| 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 | |||
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]
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 South Africa.[10] He helped Namibia reach the quarter finals of the 2018 CHAN Games in Cameroon[11] and led the team to the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.[12]
He was director of football for one season at African Stars.[13]
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.
- ^ "How Namibia won the 2015 COSAFA Castle Cup". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Mannetti hails Namibia after CHAN victory". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Ricardo Mannetti: Afcon 2019 is Namibia's World Cup | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Clubs should emulate Stars – Mannetti… will guarantee development of Namibian football - New Ear Live
External links[edit]
- Ricardo Mannetti at Soccerway.com
- Ricardo Mannetti at WorldFootball.net
- Ricardo Mannetti at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ricardo Mannetti Interview (1)
- Ricardo Mannetti Interview (2)
- Soccer-Video game puts coach on road to World Cup glory
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