Thando Mngomeni

Thando Mngomeni (born 11 February 1983 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder.

Thando Mngomeni
Personal information
Full name Thando Mngomeni
Date of birth (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Magic FC
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Santos 11 (7)
2002–2004 Supersport United 32 (9)
2004–2005 Helsingborgs IF 29 (3)
2005–2006 Bush Bucks 9 (0)
2007–2008 Engen Santos 36 (3)
2008–2009 Mamelodi Sundowns 16 (0)
2009–2013 Bidvest Wits 43 (3)
International career‡
2004–2007 South Africa 5
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2011

Thando is a pure example of South Africa's unorthodox style of play.

He hails from Gugulethu on the Cape Flats and is the younger brother of former Orlando Pirates player and South African international Thabo Mngomeni.

Career

Mngomeni spent a season and a half in Sweden with Helsingborgs IF and made 29 appearances before returning to South Africa claiming he could not cope.

He returned to Santos after semi-retirement and impressed with some good performances during the 2007/08 season. He signed for Mamelodi Sundowns and moved to Bidvest Wits after a year and half.

He is currently playing in Cape Town for a 2nd division club, Magic FC.

International career

He has so far been capped five times.

Interest outside football

Thando Mngomeni has acquired shares in an online soccer/football community called TheSoccerPages.Com to begin a career as a blogger and commentator.

He has taken on a role as co-host of a monthly live soccer/football talk show called Diski Nites in Cape Town.[1] [2]

He is also consulting with youth players helping them one-on-one with advice and skills training.

See also

References
  1. "Diski Nites » Mngomeni to co-host Diski Nites". diskinites.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  2. http://www.citizen.co.za/1027236/mngomeni-to-co-host-football-show/
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