Leonardo Manzi
Leonardo Manzi ( born April 28, 1969 in Goiânia, Brazil; actually Leonardo Caetano Manzi ) is a former football player and currently serves as coach of the U-20 team of Vila Nova FC. He is the father of two children.
Manzi began his career in his hometown of Goiânia at Club Vila Nova. Then he moved to FC Santos in which him in 1989 the German Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli discovered and signed her. Manzi played from 1989 to 1996 for St. Pauli. He lived in the 1990/91 season with even the descent of FC in the second league. Initially Manzi was designated as incorrect Shopping and ridiculed as the only Brazilian who can not play soccer.
In the 1992/93 season Manzi became a hero in St. Pauli. The hitherto somewhat unsuccessful striker scored eleven goals this season and saved the club from relegation on the final day when he 96 in the 72nd minute scored the winning goal in saving the match against Hannover. Its also the fans towards always friendly, open demeanor made him an absolute crowd favorite. In his last year at Millerntorplatz Manzi was transferred to the amateur team.
Therefore, he moved in 1996 to the former Regional North to Hannover 96, where he played until 1998. After a very brief stint in his native city of Goiânia, he returned to Lower Saxony for the aspiring BV Cloppenburg.
In the 1999/2000 season it attracted Manzi for a long time back to his native Brazil, where he played for the clubs Internacional, Juventude, Gama and his hometown club Vila Nova. 2006 Leonardo Manzi returned to Germany, where he played two years in the Oberliga Nord for SV Wilhelmshaven. Since the 2008 season, he is an assistant coach at the Jade kickers.
Associations ( as a player )
- ?? -1988 Vila Nova
- 1988-1989 FC Santos
- 1989-1996 FC St. Pauli
- 1996-1998 Hannover 96
- 1998-1998 Vila Nova
- 1998-1999 BV Cloppenburg
- 1999-2001 Internacional
- 2001-2001 Juventude
- 2001-2003 Gama
- 2003-2004 Juventude
- 2004-2006 Vila Nova
- 2006-2008 SV Wilhelmshaven