Bienvenido "Ben" Manga Ubenga (born 11 February 1974) is an Equatoguinean-German former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently technical director of Watford. Career Manga was born in Bata. He managed three scoreless Bundesliga appearances for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 1995–96 season. In July 2016, Manga was appointed Chief Scout of Eintracht Frankfurt, a role in which he held until 2021 when he also took on the role of Director of Football. On 30 November 2022, he departed the club by mutual consent. On 22 December 2022, Manga was appointed technical director of EFL Championship club Watford. Personal life He lives in the German city of Aachen and also holds German citizenship. Manga also worked as an auto mechanic. He has a cousin, Juan Oburu, who plays for TV Jahn Hiesfeld. References External links Ben Manga at Alemannia Aachen official website 1974 births Living people People from Bata, Equatorial Guinea Equatoguinean footballers Association football midfielders Equatorial Guinea international footballers Equatoguinean emigrants to Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Wuppertaler SV players KFC Uerdingen 05 players Alemannia Aachen players Karlsruher SC players Wormatia Worms players Association football scouts German footballers German people of Equatoguinean descent German sportspeople of African descent Eintracht Frankfurt non-playing staff Watford F.C. non-playing staff