Ben Manga

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Ben Manga
Personal information
Full name Bienvenido Manga Ubenga
Date of birth (1974-02-11) 11 February 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
No current club
Youth career
1978–1993 VfR Neuss
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1996 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 (0)
1996 Wuppertaler SV
1996–1997 KFC Uerdingen 05
1997–2000 Alemannia Aachen 1 (0)
2000–2001 Karlsruher SC 21 (0)
2001–2002 Wormatia Worms 11 (1)
2002–2003 GFC Düren 09 22 (1)
2003–2005 Alemannia Aachen 21
2005 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
International career
1990s Equatorial Guinea
Managerial career
2003–2005 Alemannia Aachen (D youth)
2005–2008 Alemannia Aachen (C youth)
2008–2010 Alemannia Aachen (U17) [1]
2003–2011 Alemannia Aachen (scout)
2011–2012 1899 Hoffenheim (scout)
2012–2016 VfB Stuttgart (scout)
2016–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt (scout and squad planner)
2022–2023 Watford (technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bienvenido "Ben" Manga Ubenga (born 11 February 1974) is an Equatoguinean former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was technical director of Watford until October 2023

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Career

Manga was born in Bata. He managed three scoreless Bundesliga appearances for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 1995–96 season. [2]

In July 2016, Manga was appointed Chief Scout of Eintracht Frankfurt, [3] a role in which he held until 2021 when he also took on the role of Director of Football. [4] On 30 November 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent. [5]

On 22 December 2022, Manga was appointed technical director of EFL Championship club Watford. [6] Mangas only transfer window at Watford saw the hiring of Valerien Ismael as coach, and players like Mileta Rajkovic, Tom Ince, while some top performers left. He departed the club in October 2023. [7]

Personal life

He lives in the English city of London and also holds German citizenship. Manga also worked as an auto mechanic. He has a cousin, Juan Oburu, who plays for TV Jahn Hiesfeld. [8]

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References

  1. "Ben Manga" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  2. "Manga, Ben" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "Chefscout Ben Manga verlängert bis 2023" [Chief scout Ben Manga extends contract through to 2023]. profis.eintracht.de (in German). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. "Ben Manga commits to Eintracht Frankfurt". em.eintracht.de. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. "Eintracht Frankfurt and Ben Manga part company". en.eintracht.de. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. "Ben Manga: Technical Director Confirmed". watfordfc.com. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. "Club Statement: Ben Manga". www.watfordfc.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. "Oburu jetzt in der Viererkette" (in German). derwesten.de. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.