Late Diego Maradona’s younger brother dies at 52
Headlines Wednesday, December 29th, 2021Hugo Maradona, the younger brother of late Diego Maradona who also played football, has died, his lawyer confirmed on Tuesday.
Lawyer Angelo Pisani said that Hugo Maradona died of a heart attack at the age of 52.
He died in his home in Monte di Procida near the city of Naples where Diego Maradona played in the 1980s at Napoli.
Napoli said in a statement the thoughts of everyone at the club “are with the Maradona family after the sad passing of Hugo.”
The younger Maradona also played at Napoli briefly before being loaned off to Ascoli.
Diego Maradona died 13 months ago, also of a heart attack in the wake of brain surgery, at age 60.
He is an icon at Napoli whose stadium has been named after him.
He then played for Rayo Vallecano and Rapid Vienna before spending six years in Japan at several clubs.
Diego Maradona died 13 months ago, also of a heart attack in the wake of brain surgery, at age 60.
He is an icon at Napoli whose stadium has been named after him.
NANwp_posts
Related Posts
- Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General, Iwuanyanwu is dead
- Senate President Godswill Akpabio apologises to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over ‘nightclub’ comment
- Sowore alleges list of political stakeholders inciting Nigerians to riot
- ‘I’m ready to let go so they can run it,’ Dangote offers to sell refinery to NNPC
- ‘My life is at stake because I refused to sign $500 million Loan’ – Tinubu’s Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, lament
Short URL: https://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=61905
Posted by 
