Hugo Maradona died after a year from his older brother Diego

Hugo Maradona

About a year after the death of the most famous brother, Hugo Maradona diedPrecisely younger brother of the great Diego Armando.

He only had 52 years and was taken away by a cardiac arrest this morning in 28 December 2021. When it happened he was at his home at Monte di Procida,.

The decision to live in Naples

He had decided of his own free will to live near Naples, the city that had made his brother very popular and where he had decided not to go away anymore.

The choice fell right on Monte di Procida, in Campi Flegrei area in the province of Naples, where he was known and loved by all.

Who was Hugo Maradona

It was definitely one very private person since he was not in the news, but leaves behind a wife and three children.

Hugo Hernan Maradona has always lived a sporting life, since soccer player and allenatore. As a child, he had started his football career inJunior Argentines, then in 1987 he was bought by Calcio Napoli under pressure from his brother Diego who was already in our team.

He only played one game because he was loaned to theAscoli and then was sold, after 13 games, to the Spanish team of Vallecano Ray. After touring several foreign teams, he returned to Italy always at Ascoli, he was again sold abroad to theAvispa Fukuoka and Consapole Sapporo (both in Japan).

After his career as a footballer, which ended at Toronto Italy, he began that of coach with the Puerto Rico Islanders in 1999 to then return to Naples permanently. In our hinterland he has coached several teams, such as i Boys Fourth, the Mariano Keller and Real Wall.

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Written by Fabiana Bianchi
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