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Diego Armando Maradona “El Diego” is considered the best soccer player and the greatest idol in Argentina. He is the author of the best goal in the history of World Cups and the main player in obtaining the second World Cup in Argentina 1986.

“El Matador” will remain alive in all argentine people for his “high scoring power” and that is why he received his nickname. In the world cup 1978, he was the best scorer of the National Team and the star of the final against Netherlands.

He was the youngest player in winning the Palermo Open and in obtaining the record of 10 handicap points with only 19 years old. In 1998, he was the best player of the tournament broke a world record of greatest scorer (67).

He was born in the Province of Buenos Aires in 1923 and he is a great symbol of Argentine golf. In 1980 he entered hall golf of fame, he won 230 golf tournaments in the world.

Angel Cabrera, born in Córdoba, was caddy up to 18 years old where he met with the most important Argentine golf players. Nowadays, he is ranked in the top ten f the world golf and he is the only argentine player in achieve this objective.

The best argentine tennis player in the history, he made his debut in 1976 and he withdrew from the professional activity a decade later. Not only was he a tennis player but also really tennis studious.

David Nalbandian is only 25 years old and he already is a legend in National Tennis. He was the only tennis player in holding the record of going through to the final in Wimbledon in his first participation.

The best argentine tennis player in the history. She was the number three ranked women’s tennis player in the world during 149 weeks. She won the US Open and the silver medal during the Olympic Games in Seoul.

He was born in 1911 in Balcarce, city where is situated the motoring museum in his honor. He won 5 world titles of Formula one racing, 4 consecutives from 1954 to 1957 and with different cars: Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes Benz and Ferrari.

“Manu”, as his friends call him, was born in Bahía Blanca – province of Buenos Aires-, he is the best Argentine basket player in activity and in the history of this sport and one of the most important from South America.

She was born in 1939 and he obtained the Argentine and South American Lightweight titles and then he passed the junior welter category and he obtained both titles again. He was champion of the world in 1968 and defended five times the title.

He started his career in “Club Obras Sanitarias de Buenos Aires” and then he was in the most important teams of Italy and Brazil. Together with Sisley Triverso from Italy won the world cup of European countries.