Maradona er talinn vera einn besti leikmaður sögunnar en hann varð heimsmeistari með Argentínu árið 1986 auk þess að vinna fjölda titla með félagsliðum.
Maradona komst einnig oft í fréttirnar fyrir líferni sitt utan vallar.
Eftir að skórnir fór á hilluna hefur Maradona reynt fyrir sér sem þjálfari. Hann þjálfaði landslið Argentínu á HM 2010 og er í dag þjálfari Gimnasia de La Plata í heimalandinu.
Hér að neðan má sjá nokkrar Twitter færslur í tilefni dagsins.
🥳 Happy 60th Birthday, Diego Maradona!
— SPORF (@Sporf) October 30, 2020
🏟 589 Games
🇦🇷 90 Caps
⚽️ 341 Goals
2 🏆🇮🇹 Serie A
1 🏆🌍 World Cup
1 🏆🇪🇺 UEFA Cup
1 🏆🇪🇸 Copa del Rey
1 🏆🇪🇸 Copa de la Liga
1 🏆🇮🇹 Coppa Italia
1 🏆🇮🇹 Supercoppa Italiana
1 🏆🇦🇷 Prmiera Division
🐐 One of the greatest ever. pic.twitter.com/F0Tz2ikEeY
10 - Diego Maradona is the last player to have been involved in as many as 10 goals in a single Men's World Cup finals, with 5 goals & 5 assists for Argentina in 1986. Legend.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 30, 2020
We celebrate his 60th birthday by delving deep in to his 1986 WC performances in our latest data dive. pic.twitter.com/xy8C0HwxTV
Diego Maradona before the kick-off of Argentina vs Cameroon at Italia '90. #Diego60pic.twitter.com/U4CDhLhhKw
— 90s Football (@90sfootball) October 30, 2020
Diego Maradona is 60 today! 🥳
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 30, 2020
🔝 Who is your club's greatest-ever player?#UCL pic.twitter.com/z5ufN2SqXZ
G⚽️L OF THE DAY
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 30, 2020
🥳 Happy birthday, Maradona!
🇦🇷👉 https://t.co/gDUIDraRmH pic.twitter.com/WUUGhRGdiC
The original 'D10S' turns 6⃣0⃣ today...
— LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) October 30, 2020
Happy birthday to one of the all-time greats, Diego Maradona! 👑🇦🇷🎂#LaLigaHistory pic.twitter.com/3MhjUhu4ju
Diego Maradona turns 60 today! 🎂 He certainly had the best warm-up routine of all time!
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) October 30, 2020
Thank you for the memories, little man 🇦🇷#Maradona60 pic.twitter.com/BPr2AmjiO0
Maradona’s greatest achievement is probably making it to his 60th birthday.
— David Preece (@davidpreece12) October 30, 2020
Sá besti er sextugur. Vann HM einn síns liðs, ótrúlega gallaður utan vallar og sjúklega hæfileikaríkur innan vallar. Messi og Ronaldo eru maskínur, Diego var eins manns náttúruhamfarir. https://t.co/wvvR5OLRHx
— Einar Örn Jónsson (@RanieNro) October 30, 2020