Staff Reporter.
@MinutoArgentina.
Hugo Maradona, the brother of Argentine legend Diego Maradona, has died of a heart attack at the age of 52.
Hugo, who was also a professional footballer, died at his home near Naples, the city in which Diego played at his peak from 1984 to 1991.
It comes 13 months after older sibling Diego, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,died from cardiac arrest at the age age of 60.
In a nomadic career, Hugo played in Italy, Spain, Japan and Argentina.
Hugo joined Diego at Napoli in 1987 but failed to make an impact and went on to represent clubs including Ascoli and Rayo Vallecano.
Desde el Rayo Vallecano queremos transmitir nuestro más sentido pésame a los familiares y amigos de Hugo Maradona, ex-jugador del Club, fallecido a la edad de 52 años.
D.E.P. pic.twitter.com/NOMvbE5xBY— Rayo Vallecano (@RayoVallecano) December 28, 2021
“The thoughts of club president Aurelio De Laurentiis, vice president Edoardo De Laurentiis, officials, coaching staff, the players and the whole SSC Napoli family are with the Maradona family after the sad passing of Hugo,” said Napoli in a statement.
Hugo went into coaching and held his first post at Puerto Rico Islanders in 2004 before returning to Italy, where he spent six years at the helm with Boys Quarto. He coached Napolitan club Mariano Keller up until 2017, before spending a few months in charge at Real Parete, a modest, Naples-based club playing in the ninth tier of the Italian league.