Andrea Mancini

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Andrea Mancini

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|09|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Genoa, Italy

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Sampdoria (sporting director)

| youthyears1 = 2005–2009

| youthclubs1 = Inter Milan

| youthyears2 = 2008–2009

| youthclubs2 = → Monza (loan)

| youthyears3 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs3 = Bologna

| youthyears4 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs4 = Manchester City

| years1 = 2011–2012

| clubs1 = Manchester City

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = → Oldham Athletic (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012

| clubs3 = → Fano (loan)

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2013

| clubs4 = Real Valladolid B

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013–2014

| clubs5 = Budapest Honvéd

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Haladás

| caps6 = 2

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2016

| clubs7 = D.C. United

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016–2017

| clubs8 = New York Cosmos

| caps8 = 2

| goals8 = 0

|totalcaps = 30 |totalgoals = 0

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Andrea Mancini (born 13 September 1992) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

{{Cite web |url=https://palloninfuga.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/andrea-mancini-roberto-manchester-city-honved-ungheria/ |title=Andrea Mancini: il figlio d'arte innamorato dell'Ungheria e dei quattro colori blucerchiati |access-date=1 September 2020 |archive-date=1 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200901052954/https://palloninfuga.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/andrea-mancini-roberto-manchester-city-honved-ungheria/ |url-status=live }}[https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/mancini-junior-da-genova-a-budapest-racconti-retroscena-ed-emozioni-del-giovane-andrea Mancini junior, da Genova a Budapest: racconti, retroscena ed emozioni del giovane Andrea...] gianlucadimarzio.com

He is currently in charge as the sporting director of {{Italian football updater|Sampdoria}} club Sampdoria.

Playing career

=Internazionale Primavera=

Mancini started his career at Inter Milan where his father was the first team coach. He started as a member of the Giovanissimi Regionali team in the 2005–06 season, and had moved up to the Allievi Regionali team for the 2007–08 season. The next season (2008–09), he left Inter for a loan spell with the Monza youth team, along with a number of other young Inter players that included his elder brother, Filippo. He was released from Inter as a free agent in June 2009.

{{cite web

|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/71938991/Comunicati-Segreteria-N%C2%B010-2009%E2%80%9310-season

|title=Comunicati Segreteria N°10 (2009–10) (user copy)

|language=Italian

|work=Lega Calcio

|via=Scribd

|date=27 July 2009

|accessdate=7 November 2011

}} {{citation needed|date=November 2011}}

=Manchester City=

Mancini was signed up by the Manchester City 'Under-21' youth team in November 2010

{{Cite web

| url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/match-reports/2010/november/newcastle-v-city-eds

| title=Newcastle United 1 – 0 City (EDS match report)

| quote=The British media does not report the movement of academy level players (as they are not sufficiently newsworthy) so the chances of finding a contemporaneous press release reporting Andrea's actual date of signing for MCFC is next to none. This match report establishes that he was already signed up and being teamsheeted for EDS games by mid-November 2010.

| publisher=Manchester City F.C

| date=16 November 2010

| accessdate=7 November 2011}}

{{Cite web

|url=http://mcfcreservesandacademy.co.uk/news/november-2010/

|title=(06/11/2010)- Ajax Game Update

|quote=This item suggests that Andrea played against a Jong Ajax side in a friendly youth game in Holland only a few days prior (6 November) which was one of a series of matches organized to help establish the viability of and promote the planned NextGen series competition. This games possibly also served as Andrea's EDS trial if he had not already been signed up by that date.

|publisher=Manchester City F.C

|date=November 2010

|accessdate=7 November 2011

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828010655/http://mcfcreservesandacademy.co.uk/news/november-2010/

|archivedate=28 August 2011

}}

after he was released by his former club Bologna in Italy. He scored 3 goals for Bologna reserve.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=MANCINI%20Andrea |title=Full Soccer |access-date=13 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220756/http://www.fullsoccer.eu/giocatori.php?giocatore=MANCINI%20Andrea |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

==Oldham Athletic (loan)==

On 3 November 2011, Mancini started a one-month loan spell at Oldham Athletic along with his Elite Development Squad teammate Luca Scapuzzi.

{{Cite news

| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7288891,00.html

| title=Latics loan City strikers

| publisher = Sky Sports

| date=3 November 2011

| accessdate=5 November 2011

}} He made his debut two days later as a late substitute in the Latics' home defeat to local rivals Bury{{Cite web

|url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2507016,00.html

|title=Second-half Report

|publisher=Oldham Athletic A.F.C

|date=5 November 2011

|accessdate=5 November 2011

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108042016/http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0%2C%2C10337~2507016%2C00.html

|archivedate=8 November 2011

}} and was also an 85th-minute substitute for the home side in the Football League Trophy quarter-final game against Crewe Alexandra three days later.{{Cite news

| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15534937.stm

| title=Oldham 3 – 1 Crewe

| publisher=BBC Sport

| date=8 November 2011

| accessdate=8 November 2011

}} Mancini extended his loan for a further month despite only appearing twice as a substitute so far.{{Cite news

| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16053954.stm

| title= Andreas Mancini extends Oldham Athletic loan spell

| publisher=BBC Sport

| date=9 December 2011

| accessdate=9 December 2011

}} Andrea Mancini was sent back to his parent club after a disappointing loan spell, only making two substitute appearances in two months for the club.{{Cite news

|url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~2571216,00.html

|title=Latics loan updates

|publisher=Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

|date=9 January 2012

|accessdate=9 January 2012

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111061917/http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0%2C%2C10337~2571216%2C00.html

|archivedate=11 January 2012

}}

=Return to Manchester City=

After spells at Fano and Oldham Athletic on loan, Andrea returned to Manchester City. On 25 May 2012 Manchester City released Andrea. Andrea only spent a year at the English club making no senior appearances. Mancini was on trial with League One side Bournemouth during the 2012/13 pre-season.

=Valladolid B=

On 27 July 2012 Andrea signed a 1-year contract with Spanish club Real Valladolid B.

=Budapest Honvéd=

On 19 June 2013, Mancini was signed by Hungarian League club Budapest Honvéd.{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/honved-roberto-mancini-fia-kispesten-folytatja-sajtohir-2255213|title=Honvéd: Roberto Mancini fia Kispesten folytatja – sajtóhír|date=19 June 2013|publisher=Nemzeti Sport}} On 12 July 2013, Roberto Mancini watched his son live playing in the UEFA Europa League 2013–14 season against Čelik Nikšić. The match ended with a 9–0 victory for Budapest Honvéd.

On 29 October 2014, Mancini terminated his contract with Budapest Honvéd.{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/andrea-mancini-nehez-elkepzelni-mennyi-terhet-jelent-egy-nev-2372965|title=Andrea Mancini: Nehéz elképzelni, mekkora terhet jelent a név – exkluzív|date=29 October 2014|publisher=Nemzeti Sport}}

During his period in Budapest, Mancini played 23 matches and scored 2 goals. He made 11 appearances in the Hungarian League.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

=Szombathely=

On 20 January 2015, Mancini was signed by Hungarian League club Szombathely.{{cite web|url=http://www.nemzetisport.hu/labdarugo_nb_i/haladas-mancini-alcibiade-es-branescu-is-alairt-2389411|title=Haladás: Mancini, Alcibiade és Branescu is aláírt|date=20 January 2015|publisher=Nemzeti Sport}}

= D.C. United =

On 5 March 2016, Mancini signed with D.C. United of Major League Soccer.{{cite web|last1=Amoyal|first1=David|title=MLS, DC United officially signs Andrea Mancini|url=http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/mls-dc-united-officially-signs-andrea-mancini/|access-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308093126/http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/eng/mls-dc-united-officially-signs-andrea-mancini/|archive-date=8 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

= New York Cosmos =

On 9 September 2016 Mancini signed with New York Cosmos of North American Soccer League.{{cite web|last1=Amoyal|first1=David|title=NASL, New York Cosmos officially signs Andrea Mancini|url=http://www.blackandredunited.com/dc-united-transfers/2016/9/9/12866312/dc-united-andrea-mancini-new-york-cosmos-nasl}}

Post-playing career

In 2018, Mancini completed a sporting director course.{{cite web |url=https://www.oasport.it/2023/07/chi-e-andrea-mancini-il-figlio-di-roberto-sbarca-alla-sampdoria-che-ruolo-ricopre/ |publisher=OASport.it |language=it |date=8 July 2023 |title=Chi è Andrea Mancini? Il figlio di Roberto sbarca alla Sampdoria: che ruolo ricopre}} After a short-lived career as a football agent, he worked at Fiorentina alongside sporting director Daniele Pradè.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

In July 2023, he joined Sampdoria as part of the club's non-playing staff, working in the scouting and transfer area as a collaborator to technical area director Nicola Legrottaglie,{{cite web |url=https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/sport/2023/07/16/news/sampdoria_legrottaglie_e_mancini-12943541/ |publisher=Il Secolo XIX |language=it |date=16 July 2023 |accessdate=31 July 2023 |title=Sampdoria, Legrottaglie e Mancini: "Non vendiamo sogni ma saremo competitivi"}} being subsequently named the club's new sporting director shortly afterwards.{{cite web |url=https://sport.virgilio.it/mancini-il-figlio-si-presenta-come-ds-della-samp-e-spiega-scelta-del-ct-833985 |publisher=Virgilio Sport |language=it |date=13 September 2023 |accessdate=22 May 2024 |title=Mancini, il figlio nuovo ds Samp rivela retroscena sulla scelta del papà}}{{cite web |url=https://www.caughtoffside.com/2023/12/20/exclusive-roberto-mancinis-son-andrea-on-new-role-working-with-andrea-pirlo-and-cheering-on-man-city-in-the-title-race/ |publisher=CaughtOffside.com |date=20 December 2023 |accessdate=22 May 2024 |title=Exclusive: Roberto Mancini's son Andrea on new role working with Andrea Pirlo and cheering on Man City in the title race}} After leaving by the end of the 2023–24 season to make room for new sporting director Pietro Accardi, on 8 April 2025 he was re-hired in his previous role, with Giovanni Invernizzi appointed alongside him as a technical area coordinator, following a reshuffle of the club's non-playing staff.{{cite web |url=https://www.sampdoria.it/news/club/2025/04/08/andrea-mancini-direttore-sportivo-invernizzi-coordinatore/ |language=it |publisher=Sampdoria |title=Andrea Mancini direttore sportivo, Invernizzi coordinator |date=8 April 2025 |accessdate=8 April 2025}}

Personal life

He is the youngest son of former Italian international Roberto Mancini, currently the head coach of the Saudi Arabia national team.{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15573573.stm| title=Oldham sign Man City's Luca Scapuzzi & Andreas Mancini| publisher=BBC Sport| date=3 November 2011 | accessdate=5 November 2011}}