Diego Maradona appointed coach of UAE side Al-Fujairah FC
Sunday 7 May 2017 22:46, UK
Diego Maradona has been appointed as coach of United Arab Emirates side Al-Fujairah FC.
The former Argentina star, now 56, has been out of management since being sacked by Dubai's Al-Wasl in 2012 but has now found a new role in the UAE second division.
A statement on the club's Twitter feed on Sunday read: "Officially: Maradona as coach of Fujairah".
Maradona himself wrote on his official Facebook page: "I want to tell you that I'm the new coach of Al-Fujairah SC, in the second division of the United Arab Emirates."
Attaching a picture of himself posing with an Al-Fujairah shirt with his name and his famous number 10 on the back, he added: "Here are my new colours!"
Maradona won the 1986 World Cup with his country and reached the final four years later, and twice won Serie A with Napoli.
His career also took in Barcelona, Sevilla and his beloved Boca Juniors.
