World Youth Final Goal
Scores Argentina's third goal in the 3-1 World Youth Championship final victory over the Soviet Union.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Diego Maradona Biography and Timeline
Follow Diego Maradona through 17 dated historical records for Argentina.
Diego Maradona, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1979–2020Years on this page
1979
1979 World Youth Golden Ball
Wins the tournament Golden Ball after inspiring Argentina to the FIFA World Youth Championship title.
1983
Bernabeu League Cup Goal
Scores a memorable goal against Real Madrid during Barcelona's Spanish League Cup triumph.
Role range: 1982-1984
1984
Maradona Arrives From Barcelona
Diego Maradona signed for Napoli from Barcelona in 1984, beginning a transformative period for the club and its supporters.
1986
World Cup Equaliser Against Italy
Scores Argentina's equaliser in a 1-1 World Cup group-stage draw with defending champions Italy.
Goal of the Century
Dribbles through the England defence to score a celebrated solo quarter-final goal.
Hand of God Goal
Scores the controversial opening goal against England with his hand in the quarter-final.
Two Goals Against Belgium
Scores both goals as Argentina defeat Belgium 2-0 in the semi-final.
World Cup Winner
Diego Maradona captains Argentina to its second world title and creates the decisive third goal in the 3-2 final win over West Germany.
1986 World Cup Golden Ball
Wins the World Cup Golden Ball after leading Argentina through an outstanding championship campaign.
World Cup Final Winning Assist
Releases Jorge Burruchaga with the pass that produces Argentina's decisive third goal in the World Cup final.
International Caps
Captains Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title and provides the assist for Jorge Burruchaga's winning goal in the final.
1987
Napoli First Serie A Title
Helps Napoli secure the first Italian league championship in the club's history.
1990
World Cup Assist Against Brazil
Dribbles through the Brazilian midfield before setting up Claudio Caniggia for the winning goal.
International Caps
Creates Argentina's winning goal against Brazil in the 1990 World Cup round of sixteen with a penetrating run and pass to Claudio Caniggia.
1994
World Cup Goal Against Greece
Scores Argentina's fourth goal against Greece in what becomes his final World Cup goal.
2020
Death of Diego Maradona
Death of Diego Maradona.
Role range: 1960-2020
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.