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World Cup winning Argentina coach César Luis Menotti dies aged 85
The World Cup winning coach César Luis Menotti, who led Argentina to the title in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Sunday.
Menotti, who played for Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and Santos, began his coaching career at Newell’s Old Boys and won the Argentinian championship with Huracán in 1973, before taking over as head coach of the Argentinian national team in 1974.
“The Argentine Football Association regrets to announce with great sadness the death of César Luis Menotti, current director of the national teams and former World Cup winning coach of Argentina. Farewell, Flaco querido,” the governing body said in a statement.
Menotti, who left the national side after the 1982 World Cup, went on to coach Barcelona, where he guided the side to Copa del Rey success in 1983.
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He also had spells with Atlético Madrid, the Argentinian sides Boca Juniors, Independiente, River Plate, Penarol and Rosario Central, Sampdoria and two Mexican sides, Puebla and Tecos.
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