Vladislao Cap

Vladislao Cap
	Cap during his time as Platense manager in 1980
Personal information
Full name	Vladislao Wenceslao Cap
Date of birth	5 July 1934
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Date of death	14 September 1982 (aged 48)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1952	Arsenal de Llavallol
1953	Quilmes
1954–1960	Racing Club
1961	Huracán
1962–1965	River Plate
1966	Vélez Sársfield
International career
	Argentina
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.^[1]

Cap was hospitalized with a heart problem in September 1982,^[2] and died shortly thereafter.

^ "Cap, Nuevo entrenador de Boca Juniors" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 December 1981.
^ "Cap, Muy grave" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 September 1982.

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