Mexican second-tier side Dorados de Sinaloa has appointed Diego Maradona as their manager.
The Argentina legend’s last job was with Al-Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, which ended in April. According to a Mexican newspaper, the 57-year-old had been hired to replace Francisco Gamez, who was sacked as the head coach on Thursday.
Sinaloa issued a short video on their social media channels with a message ‘Welcome Diego’, and ‘Make it a 10’, Maradona’s shirt number as a player.
Maradona played 91 times for his country between 1977 and 1994, winning the World Cup in 1986 and also managed them from 2008 to 2010.
Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli among others during his playing career and is widely regarded as one of the best ever to play the game
