Thabo Mngomeni

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Thabo Mngomeni (born 24 June 1969, Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African former Association football midfielder.

After starting his professional career at Cape Town Spurs and having a brief spell at Manning Rangers, Mngomeni became a household name in South Africa playing for Bush Bucks and Orlando Pirates. He also had a brief spell at Hellenic before retirement.

He played for South Africa national soccer team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Cape Town Spurs

He was recruited by former Kaizer Chiefs, Cape Town Spurs and Hellenic player, Sergio Dos Santos from an Eastern Cape amateur team, Tembu Royals. He left Spurs after two loan deals claiming that his coach, Mich D'Avray "hated him with a passion and he didn't know why".[2]

Umtata Bush Bucks

He first heard of the doping test in 1996 when he was informed by club officials who were aware that he smoked marijuana. Since Mngomeni was a Rastafarian he only smoked marijuana during pre-season.[2]

Orlando Pirates

Mngomeni would play for Orlando Pirates between 1998 and 2002 and become the club captain, leading them to the league title in 2001. It was during this period that he also became a regular at national level, and was one of very few locally based players in the South Africa squad during that period.

International career

He made his debut for the national football side at 29 in a 1–0 victory over Angola in 1998. All in all he played for the national team on 38 occasions, scoring six goals. He won the 2001 CAF Goal of the Year, for his bicycle kick against Congo.

Retirement

After joining Hellenic his career came to an end and he retired because of a knee injury at the age of 33.[2]

After retirement

He has coached at a number of Vodacom League teams in Cape Town. He completed his SAFA Level 2 coaching course.[2] In 2022, he launched the Thabo Mngomeni Foundation, and has been coaching in the rural areas of the Eastern Cape province.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Thando Mngomeni. He is married and has five daughters. He lives in Eerste River in Cape Town[2]

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 1999 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa {{ Template:Yesno alias = Mauritius flag alias = Flag of Mauritius.svg flag alias-1869 = Flag of Mauritius (1869–1906).svg flag alias-1906 = Flag of Mauritius (1906–1923).svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of Mauritius (1923–1968).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Mauritius.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Mauritius.svg link alias-naval = National Coast Guard of Mauritius flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Mauritius.svg link alias-navy = National Coast Guard of Mauritius size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–0 || Win || 2000 African Cup of Nations qual.

2. 28 May 2000 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta {{ Template:Yesno alias = Malta flag alias = Flag of Malta.svg flag alias-1875 = Flag of Malta (1875–1898).svg flag alias-1898 = Flag of Malta (1898–1923).svg flag alias-1923 = Flag of Malta (1923–1943).svg flag alias-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943–1964).svg flag alias-unofficial-1943 = Flag of Malta (1943).svg flag alias-colonial = Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Malta.svg link alias-naval = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta link alias-navy = Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta flag alias-navy =Naval Jack of Malta.svg flag alias-1814 = 19th Century Flag of Malta.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 0–1 || Win || Friendly

3. 7 June 2000 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas, United States {{ Template:Yesno alias = Mexico flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg link alias-army = Mexican Army link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force link alias-naval = Mexican Navy flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg link alias-navy = Mexican Navy flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 4–2 || Loss || 2000 U.S. Cup

4. 3 September 2000 Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo {{ Template:Yesno alias = Republic of the Congo shortname alias = Congo flag alias = Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg link alias-military = Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo flag alias-military =Flag of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo.svg link alias-air force = Congolese Air Force Congolese Army link alias-basketball = Republic of the Congo {{{mw}}} national basketball team link alias-volleyball = Republic of the Congo {{{mw}}} national volleyball team size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || 1–2 || Win || 2002 African Cup of Nations qual.

5. 30 January 2002 Stade Amare Daou, Ségou, Mali {{ Template:Yesno alias = Morocco flag alias = Flag of Morocco.svg flag alias-1666 = Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg flag alias-1913 = Flag of Spanish Morocco.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg link alias-naval = Royal Moroccan Navy flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.png link alias-air force = Royal Moroccan Air Force flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army.svg link alias-army = Royal Moroccan Army flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Navy.svg link alias-navy = Royal Moroccan Navy flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Royal Moroccan Armed Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 3–1 || Win || 2002 African Cup of Nations

6. 12 May 2002 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa {{ Template:Yesno alias = Madagascar flag alias = Flag of Madagascar.svg flag alias-1896 = Flag of France.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–0 || Win || Friendly

Correct as of 9 March 2017[3][4]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Thabo Mngomeni Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ South Africa – International Matches 1996-2000
  4. ↑ South Africa – International Matches 2001-2005

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External links

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