Ángel Alberto Cappa Polchi (born September 6, 1946) is an

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and former player.

Playing career

Cappa played for Olimpo and in Villa Mitre in the 1960s and 1970s, in

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. His career was undistinguished.

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Cappa took up coaching. He worked as assistant manager to

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(1983–1984),

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(1990–1991) and

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(1986–1987). His first stint as a manager was in Banfield in the Nacional B (Argentine second division) during the 1985–1986 season. Banfield was runner-up in the Nacional B. He returned to Banfield in the middle of the 1987–1988 season to manage the team now struggling in Primera A. Unfortunately, Banfield was relegated to second division. During the next season, 1988–1989, he managed

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, which was playing in the Nacional B. Huracán had a mediocre performance and Cappa left the team. He returned to work as an assistant for Menotti in 1990–1991 with Peñarol. Then, he worked as an assistant for

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with

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(1992–1994) and

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(1994–1996), before returning to work as a head coach again. As manager, Cappa worked for several clubs in different countries, including

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and

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, Racing Club in

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, Atlante in

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, Universitario in

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and

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. In 2008, he became manager of

, in the

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. His team was especially lauded for their offensive and short passing style of play during the 2009 Clausura tournament, competition where they took the second place, behind 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, River Plate hired Cappa to replace

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as coach. However, he was fired from the job on November 8, after his team had an unsuccessful run of 7 matches without winning during the 2010 Apertura. On December 18, 2010, agreed to become Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata's manager for the 2011 Clausura. 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. 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 * Apertura 2002 ; Mamelodi Sundowns * Charity Cup 2005

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappa, Angel 1946 births Living people Footballers from Bahía Blanca Argentine men's footballers Club Olimpo footballers Club Villa Mitre footballers Argentine football managers Club Atlético Banfield managers Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. managers Racing Club de Avellaneda managers Club Universitario de Deportes managers Atlante F.C. managers CD Tenerife managers UD Las Palmas managers Club Atlético Huracán managers Club Atlético River Plate managers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres managers Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate football managers in Mexico Expatriate football managers in Peru Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Argentine sportsmen