Diego Maradona hospitalised in Argentina - reports

BUENOS AIRES, March 29 (Reuters) Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was hospitalised Argentine media reported.

It wasn't immediately clear why Maradona, who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, was taken to a downtown Buenos Aires hospital yesterday.

Maradona, 46, has battled cocaine addiction and in recent weeks appeared overweight.

The reports by the TodoNoticias television network and America TV came days after his personal physician said Maradona had put on weight and was planning a trip to Switzerland to get himself back into shape.

In 2000, Maradona was hospitalized with a severe heart problem while vacationing in Uruguay and tested positive for cocaine before undergoing drug rehabilitation in Cuba.

Four years later, he spent 10 days in intensive care with heart and breathing problems and reentered rehabilitation.

He underwent a stomach-stapling operation in 2005, shedding around 30 kgs (66 lbs) and said he was fully recovered.

Maradona went on to briefly host his own television program later that year.

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