Hugo Maradona

Hugo Maradona
Personal information
Full name	Hugo Hernán Maradona
Date of birth	9 May 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Lanús, Argentina
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1987	Argentinos Juniors
1987–1988	Ascoli
1988–1990	Rayo Vallecano
1990	Rapid Vienna
1990	Deportivo Italia
1991	Progreso
1992–1994	PJM Futures
1995–1996	Avispa Fukuoka
1997–1998	Consadole Sapporo
1999	Toronto Italia
Managerial career
2004–2005	Puerto Rico Islanders
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 U-16 World Championship 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. He played in the J1 League in 1996 and 1998.^{[citation needed]}

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]}

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
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		Football League	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	Consadole Sapporo	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 (archive) (in Japanese)
About Hugo Maradona (Italian)
FIFA.com – Individual record at FIFA tournaments
Short Biography (German)

[1] 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.

[2] "Hugo Maradona, brother of Argentina's favorite son, keeps eye on". www.palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.

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