Capretti returned to
Delbrücker SC as player-coach in January 2015, on a contract until summer 2015, and he obtained his
UEFA B License in summer 2015.
SC Verl In January 2017, Capretti was announced as the new manager of
Regionalliga West club
SC Verl for the following season. He took over as manager of
SC Verl in April 2017, after
Andreas Golombek was sacked, though he would remain active as a player for Delbrücker SC until the end of the season. He led Verl to a 13th place finish in the 2016–17 season, and in the 2017–18 season, his first full season as manager, Verl finished 8th. In January 2019, his contract with Verl was extended to 2021, and Verl finished the 2018–19 season in 7th. In March 2020, Capretti again extended his contract with Verl until summer 2022. The
2019–20 Regionalliga was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic with Verl 2nd in the
Regionalliga West, and as league leaders
SV Rödinghausen did not apply for a license to compete in the
3. Liga, Verl entered the Regionalliga promotion play-offs. The club were promoted to the 3. Liga through the play-offs, winning on away goals after drawing over two legs against
Lokomotive Leipzig. Capretti led Verl to a 7th place finish in their first year back in the 3. Liga, but he left Verl in February 2022, with the club occupying a relegation place in the 3. Liga.
Dynamo Dresden and FC Ingolstadt On 2 March 2022, Capretti was appointed as the new manager of
2. Bundesliga club
Dynamo Dresden, who were 14th in the league after 24 matches played. Capretti was sacked in May 2022 following relegation to the 3. Liga, having lost in the relegation play-off to
1. FC Kaiserslautern, with Capretti failing to win in his 12 matches as Dynamo Dresden manager. On 1 February 2023, Capretti was appointed as the new manager of
FC Ingolstadt. He was sacked two months later, having won just four points from 10 matches as manager, with the now club six points above the relegation places.
VfB Lübeck In May 2024, Capretti was appointed as manager of
VfB Lübeck for the 2024–25 season, following the club's relegation from the
3. Liga to the
Regionalliga Nord. In April 2025, Capretti's contract was extended to summer 2027. == Style of play ==