Global InformationManny Mantrana information
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 28, 1964 Miami, FL |
| Died | April 21, 2021 (aged 56) Miami, FL |
| Playing career | |
| 1982 | Miami Dade |
| 1983 | Middle Georgia |
| 1984–1985 | LSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996 | Miami Dade (Asst.) |
| 1997–2008 | St. Thomas |
| 2009–2017 | UTPA/UTRGV |
Manny Mantrana (September 28, 1964 – April 21, 2021) was an American college baseball coach, formally serving as the UTRGV Vaqueros baseball head coach. He held that position since prior to the 2009 season, when the program was known as the Texas–Pan American Broncs and represented the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA).[1][2][3][4]
In 2015, UTRGV entered into operation after the merger of UTPA with the nearby University of Texas at Brownsville. The UTPA athletic program was inherited by UTRGV, and Mantrana kept his position through the merger. He then became the women's golf temporary head coach for UTRGV in the fall of 2017. On May 24, 2017, he announced that he was stepping down as coach, with Mantrana being tapped to serve as a special assistant to the director of athletics.[5][6]
He died on April 21, 2021, following a battle with cancer.[7]
- ^ Reynaldo Leal (July 25, 2012). "The long way: Mantrana on faith, family and baseball". Panorama Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ Peter Rasmussen (September 8, 2008). "Mantrana officially announced as new baseball coach". The Monitor. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ Donald J. Boyles (August 28, 2008). "Mantrana hired by UTPA". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Manny Mantrana". St. Thomas. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Manny Mantrana - Special Assistant to the Director of Athletics - Baseball Coaches".
- ^ "Mantrana stepping down as UTRGV baseball coach after nine seasons | Sports | themonitor.com". www.themonitor.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12.
- ^ Rabalais, Scott (29 April 2021). "Manny Mantrana, outfielder on Skip Bertman's first two LSU teams, dies at 57". The Advocate. Retrieved 29 April 2021.