On his 53rd birthday today, CS shares trivia about the sporting sensation. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/oct/diego-marado.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 315px;" /> &gt;&gt; On 27th February 1977, 16-year old Maradona made his Argentinian debut against Hungary at the Bomberna stadium in Buenos Aires. &gt;&gt; Diego has a tattoo of Che Guevara on his arm. &gt;&gt; His handball goal against England in the 1986 World cup was &lsquo;the hand of God&rsquo; according to him. There is a church of Maradona where followers often re-enact this remarkablegoal. &gt;&gt; In 2004 he suffered a major heart attack following a cocaine overdose. &gt;&gt; He is known in Argentina as &lsquo;El pibe de ora&rsquo; (The golden boy). &gt;&gt; He is the only footballer to set world-record contract fees twice, firstly when transferring to Barcelona for a then world record of &pound;5m, and secondly, when transferred to Napoli for another record fee of &pound;6.9m.u00a0

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