Diego Armando Maradona was born in
Lanús, but raised in
Villa Fiorito, a
shantytown on the southern outskirts of
Buenos Aires,
[6] to a poor family that had moved from
Corrientes Province. He was the first son after three daughters. He has two younger brothers,
Hugo (el Turco) and Eduardo (Lalo), both of whom were also professional football players.
At age 10, Maradona was spotted by a talent scout while he was playing in his neighborhood club
Estrella Roja. He became a staple of
Los Cebollitas (The Little Onions), the junior team of Buenos Aires's
Argentinos Juniors. As a 12-year-old ball boy, he amused spectators by showing his wizardry with the ball during the halftime intermissions of first division games.
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