▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁Argentina ▁lost ▁to ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁their ▁opening ▁match . ▁The ▁team ▁started ▁with ▁F ill ol ; ▁Ol gu in , ▁Gal ván , ▁Pass are lla , ▁Tar ant ini ; ▁Ar d iles , ▁Gal leg o , ▁Mar ad ona ; ▁Bert oni , ▁Dí az , ▁and ▁K emp es . ▁Argentina ▁then ▁defeated ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁and ▁met ▁Italy ▁and ▁Brazil ▁in ▁Group ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁although ▁they ▁lost ▁both ▁matches . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁Men otti ▁was ▁appointed ▁Barcelona ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁helping ▁them ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Copa ▁del ▁Rey , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Copa ▁de ▁la ▁Liga ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Super cop a ▁de ▁España ▁before ▁leaving ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁made ▁a ▁formal ▁offer ▁to ▁sign ▁him ▁on ▁as ▁their ▁a cademy ▁director . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Men otti ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Argentina ▁National ▁Teams . ▁ ▁Person ality , ▁influence ▁and ▁political ▁views ▁Men otti ▁always ▁displayed ▁a ▁reb elli ous ▁stre ak ▁and ▁cultiv ated ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁cool ness . ▁He ▁wore ▁long ▁hair , ▁dressed ▁cas ually , ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁drop ▁references ▁to ▁cultural ▁icons ▁in ▁his ▁convers ations , ▁from ▁writer ▁Ern esto