Roberto Cejas dies, carried Maradona on shoulders at Mexico 1986

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·20 October 2025

Roberto Cejas dies, carried Maradona on shoulders at Mexico 1986

Roberto Cejas passed away at the age of 68 in the city of Santa Fe, and his memory alongside Diego Armando Maradona will be eternal.

Football is in mourning with the passing of Roberto Cejas. This Monday, October 20, 2025, the man from Santa Fe, who became famous after carrying Diego Maradona on his shoulders following the victory in the 1986 Mexico World Cup, died after battling an illness.

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He became part of the history of the Argentina National Team because he had the privilege of attending several football World Cups and had the joy of taking the victory lap after winning the 1986 Mexico World Cup alongside Diego Maradona. He lived and worked his entire life in the city of Santa Fe, and in recent years he sold textured coatings.

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