Angel City Football Club today announced the promotion of current Vice President of Player Development and Operations, Angela Hucles Mangano, to General Manager. In the evolved role, she will drive the sporting vision of the club, overseeing coaching and the first team, player care, medical and performance, sports science, soccer operations, all wellness programs and resources, and the development and management of the team’s to-be-announced bespoke practice facility in Los Angeles. Eniola Aluko will evolve into the new role of Director of Recruitment, a key role she has played since joining the team last year.
Further, she will continue to champion the Angel City Player 22 Future Program, a program she founded based on her experience as a player, executive, and leader on and off the pitch. The Player 22 Fund is an application-based program, first introduced in October of last year, that will provide study grants to former NWSL players interested in pursuing a career in the sports industry. The initiative has cleared its initial funding goal well ahead of schedule and the application window will open in the coming weeks.
“From the moment Angela joined Angel City last year, she has been a force across our organization, bringing her ‘whole athlete’ mentality to the sporting business, the front office, and our community. She is an incredible, inspiring leader who pushes us to be better, go farther, and do more. She understands what our players and coaching staff need to be successful and how we can make an authentic impact in our community. We couldn’t be more thrilled to elevate Angela into this important role and look forward to many new milestones to come.” - Julie Uhrman, Founder and President, ACFC.
“I am honored to have been named the team’s General Manager and excited to continue contributing to this club that means so much to us all. We have a special group with our players and club, and staying focused on a playoff spot is the priority in this transition. It’s wonderful working for an organization that continuously strives for more, is player-centric, and community focused. I’m looking forward to stepping into this new role for Angel City and continue to work closely with Eni to drive this club forward.”- Angela Hucles Mangano.
“Playing the lead role in building Angel City’s team of players from its inception has come with incredible growth, learning, and reward. A big part of my recruitment vision for Angel City was to build a football team of diverse players on the field that our incredible community and fanbase in Los Angeles would be proud to support. I am looking forward to continuing to work in leadership with Angela Hucles Mangano to focus specifically on the players and recruitment, utilizing a global network in women’s football as this club continues to grow and drive towards excellence and success.” - Eniola Aluko
ABOUT HUCLES MANGANO
Angela Hucles Mangano is a retired USWNT Player, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, and Angel City Football Club General Manager, a role she evolved into in August 2022. Prior to her role as GM, she was the VP of Player Development and Operations.
A longstanding member of the US Women’s National Team, Hucles’ international career included 109 appearances and two Olympic gold medals. In 2009, Hucles was named the U.S. Soccer Foundation Humanitarian of the Year. In 2015, she served as the President of the Women’s Sports Foundation. She played soccer professionally in the WUSA & WPS with the Boston Breakers. She attended college at the University of Virginia, where she was a four-year all-ACC player and tallied 59 goals, including a record 19 game-winners. She is still Virginia’s career women’s leader in goals, game-winning goals, and total points.
Off the pitch, Hucles Mangano ran a successful real estate group with her wife Meg Mangano, as she commentated LAFC games while working as the lead women’s soccer analyst for ESPN’s ACC Network, NBC Olympics Olympics (2012-present), and FOX Soccer Women’s World Cups (2015-present).
Outside of ACFC, the Virginia Beach, Virginia native, enjoys spending time with her family, including her two children, and everyday adventures with them.
ABOUT ANGEL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB
Angel City Football Club (ACFC), the 11th member of the National Women’s Soccer League in the US, is founded by Academy Award-winning actress and activist Natalie Portman, technology venture capitalist Kara Nortman, media and gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and Seven Seven Six founder and former Reddit Executive Chair Alexis Ohanian. Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Angela Hucles Mangano serves as the club’s General Manager and Freya Coombe is the team’s head coach.
Learn more about ACFC at www.angelcity.com and follow the team on social media
@weareangelcity. For those interested in attending games during the 2022 season or purchasing season tickets for 2023, please visit https://angelcity.com/tickets.
