Role Football player Playing position Height 1.78 m | Years Team Position Defender Name Vladislao Cap | |
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Full name Vladislao Wenceslao Cap Date of birth (1934-07-05)5 July 1934 Date of death 14 September 1982(1982-09-14) (aged 48) Died September 14, 1982, Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina | ||
Vladislao Wenceslao Cap (5 July 1934 in Avellaneda – 14 September 1982) was an Argentine football defender of Polish and Hungarian descent, who represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. Twelve years later he was the manager of the Argentina national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
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Nicknamed El Polaco (The Pole), Cap played for Argentine club sides Arsenal de Llavallol (1952) Quilmes (1953), Racing Club (1954–1960), Club Atlético Huracán (1961), River Plate (1962–1965) and Vélez Sársfield (1966).
He played 11 matches with the national team, scoring one goal, and won the 1959 Copa América.
Managerial career
Cap was manager of Ferro Carril Oeste from 1968–1969, the Argentina national team for the 1974 world cup (alongside José Varacka), Platense in 1980 and Boca Juniors in 1982, amongst others.
Personal life
Cap was hospitalized with a heart problem in September 1982, and died shortly thereafter.