Ángel Cappa
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Alberto Cappa Polchi | ||
| Date of birth | September 6, 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahía Blanca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1978 | Olimpo | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Banfield | ||
| 1987–1988 | Banfield | ||
| 1988–1988 | Huracán | ||
| 1996–1997 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1998 | Racing Club | ||
| 1999 | Atlante | ||
| 2000 | Tenerife | ||
| 2002 |
Universitario | ||
| 2003 | Racing Club | ||
| 2003–2005 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2008–2009 | Huracán | ||
| 2010 | River Plate | ||
| 2011 |
Gimnasia (La Plata) | ||
| 2012 |
Universidad San Martín | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ángel Alberto Cappa Polchi (born September 6, 1946) is an Argentine football manager and former player.
Playing career
Cappa played for Olimpo and in Villa Mitre in the 1960s and 1970s, in Bahía Blanca. His career was undistinguished.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player, Cappa took up coaching. He worked as assistant manager to
Real Madrid
(1994–1996), before returning to work as a head coach again.
As manager, Cappa worked for several clubs in different countries, including
Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa
.
In 2008, he became manager of
Vélez Sársfield
. Following the 2009 Clausura six of the starting players left the club. The following season Huracán struggled near the bottom of the league and Cappa resigned in November after the 15th game.
On April 13, 2010,
Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata's manager for the 2011 Clausura.[4]
[5] After winning two games in 12 matches, he was sacked as Gimnasia Manager on May 1, 2011 following a 2-1 home defeat by Newell’s Old Boys in the Clausura championship.[6]
In his career Ángel Cappa, coached two teams to championships. At Universitario, he won the 2002 Campeonato Apertura. At Mamelodi Sundowns, he won the one-day opening season event 2005 Charity Cup.
Honours
- Universitario
- Mamelodi Sundowns
References
- ^ "Que de la mano, de Angel Cappa..."
- ^ Veteran Cappa appointed River Plate coach
- ^ "Cappa dejó de ser el DT de River: "No renuncié, ni fue de común acuerdo"". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "Juguemos en el Bosque: Angel Cappa es el nuevo DT de Gimnasia". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "NO VA MAS: Angel Cappa dejo de ser el DT de Gimnasia". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- Terra. 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
External links
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