Capaldi Makes Cardiff Debut

Former Plymouth Argyle defender Tony Capaldi has made his debut for his new club Cardiff City.

Cardiff played a pre-season friendly game against Carmarthen Town with Capaldi playing at left back.

However Capaldi's first game in a Cardiff shirt ended in defeat with the Bluebirds losing 2-0 in front of a crowd of just over 400. Cardiff now move onto to their pre-season training camp in Portugal.

Capaldi, 25, left Argyle in May after a long and bitter contract wrangle. The Northern Ireland international had a contract with the Pilgrim's until June of this year but rejected several offers of a new deal, instead preferring to allow his contract to expire and leave Home Park as a free agent using the Bosman system.

After leaving Argyle Capaldi spoke about the move to Cardiff, speaking to the Welsh press, he said: 'Cardiff City is an exciting club to join.

'A new stadium is on the way and they are aiming at promotion to the Premiership.
'I'm a player who likes to get the ball down and play football and I don't mind whether I play at full-back or in midfield.

'At full-back I can get up and down. I love to go forward and link up with the strikers.'

Capaldi was Argyle's most capped player and is equally happy at left back or at left midfield. Former Argyle manager Paul Sturrock signed Capaldi from Birmingham City in 2003, since then has gone to make nearly 150 appearances for the Pilgrims.

Source: www.plymouth.vitalfootball.co.uk