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Mike Mangena
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1958 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Chiawelo United Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Kaizer Chiefs B | ||
| 1978–1980 | Kaizer Chiefs | 27 | (9) |
| 1980 | Wits University (loan) | 30 | (12) |
| 1981–1984 | Wits University | 102 | (45) |
| 1984–1985 | Watford | 5 | (2) |
| 1985 | Bush Bucks | 34 | (25) |
| 1985–1986 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | (7) |
| 1986–1988 | Moroka Swallows | 55 | (22) |
| 1988–1990 | Kaizer Chiefs | 68 | (34) |
| Total | 339 | (156) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Mike "Sporo" Mangena (born 1960)[1]
is a retired South African football (soccer) striker who last played for Kaizer Chiefs.
Contents
1 Youth career
2 Kaizer Chiefs
3 Watford
4 Bush Bucks
5 Mamelodi Sundowns
6 Kaizer Chiefs
7 After Retirement
8 Personal life
9 References
Youth career
Mangena started playing soccer for Chiawelo United Stars at the age of 7.[2]
Kaizer Chiefs
Mangena was signed to the Chiefs reserves in 1978 and was promoted the same year. He moved to Wits University in 1980.[3]
Watford
He moved to Watford in 1984. He was a teammate of John Barnes and Mo Johnston under Graham Taylor.[4]
Bush Bucks
He was a teammate of Mlungisi Ngubane and older brother of Neil Tovey, Mark Tovey when he was the top goal scorer in the NPSL with 25 goals under Clive Barker.[5] He was edged by Ernest Mtawali to the 1985 Footballer of the Year award.[6]
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mangena joined Sundowns on 10 January 1986 for a record R40 000. He made his debut on 9 February 1986 in a 2--1 win over Bush Bucks. Mangena was part of the squad that travelled to watch the 1986 FA Cup final in England. Sundowns played a 2--2 draw where Mangena scored a brace in a pre-match friendly against Crystal Palace reserves on 10 May 1986. Mangena was sold to Moroka Swallows on 8 June 1986.[7][8]
Kaizer Chiefs
He ended his short 12-year career at the age of 30 where he won the MTN 8, JPS and Bob Save Super Bowl.[9]
After Retirement
Since 1990 he has worked as a soccer analyst at SABC;[10] and he is the owner of Harcourts Unlimited,[11] a real estate business based in the historic Kliptown, Soweto.
In November 2018, Mangena was arrested after a drug manufacturing lab was found on his property.[12]
Personal life
Mangena was charged and arrested after a drug manufacturing plant was found in his house in Randfontein. [13]
References
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^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ https://archive.org/stream/Kickoff_December_2015/Kickoff_December_2015_djvu.txt
^ https://archive.org/stream/Kickoff_December_2015/Kickoff_December_2015_djvu.txt
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ http://harcourts.co.za/People/15783/Mike-Mangena
^ "Football legend Mike Mangena bust for drugs out on R50K bail". iol.co.za. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
^ https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-11-22-mike-mangena-in-jail-over-drugs-find/
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