Maradona, Kobe Bryant and more: the 10 most important athletes who died in 2020

The deaths of Diego Maradona and Kobe Bryant were two of those that hit the world of sport the most, but they have not been the only ones in this year 2020. Diego Maradona shocked everyone and Kobe Bryant was something unexpected that he regretted a lot because next to him his daughter passed away. Both Kobe Bryant and Diego Maradona were two of the most important athletes of all time.

The coronavirus was the culprit that several athletes died but it was not the case of Diego Maradona or Kobe Bryant. Three of the athletes who failed to overcome the coronavirus were: David Stern, Paolo Rossi or Stirling Moss. His long age made the coronavirus very strong for these historic athletes.

Argentina, in addition to suffering the death of Diego Maradona, had to mourn the death of Alejandro Sabella, Lionel Messi coach in Brazil 2014, of Amadeo Carrizo, a historic River Plate player and Bryan Toledo, a young man who was dedicated to throwing bullet. Another who regretted the death of his coach was Ronaldo Nazario since Luigi Simoni died at the age of 81.

Gérard Houllier, a historical French soccer player, also died after not enduring an operation. 2020 was very unfortunate for athletes since great idols have passed away from different issues. Diego Maradona and Kobe Bryant were the two deaths that had the most repercussions and the most regretted for what they had meant to the whole world.