Ricardo Mannetti

Ricardo Mannetti (born 24 April 1975) is a Namibian retired footballer who now works as a coach. He has managed and coached the Namibia national team.

Playing career club Nicknamed Bucksy, Mannetti grew up in Windhoek's Bethlehem township and played as a midfielder in South Africa for Santos and became the first Namibian to win the South African Professional Soccer League in 2001.

International He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1992–2003, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in an October 1992 World Cup qualification match against Zambia and totaled 1 goal in 63 games for them.

Managerial career Before he resigned in June 2015, he competed in the COSAFA Cup and led the Namibian National team to their first international Trophy victory. He was re-appointed coach in September 2015 after patching things up with the Namibia Football Association. Mannetti has led the Namibian national team, Brave Warriors to their first-ever 2015 COSAFA Cup triumph in South Africa. He helped Namibia reach the quarter-finals of the 2018 CHAN Games in Cameroon and led the team to the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.

He was director of football for one season at African Stars.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mannetti goal.

Honours Player Namibia COSAFA Cup: Runner-up, 1997, 1999

Manager Namibia COSAFA Cup: 2015