Ricardo Mannetti (born 24 April 1975) is a Namibian retired footballer who now works as a coach. He has managed coached the Namibia national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Giovanni Mannetti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, South West Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Civics | ||
| 1997–2005 | Santos | ||
| 2000–2001 | → Avendale Athletico (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Umtata Bush Bucks | ||
| 2006–2007 | Western Province United | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–2003 | Namibia | 63 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Civics | ||
| 2010 | Black Africa | ||
| 2011–2013 | Namibia U20 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Namibia | ||
| 2015–2019 | Namibia | ||
| 2022–2023 | African Stars (dir. football) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Club edit
Nicknamed Bucksy, Mannetti grew up in the Windhoek's Bethlehem township and played as a midfielder in South Africa for Santos[3] and became the first Namibian to win the South African Professional Soccer League in 2001.[4]
International edit
He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1992–2003, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.[5] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in an October 1992[6] World Cup qualification match against Zambia and totalled 1 goal in 63 games for them.[7]
Managerial career edit
Before he resigned in June 2015, he competed in the COSAFA cup and lead the Namibian National team to their first international Trophy victory.[8] He was re-appointed coach in September 2015 after patching things up with the Namibia Football Association.[9] Mannetti has led the Namibian national team, Brave Warriors to their first ever 2015 Cosafa Cup triumph in SA, helping the country reach the quarter finals of the 2018 CHAN Games in Cameroon, leading the team to the 2019 Afcon in Egypt.[citation needed]
He was director of football for one season at African Stars.[10]
References edit
- ^ http://www.swapoparty.org/namibia_today/namibia_today_sport_9.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Namibia new coach eyes Eagles upset - MTNFootball". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Namibia coach quits ahead Nigeria match". Compass. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
- ^ Down memory lane with man of the moment, Ricardo ‘Bucksy’ Mannetti - New Era Live
- ^ Ricardo Mannetti at FIFA.com
- ^ IN MANNETTI I TRUST - Nambian Sun
- ^ Namibia International Matches - RSSSF
- ^ "Ricardo Mannetti quits as coach of Cosafa winners Namibia". BBC Sport. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Mannetti to lead Warriors for four years | Namibia Football Association". www.nfa.org.na. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Clubs should emulate Stars – Mannetti… will guarantee development of Namibian football - New Ear Live
External links edit
- Ricardo Mannetti at FIFA (archived)
- Ricardo Mannetti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ricardo Mannetti at Soccerway.com
- Ricardo Mannetti at WorldFootball.net
- Ricardo Mannetti Interview (1)
- Ricardo Mannetti Interview (2)
- Soccer-Video game puts coach on road to World Cup glory
