- Maradona
- Team: Argentina National Team
- Season: 1979
- Origin: Issued
Description:
This jersey comes from the personal collection of Gabriel Buono, advisor and professional partner of Diego Armando Maradona for 14 years, further reinforcing its provenance and historical significance. Throughout his entire career with the Argentina national team, Maradona wore only the numbers 6, 9, 17, and the legendary 10.
The piece was worn during Argentina’s European tour in 1979, a key period in which Maradona was beginning to establish himself in the senior national team after being left out of the 1978 FIFA World Cup by decision of César Luis Menotti, due to the pressure surrounding the young talent. First called up in 1977 at just 16 years and 11 months old, Maradona cemented his rise by winning the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he definitively took on the number 10 shirt—marking the beginning of one of the most iconic careers in football history.