| Ricardo Mannetti | |
| Fullname: | Ricardo Giovanni Mannetti[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1975 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Windhoek, South West Africa |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1995–1997 |
| Clubs1: | Civics |
| Years2: | 1997–2005 |
| Clubs2: | Santos |
| Years3: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs3: | → Avendale Athletico (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs4: | Umtata Bush Bucks |
| Years5: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs5: | Western Province United |
| Nationalyears1: | 1992–2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Namibia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 63 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 2007–2010 |
| Managerclubs1: | Civics |
| Manageryears2: | 2010 |
| Managerclubs2: | Black Africa |
| Manageryears3: | 2011–2013 |
| Managerclubs3: | Namibia U20 |
| Manageryears4: | 2013–2015 |
| Managerclubs4: | Namibia |
| Manageryears5: | 2015–2019 |
| Managerclubs5: | Namibia |
| Manageryears6: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs6: | African Stars (dir. football) |
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]
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]
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]
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]