Thomas Hlongwane












































































Thomas Hlongwane
Personal information
Date of birth
(1962-03-17)17 March 1962
Place of birth
Hammanskraal, South Africa
Date of death
14 October 2006(2006-10-14) (aged 44)
Place of death
Mabopane, Gauteng, South Africa
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position
Striker
Youth career

Hammanskraal Shepherds
Senior career*
Years
Team

Apps

(Gls)
1979–1982
Arcadia Shepherds


1982–1986
Moroka Swallows

136

(73)
1987–1988
Olympiakos


1988–1989
Durban Bush Bucks


1989–1991
Pretoria City



* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas "Who's Fooling Who" Hlongwane (17 March 1962 – 14 October 2006) was a South African footballer who played striker.




Contents






  • 1 Arcadia Shepherds


  • 2 Moroka Swallows


  • 3 After Retirement


  • 4 Death


  • 5 References





Arcadia Shepherds


He joined the Arcs in the late 70s and became their Footballer of the Year in 1981[1]



Moroka Swallows


He joined Swallows for a record breaking R22 000 in 1982. Hlongwane scored 59 goals for the Birds between 1985 and 1986 scoring hat tricks against Bush Bucks, Klerksdorp City and Orlando Pirates. He won the NSL Golden Boot in 1986, catching the eye of Olympiakos.[2]



After Retirement


By the time of his death in 2006, he was the coach at Mamelodi Sundowns development.[3]



Death


He died in his sleep at his home in Mabopane on 14 October 2006 after a long battle with leukaemia. He was buried at Akasia Cemetery in Nina Park[4]




References





  1. ^ http://soccerladuma.mobi/campaigns/view_player/1/21461


  2. ^ http://soccerladuma.mobi/campaigns/view_player/1/21461


  3. ^ http://www.iol.co.za/sport/sa-soccer-legend-laid-to-rest-1.563979?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot


  4. ^ http://www.iol.co.za/sport/sa-soccer-legend-laid-to-rest-1.563979?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot









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