make somebody captain
make somebody leader

I don't tell them my old man had made captain.

At age 8 he was even made captain of his school team.

Following his return, he was made captain of the team.

He was made captain the following year and major in 1999.

He was made captain during the 1950 season and kept that position until the end of 1952.

He was made captain of the team in early September 2011.

He continued his form into 2002, being made club captain.

At the end of the fourth season, she is made Captain.

The smart money said he would make captain before the year was out.

I don't ever want to make captain, that's for sure.