelona dismisses Maradona following a riot inside the stadium.

Diego had set the transfer fee at $10,5 million, but Napoli paid them nearly $10.5 million. The top of the mountain had been reached by Diego. Achieving two championships, including for the first time in history during their gold season.

Diego was part of the Argentina team that won the 1986 World Cup. A hand smash helped him score points against England in a 2-1 victory. It has been reiterated by Maradona that it was a “God’s hand” on handball when questioned about it.

There was a point in his career when his private life of the game caused it to decline dramatically. In other words, both Maradona and Argentina at the 1990 World Cup were disappointed.

Napoli was forced to leave him after he was found to have cocaine in 1992. A positive test result on a drug test in 1994 led to his expulsion from the World Cup.

Following his playing career at Boca Juniors, Maradona moved to Sevilla and Newell’s Old Boys before returning to Boca Juniors to finish his career.

In My Role as A Coach

Maradona’s salary as manager of the Gimnasia de La Plata, which is a temporary position until the end of the 2019-20 season, is unclear.

A record shows he earned $150,000 (£118k) a month as Dorados’s manager in his previous role. This would have amounted to $1.6 million (£1.25 million) for the entire 11-month contract.

He was a FIFA ambassador to the 2018 World Cup in Russia before becoming Dorados’ manager. Moreover, he had signed a contract of three years with Belarus’ Dinamo Brest. Nevertheless, he worked briefly in Belarus after moving to Mexico.

Net Worth of Diego Maradona

According to the estimate, Maradona is worth $100,000 (£75,000.) After pursuing his trade for over 20 years, he has played for Barcelona, Napoli, and Boca Juniors. Football’s legendary player has always been a big moneymaker. There was nothing that could stop him from being an absolute star on the pitch.

Since his early years, Puma has supported him and the two companies have maintained good relations to this day. As well, endorsements with Coca-Cola, Hublot, and others contributed to his financial success.

At one point, his value was estimated at more than 50 million Euros. He had to pay large sums of money owed to the Italian tax authorities after they confiscated his properties. His estimated debt currently stands at 90,000 Euros.