Lanús
City in Buenos Aires Province
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May 2025 | A mistrial was declared after one of the judges hearing the case recused herself following her appearance in a documentary about the issue. |
September 2024 | A criminal court in San Isidro set the trial date for Maradona's medical personnel to begin on 11 March 2025. |
January 2024 | Maradona was posthumously cleared of tax accusations by the Supreme Court of Cassation in Italy. |
April 18 2023 | The Court of Appeals and Guarantees of San Isidro upheld the ruling for eight medical personnel to face trial for Maradona's death. |
June 2022 | A judge ruled that eight medical personnel should face trial for criminal negligence and homicide related to Maradona's death. |
May 2021 | Seven medical professionals were charged with homicide over Maradona's death. |
December 4 2020 | Nine days after his death, Napoli's home stadium is renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in his honor. |
November 2020 | Concluded his final management role with Gimnasia de La Plata. |
November 26 2020 | Maradona's wake was held at the Presidential Palace, with tens of thousands of people attending, before being cut short due to fan disruptions. A private funeral service was conducted, and he was buried at the Jardín de Bella Vista cemetery. |
November 25 2020 | Died at age 60 from cardiac arrest while sleeping at his home in Dique Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. |
November 25 2020 | Diego Maradona passed away, concluding a remarkable football career as a player and manager. |
November 25 2020 | Passed away, marking the end of a legendary football career |
November 12 2020 | Maradona was released from the hospital after successful surgery and placed under outpatient medical supervision. |
November 3 2020 | Maradona underwent emergency brain surgery to treat a subdural hematoma. |
November 2 2020 | Maradona was admitted to a hospital in La Plata for psychological reasons. |
June 3 2020 | Despite a poor record in the 2019-20 season, Gimnasia renewed Maradona's contract for the 2020-21 season. |
2019 | Subject of a documentary film 'Diego Maradona' directed by Asif Kapadia, exploring his journey as a child genius and famous footballer. |
November 21 2019 | Rejoined Gimnasia de La Plata as manager, emphasizing political unity in the club. |
November 19 2019 | Left Gimnasia de La Plata after two months in charge. |
September 5 2019 | Unveiled as the new head coach of Gimnasia de La Plata, signing a contract until the end of the season. |
June 13 2019 | Stepped down from Dorados after failing to secure promotion, citing health reasons. |
January 2019 | Underwent surgery after a hernia caused internal bleeding in his stomach. |
2018 | Participated and danced at the Venezuelan presidential election campaign rally. |
December 2018 | Ended relationship with girlfriend Rocío Oliva. |
September 2018 | Became coach of Mexican club Dorados, serving until June 2019. |
September 17 2018 | Made his debut with Dorados, winning 4-1 against Cafetaleros de Tapachula. |
July 2018 | Arrived in Brest and was presented by Dynamo Brest to start his duties. |
May 2018 | Became chairman of Dynamo Brest, serving until September 2018. |
April 2018 | Concluded his management stint with Fujairah SC. |
2017 | Praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticized U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him a 'cartoon character'. |
2017 | Gifted a house in Bella Vista to his girlfriend Rocío Oliva. |
2017 | Featured as a legendary player in football video games FIFA 18 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018. |
April 2017 | Began managing Fujairah SC. |
August 17 2015 | Visited Ali Bin Nasser, the referee from the 1986 World Cup Argentina-England match, and presented him with a signed Argentine jersey. |
June 25 2015 | His father Diego Senior died at age 87. |
2014 | Accused of assaulting his girlfriend Rocío Oliva, which he denied. |
September 2014 | Met Pope Francis in Rome, crediting him for inspiring his return to religion after many years away. |
September 1 2014 | Participated in the 'Match for Peace' charity football match at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, setting up a goal for Roberto Baggio. |
August 2013 | Moved to become 'spiritual coach' at Argentine club Deportivo Riestra. |
April 2013 | Visited Hugo Chávez's tomb and urged Venezuelans to elect Nicolás Maduro as Chávez's successor. |
July 10 2012 | Sacked from his position as manager of Al Wasl FC. |
November 19 2011 | His mother Dalma died at age 81 while Maradona was in Dubai. |
May 2011 | Became manager of Dubai club Al Wasl FC in the United Arab Emirates. |
2010 | Appeared in a Louis Vuitton commercial playing table football with Pelé and Zinedine Zidane, and featured in Shakira's World Cup song 'Waka Waka' music video. |
July 2010 | Concluded his tenure as manager of the Argentina national football team. |
July 27 2010 | AFA announced they would not renew Maradona's contract as national team coach. |
July 15 2010 | AFA offered a potential new four-year deal to keep him as national team coach through the 2014 World Cup. |
January 15 2010 | FIFA ban expired after he used abusive language at a press conference following World Cup qualification. |
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