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Heinze backs Maradona for Montpellier job

March 7, 2013
By Ian Holyman, France Correspondent
Gabriel Heinze has backed compatriot Diego Maradona to be a success if he takes over as coach of reigning Ligue 1 champions Montpellier.

Heinze, 34, is playing in his native Argentina with Newell's Old Boys after a 15-year stint in Europe during which he featured for Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille in the French top flight.

After working under Maradona, 52, in the Argentine national side for two years, Heinze has no doubt that the 1986 World Cup winner has the qualities to ...

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