1960 Maradona is born . Maradona ( L ) and Kusturica ( R ) arrive at the screening of 'Maradona ' , Cannes International Film Festival 2008 . 1971 Scouted age 11 for the junior team of Argentinos Juniors . 1976 Makes his professional debut aged 15 . 1977 Makes his full international debut for Argentina aged just 16 . 1979 Scores first international goal and wins the junior World Cup . 1981 Transfers to Boca Juniors for $ 1.96m . 1982 Plays his first World Cup for Argentina , scoring twice , but also getting sent off . Afterwards he is transferred to Barcelona FC for a then world record $ 9.81m . 1983 Wins the Spanish Cup with Barcelona . 1984 Transfers from Barcelona to Serie A Napoli for another record fee of $ 13.54m . 1986 Captains Argentina to World Cup Victory , scoring two goals against England on the way , the first , the infamous `` Hand of God '' and the second an incredible 50 meter run voted `` Goal of the Century '' in a 2002 FIFA poll . 1987 Helps Napoli to their first Italian title . 1990 Hit by paternity suit after World Cup final defeat by West Germany . 1991 Fails a drugs test and is banned for 15 months . Leaves Italy in disgrace . 1992 Makes his comeback at Sevilla in Spain . 1993 Heads back to Argentina with Newell 's Old Boys after disagreement with Sevilla . 1994 Sent home after failing drugs test at the World Cup in the U.S.A. 1996 Books into a clinic for drug addiction . 1997 Announces retirement from football aged 37 after failing another drugs test . 2000 Collapses with heart problems . 2002 Moves to Cuba to try and combat drug addiction . 2004 Rushed to hospital after another collapse . 2005 Maradona hosts his own talk show , interviewing Pele on the opening night . 2008 Emir Kusturica 's documentary `` Maradona '' is shown at the Cannes Film festival .
Maradona was scouted for Argentinos Juniors when aged 11 . Captained his country to World Cup victory in 1986 . Has battled with drug addiction and health issues in recent years . `` Maradona '' documentary shown at Cannes Film Festival , May 2008 .