World Cup winning Argentina coach César Luis Menotti dies aged 85

Menotti, who left the national side after the 1982 World Cup, went on to coach Barcelona

FC Barcelona's Diego Maradona with his then trainer Cesar Luis Menotti at an International football tournament in Bordeaux on August 28, 1983. Photo by RENE JEAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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.