Ricardo Mannetti (born 24 April 1975) is a Namibian former footballer who now works as a coach. He recently coaches the Namibia national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Giovanni Mannetti[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-04-24) 24 April 1975 (age 47) | ||
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 | → Avondale Athletico (loan) | ||
2005–2006 | Umtata Bush Bucks | ||
2006–2007 | Western Province United | ||
National team | |||
1992–2003 | Namibia | 58 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2007–2010 | Civics | ||
2010 | Black Africa | ||
2011–2013 | Namibia U20 | ||
2013–2015 | Namibia | ||
2015–2019 | Namibia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mannetti played as a midfielder in South Africa for Santos.[3]
He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1994–2003, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.[4] Before he resigned in June 2015, he competed in the COSAFA cup and lead the Namibian National team to their first international Trophy victory.[5] He was re-appointed coach in September 2015 after patching things up with the Namibia Football Association.[6] 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.
Namibia squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations | ||
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Namibia squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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Namibia national football team – managers | |
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