Soccer-Argentina's World Cup-winning coach Menotti dies aged 85

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Copa America - Argentina Training - Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina - May 28, 2019 Cesar Luis Menotti, director of the national teams and President of the Argentine Football Association Claudio Tapia attend Argentina's team training REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo

(Reuters) -World Cup winning coach Cesar 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 Argentine championship with Huracan in 1973, before taking over as head coach of the Argentine national team in 1974.