Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has announced a three-day mourning in connection with the death of the ex-football player of the national team Diego Maradonareports Reuters .
The death of the ex-footballer was reported earlier on Wednesday, November 25. Maradona’s lawyer said that he died of a heart attack.
In early November, Maradona was hospitalized . The former athlete’s entourage denied rumors about the coronavirus. It was noted that the specialist suffered from depression.
Since September 2019, Maradona has been working in Argentina. He headed up Gimnasia and Esgrim, a representative of the country’s elite division. Despite the unsuccessful 2019/2020 season, the coach’s contract was renewed.
Prior to that, Maradona worked in Mexico, where he headed “Dorados”. Also in the track record of the specialist is the leadership of the Argentina national team. Together with the team, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup.
As a footballer, Maradona is known for his performances for Barcelona, Napoli and Newells Old Boys. As part of the Argentina national team, he became world champion in 1986.