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NAPLES, ITALY - NOVEMBER 25: A life-size statue of the Napoli and Argentina legend Diego Armando Maradona was placed outside the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy. Made by sculptor Domenico Sepe, the statue shows Maradona with his number 10 shirt. Football players, coaches, and fans on Thursday commemorated Maradona on the first anniversary of his untimely passing last year. His former clubs Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli paid tribute to Maradona on social media, as the 1986 FIFA World Cup winner died of heart failure on Nov. 25, 2020. He was 60. Maradona was a versatile player on the pitch who could play in various positions for the offense. Like his compatriot Lionel Messi, Maradona was known for his pace, highly skilled technique, and dribbling skills. One of the iconic football figures of all time, Maradona, then just 25, was the Argentina captain when he helped his nation win the 1986 World Cup. Maradona played for Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli to lift nine club trophies. The Argentine national was a beloved Napoli player, as he helped them win the 1987 and 1990 Italian Serie A titles as well as the 1989 UEFA Cup. Following his death, Napoli's San Paolo Stadium was renamed the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. At some Serie A matches in November, Napoli players wore a special kit dedicated to Maradona featuring a massive fingerprint design over a Maradona silhouette. An artist created the pattern to refer to the eternal imprint the Argentine great made on Naples' culture and the game as a player. Maradona was a remarkable player, but as a manager, things did not go as well. He was a head coach for the Argentine national team for the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa. (Footage by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)