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.Down memory lane with man of the moment, Ricardo ‘Bucksy’ Mannetti - New Era Live

International He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1992–2003, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.Ricardo Mannetti at FIFA.com He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in an October 1992IN MANNETTI I TRUST - Nambian Sun World Cup qualification match against Zambia and totaled 1 goal in 63 games for them.Namibia International Matches - RSSSF

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.Clubs should emulate Stars – Mannetti… will guarantee development of Namibian football - New Ear Live

Career statistics

International

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

+ List of international goals scored by Ricardo MannettiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Stade Général Aboubacar Sangoulé Lamizana, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso2–33–41998 Africa Cup of Nations

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

Manager Namibia COSAFA Cup: 2015

References

External links

Ricardo Mannetti Interview (1) Ricardo Mannetti Interview (2) Soccer-Video game puts coach on road to World Cup glory