Hugo Maradona
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hugo Hernán Maradona | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Lanús, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1987 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Ascoli | 13 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | (3) |
1990 | Rapid Vienna | 3 | (0) |
1990 | Deportivo Italia | 33 | (5) |
1991 | Progreso | ? | (?) |
1992–1994 | PJM Futures | 49 | (31) |
1995–1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | 48 | (33) |
1997–1998 | Consadole Sapporo | 56 | (15) |
1999 | Toronto Italia | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
1985 | Argentina U16 | 11 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
2004–2005 | Puerto Rico Islanders | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Hugo Hernán Maradona (born 9 May 1969), also known as El Turco, is an Argentine Association football coach and former player, he is the brother of legendary player Diego Maradona.[1] He played as a midfielder for clubs in South America, Europe, Japan, and Canada, and was a member of the Argentina U-16 national team.
Career[]
Born in Lanús, Hugo Maradona is the youngest one of two lesser known brothers of Diego Maradona; the other is Raúl Maradona. Nevertheless, Hugo Maradona was able to accomplish celebrity on his own, becoming a well liked player in Japan and Italy as well as in his native Argentina.[citation needed]
In 1985, he was a part of the Argentina squad that competed at the U16 South American and World Championships in China. In Argentina's first round match against Congo, he scored two goals to help the team to a 4–2 win, which however was one goal short of what Argentina needed to advance past the group stage.
During 1987, Hugo Maradona was bought by Ascoli to play in the Italian Serie A championship. He played just 13 matches without scoring a goal, and was sold at the end of the season to Rayo Vallecano in Spain. During 1989 he moved again to Rapid Vienna, and after that experience he went back to Argentina.
In 1992, he moved to Japan to play for PJM Futures (renamed as Tosu Futures after changing their hometown in 1994), which was aiming to promote to inaugurated J. League. After playing for Futures for 3 seasons, he played for Fukuoka Blux(renamed as Avispa Fukuoka after their promotion to J. League in 1996) in 1995 & 96 seasons, and Consadole Sapporo in 1997 & 98 seasons. He played in the J1 League in 1996 and 1998.
After retiring from association football as a player, Maradona lived a relatively quiet life in Argentina.[2]
In 2004, Hugo Maradona moved part-time to Puerto Rico, where he became part of that country's association football federation's attempt to invigorate the sport among Puerto Ricans by becoming the head coach of the Puerto Rico Islanders, a team in the American USL First Division.[citation needed] He then moved back to Italy, working for a number of youth and amateur teams in the Naples region.
Club statistics[]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Austria | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
1990 | SK Rapid Wien | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
1992 | PJM Futures | Regional Leagues | 12 | 7 | - | - | 12 | 7 | ||
1993 | Football League | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 7 | ||
1994 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 17 | |||
1995 | Fukuoka Blux | Football League | 27 | 27 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 27 | |
1996 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 12 |
1997 | Consadole Sapporo | Football League | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 19 |
1998 | J1 League | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 6 | |
Country | Japan | 153 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 180 | 85 | |
Total | 153 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 180 | 85 |
References[]
- ^ Paul Doyle (11 July 2012). "The Knowledge | Does Diego Maradona have a more famous brother? | Football | guardian.co.uk". London: Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Hugo Maradona, brother of Argentina's favorite son, keeps eye on". www.palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
External links[]
- Hugo Maradona at J.League (in Japanese)
- About Hugo Maradona (Italian)
- FIFA.com – Individual record at FIFA tournaments
- Short Biography (German)
- 1969 births
- Argentine expatriate footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
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- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
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- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Deportivo Italia players
- J1 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- La Liga players
- Living people
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- C.A. Progreso players
- Puerto Rico Islanders coaches
- Rayo Vallecano players
- Sagan Tosu players
- Serie A players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Toronto Italia players
- USL First Division coaches
- Argentina youth international footballers
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