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Hugo Maradona passes away at only 52 years old
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Hugo Maradona passes away at only 52 years old
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Diego Maradona's younger brother Hugo has succumbed to a heart attack near Naples.
He played for Rapid Vienna, among other clubs
A little more than a year after the passing of Diego Maradona, his younger brother Hugo has also died. The 52-year-old succumbed to a heart attack on Monday evening at his home in Monte di Procida near Naples, his relatives announced on Tuesday. Hugo, the youngest of the Maradona brothers, had settled in the Naples area after a brief football career. In 1990, he also played with little success for Rapid Vienna in Austria.
Hugo Maradona was acquired by SSC Napoli, the club of his brother who died in November 2020, in 1987 at the age of 18 and played a single game for the southern Italians before moving to Ascoli on loan. He continued his career at Rayo Vallecano and Rapid before returning to Italy. He only made three appearances in the Austrian league. As a player, Hugo Maradona also played in Japan and Canada. He later coached amateur teams from the Campania region.
Hugo Maradona is survived by his wife and three children. "He led a healthy life and was still active in the world of football," his lawyer Angelo Pisani told Italian media. In the last municipal elections in Naples in October, Maradona was offered a candidacy together with mayoral candidate Catello Maresca, but he did not accept. Among other things, because of problems with his Italian citizenship, which he had not yet acquired.