Hugo Maradona

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.

Hugo Maradona
Personal information
Full name Hugo Hernán Maradona
Date of birth (1969-05-09) 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

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.

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. 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. 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
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Austria League Cup League Cup Total
1990SK Rapid WienBundesliga3000-30
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1992PJM FuturesRegional Leagues127--127
1993Football League16700-167
1994211710-2217
1995Fukuoka BluxFootball League272730-3027
1996Avispa FukuokaJ1 League218001043112
1997Consadole SapporoFootball League281010893719
1998J1 League 2850041326
CountryJapan 1538150221418085
Total 1538150221418085

References
  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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