For me, (Maradona) is a capable coach." Maradona, 57, is a big fish for a little-known team founded just 15 years ago. In his two years as coach of Dorados de Sinaloa, Diego Maradona lost two finals and did not achieve promotion to Liga MX. 58-year-old Maradona took over in … MEXICO CITY (AP) — Citing medical reasons, former soccer star Diego Maradona stepped down as coach of the Sinaloa Dorados of Mexico's second division Thursday. The … Read More. "On medical advice he will dedicate time to his health and will have two surgeries: in the shoulder and knee. Dorados was founded on 9 August 2003. Argentine Diego Armando Maradona, who was captain of Argentina's football squad when they won the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, was appointed as the new coach of second-tier Mexican club Dorados de S In his two years as coach of Dorados de Sinaloa, Diego Maradona lost two finals and did not achieve promotion to Liga MX. - Maradona front pages: 'In the hands of God' Sebastian Mendez, Maradona's assistant at Gimnasia, had taken over the team on an interim basis after the 1986 World Cup winner was hospitalised on Nov. 2. The partying lifestyle appears to have taken its toll on the Argentinian icon, three decades later. One day the stadium was flooded and Diego Maradona took off his shoes and started splashing with the water and walking on it. But in his nine month-stint in Mexico he never got into trouble off the pitch and nearly led his team to the first division. He will presented by Dorados this weekend and will debut as coach on Sept. 15 when his new club faces Cafetaleros de Tapachula. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. He took them to consecutive final series in the 2018 and 2019 tournaments, but they narrowly missed out on promotion. DIEGO MARADONA has stepped down as coach of Mexican team Dorados to have surgery on his shoulder and knee. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Maradona's stint with the Sinaloa Dorados is over AP MEXICO CITY (AP) — Citing medical reasons, former soccer star Diego Maradona stepped down as coach of … In addition, he revealed that Diego Maradona drank at least 5 beers per day but that when he mixed them with all the medications he took, he made a lethal cocktail. Maradona trains Dorados with tactical insight, raw emotion and body language. Culiacán (Mexico) (AFP) - Argentine legend Diego Maradona has been hired to coach Mexican second-division football club Dorados in his latest foray into … It shows how he was used by the Italian Mafia, which supplied the cocaine and prostitutes he relied on. The club tweeted: "Together we shocked the world. Mario Alberto Garcia Covalles was one of Diego Maradona's assistants in Dorados de Sinaloa and revealed some details never told about Maradona. Diego Maradona has stepped down as coach of Mexican second division side Dorados due to medical reasons. Argentina legend Diego Maradona will not stay on as head coach of Mexican second division club Dorados de Sinaloa, the 58-year-old's lawyer confirmed on Thursday. The 2018–19 Dorados de Sinaloa season is the 16th season in the football club's history. The Argentine club coached by Diego Maradona at the time of his death faced another blow on Friday as the star’s backroom staff resigned en masse. In 2017, Maradona became the coach of Fujairah before leaving at the end of the season. The news comes shortly after it was announced that Maradona will stay on as the coach of Mexican side Dorados de Sinaloa for the whole season, his agent Matias Morla wrote on Twitter Friday. Maradona outpaced Pele in the Internet poll, 56.3 percent to 18.5 percent. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. After the death of Diego Maradona, a former assistant of him revealed untold secrets. He insists on … He has been the subject of an explosive new documentary, which details Maradona's time in Napoli. image caption Maradona spoke of the role at Dorados as a "new beginning" The former Barcelona and Napoli forward previously managed UAE teams Al … You have to truly love the game to compete at that level, especially as a manager, to brush shoulders not with beasts of the Azteca but with small crowds in old grounds, fighting for promotion with only the rawest of unrefined talent and ravenous journeymen … “We are thankful with the Dorados family and will continue the dream together in the future.". The main reason why Maradona left Mexico according to Garcia Covalles was that he was depressed about not being able to be with his family. He will reportedly earn $150,000 a month to coach a team where players complain of … Everyone who was there had to accompany him across the entire width of the court. On Maradona's floor in Hotel Lucerna -- the same hotel where Pep Guardiola lived when he played for Dorados in 2006 -- there is a security guard who leaves his door open to hear anyone coming up, but Diego isn't locked in some kind of ivory tower. His arrival in Sinaloa, considered the heartland of drug-trafficking in Mexico, raised eyebrows due to Maradona's troubles with addictions in the past. Both times, the … Says Islas of Maradona, 'He's happy, he is working, he is full of hope.' Maradona's orthopedic surgeon, German Ochoa, said earlier this year that the former soccer star has no cartilage left in his knees due to severe osteoarthritis and will need replacements. Diego Maradona 1960-2020. The series revealed how, in the right circumstances, players responded to Maradona, but it also showed the great man often losing his cool. DIEGO MARADONA has stepped down as coach of Mexican team Dorados to have surgery on his shoulder and knee. NEWS The 1986 World Cup winner guided Dorados to two consecutive league finals in the two seasons he was in charge, but has chosen to step aside to focus on his health. He will reportedly earn $150,000 a month to coach a team where players complain of … Watch ALISSON score dramatic late winner as Reds hunt down top four, Plans for crowds at Euro games in UK in jeopardy over Indian coronavirus variant, Phil Foden's mum in brawl which left woman with black eyes & bite marks, Marcus Rashford splits from childhood sweetheart after 8 years, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. History. According to Garcia Covalles, Diego Maradona only drank beer. Maradona was stopped last month at an airport after his ex-girlfriend sued him for £5million. Tom Marshall / ESPN FC. For other inquiries, Contact Us. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Hector Vivas/Getty Images. Maradona’s second campaign saw the team again reach the final only to lose, and he departed, officially for health reasons. Dorados was the youngest franchise to play in the Primera División de México, having joined the division for the first time for the Apertura 2004 tournament, when the club was only one year old. Maradona, 57, is a big fish for a little-known team founded just 15 years ago. He promises to improve morale; a player wonders if Maradona even knew where Dorados … Pele, the only man to win three World Cups, prevailed on the ballots of media, coaches and officials. [15] He arrived in Brest and was presented by the club to start his duties in July. [14] In May 2018, Maradona was announced as the new chairman of Belarusian club Dynamo Brest. Diego Maradona stepped down as coach of Sinaloa Dorados of Mexico 's second division on Thursday due to medical reasons. Maradona’s first league away-days as Dorados manager were in Oaxaca City and Zacatapec, a far cry from the limelight of Mexico City. The people’s player. Diego Maradona surprised everyone when he announced that he was going to be the new coach of Dorados de Sinaloa. ''On medical advice he will dedicate time to … In January, Maradona was admitted to a hospital in Argentina suffering from stomach bleeding, just a few days before returning to Mexico for his second season with Dorados. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Citing medical reasons, former soccer star Diego Maradona stepped down as coach of the Sinaloa Dorados of Mexico's second division Thursday. Maradona made headlines for … Diego Maradona has spent the least two league seasons as manager of Mexican club Dorados. Diego Maradona was like a baby according to Garcia Covalles since every time he could have fun in the most childish way he did it. Argentine legend Diego Maradona died on Wednesday at his home near Buenos Aires following a heart attack. Maradona makes international headlines by agreeing to coach the team. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Diego Maradona has said goodbye to Dorados after getting widespread praise for his work there, Maradona had got Dorados close to promotion, Official trailer for the film Diego Maradona, constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage from the footballer's personal archive, Maradona was admitted to a hospital in Argentina suffering from stomach bleeding, subject of an explosive new documentary, which details Maradona's time in Napoli, Maradona was stopped last month at an airport after his ex-girlfriend sued him, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Diego Maradona had recently signed to be the president of a team in Belarus but he was more tempted to try to lead Dorados de Sinaloa to Liga MX. Islas, left, is Maradona's assistant and played on the World Cup-winning Argentina team in 1986. In a sporting sense, Maradona certainly hasn't taken the easy option by coming to Dorados, a club in only its 15th year of existence. "Diego Maradona arranged his continuity with Dorados de Sinaloa and he will continue as coach of the team throughout the season. [17] View our online Press Pack. Matias Morla, said on his Twitter account: "Diego Maradona decided to not continue as the head coach of Dorados. We showed that soccer is all about passion and heart, you will always be a Dorado, thanks for everything Diego. Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, a 1986 World Cup winner, has been appointed coach of Mexican second division team Dorados, the club said on its website on Thursday. The main reason why Maradona left Mexico according to Garcia Covalles was that he was depressed about not being able to … The Brazilian and the French have fun in the PSG dressing room, The coach already told them the decision he made to the Merengue players, The Norwegian forward wants to be prepared for when he has to make the leap to a big team in Europe, Messi was right: Luis Suarez's new response to Koeman after throwing him out of FC Barcelona, The image of Diego Maradona that reappeared in the sky and left all Argentina with their mouths open, At the request of Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona stole this player from Pep Guardiola's Manchester City. Maradona: De Rossi came to Boca because he saw me in my box A fter a spell in Mexican football with Dorados , Diego Maradona has returned to coaching after being appointed by Gimnasia y … The 58-year-old took over in September last year when the team were near the bottom of the table. What was most surprising was that he said that many Dorados de Sinaloa players did not know him when he arrived in Mexico. ''Diego Maradona decided to not continue as the head coach of Dorados,'' Maradona's manager, Matias Morla, said on his Twitter account. … Maradona said after losing the Clausura finals: "I was on the brink of dead, to me, this ... is nothing. He hasn't taken the job because of big money, either. He arrives to a media frenzy. Maradona previously had short stints coaching clubs in Argentina and the United Arab Emirates but his longest spell in charge was with Argentina, who he led at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Indeed, in 2018 Maradona made overtures to bring his great-nephew to Belarus, where he acted as coach and president of Dinamo Brest for little more than two months before taking the Dorados post. [16] From September 2018 to June 2019, Maradona was coach of Mexican club Dorados. Mario Alberto Garcia Covalles was one of Diego Maradona's assistants in Dorados de Sinaloa and revealed some details never told about Maradona. ... Maradona's assistant resigns as Gimnasia coach. He takes a desperate side and turns them into serious competition. “Diego is a very emotional guy,” says Dorados president Antonio Nunez. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Maradona grinned as he accepted a Dorados jersey with his old number 10 on it, and joked with journalists that he was ready to “sing any song you want me to.” He also said he had turned down offers from the leftist presidents of Bolivia and Venezuela, his pals Evo Morales and Nicolas Maduro, to coach their national teams.