Legendary Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona will be coaching again. This time, Maradona made a less flashy move by agreeing to terms with Dorados, a team playing in Mexican second division. Dorados confirmed the move on their social media by posting a short video that displays messages “Welcome Diego,” and “Make it a 10.”
¡Bienvenido Diego al Gran Pez! 🐠#HazlaDePez #HazlaDeDiez pic.twitter.com/JeI92ALJcL
— #HazlaDeDiez (@Dorados) September 6, 2018
The reports about the possibility that Diego Maradona could take over Dorados started circling earlier this week, but the negotiations between two sides were stalled due to Maradona’s obligations to Belarus side Dynamo Brest. The 57-year-old agreed to a three-year deal to serve as Brest’s chairman back in July.
In Mexico, Maradona will be tasked with turning around Dorados’ awful start of the season which sees them tied for the last place in the league. The club fired their previous coach Francisco Gamez last week after Dorados managed to win just three out of 15 points.
While being in the conversation as the greatest soccer player of all time, Diego Maradona had a lot less successful career as a coach. After two short coaching stints with Mandiyú de Corrientes and Racing Club in the mid-nineties, Maradona went on a long break before eventually taking over Argentina’s national soccer team in 2008. He spent four years with the national team before the Argentine Football Association decided not to renew his contract despite good results. Maradona also coached in the United Arab Emirates on several occasions after that.
