From Los Angeles to Houston: Dash hire Angela Hucles Mangano as president of women's soccer

WHAT HAPPENED

The Houston Dash announced that Angela Hucles Mangano has been named president of women’s soccer and chief soccer officer for the Dash. Hucles Mangano brings nearly four decades of experience in the sports industry as an executive.

Before joining the Dash, Hucles Mangano served as the general manager for Angel City FC. In 2021, she first joined the club as Vice President of player development and pperations.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

It's the season of movement, as many front office changes and player transfers have been in motion. Hucles Mangano just parted ways with Angel City FC, after she led the soccer operations for the club and also helped book a nine-acre site to be the home of Angel City's performance center starting in 2025.

Hucles Mangano has done much for the game beyond just front office work, she's also a two-time Olympic gold medal winner with the U.S. women’s national team and appeared in more than 100 matches for the United States.

WHAT HUCLES MANGANO SAID

“I’m ecstatic for this new opportunity with the Houston Dash and completely energized for this project ahead of us," Hucles Mangano said in a statement. “Being able to bring in the experiences I’ve had in this sport to date and provide the type of stability and consistency to the club that served my teams well as a player and executive, will be core components to the high-performance growth of the organization. I’m excited for this transformation and to work with key members of leadership, the staff, the players, the fans and community of Houston.”

WHAT'S NEXT

Hucles Mangano will hire the next head coach as well as the next technical director of the team. Neither Ricky Clarke nor Pablo Piñones-Arce will return for the 2025 season.