Mangan goes from Stockport to Botafogo in Brazil

Stockport County Assistant Andy Mangan is moving to Brazil as part of Davide Ancelotti’s staff at Botafogo.

Ancelotti, 35, was appointed Head Coach of the Brazilian side yesterday (July 8th), marking the first managerial role of his career.

One of his first acts has been to bring in Mangan, a 38-year-old former striker who played for Tranmere Rovers and Shrewsbury Town. The duo know each other from their time together doing their coaching badges with the Football Association of Wales.

Ancelotti and his father Carlo had attempted to bring Mangan onto the staff at Real Madrid last season, but the Englishman’s work permit was rejected.

The other members of Ancelotti’s Botofogo staff are Spaniard Luis Tevenet, 51, who has worked at Levante and Atlético Madrid, and Italian, Luca Guerra, 36, who has worked with the Ancelottis at Bayern Munich, Everton and Napoli.

Davide Ancelotti was our guest on Episode #19 of the TGG Podcast.