Leutlwetse Tshireletso (born 25 August 1985) is a Motswana

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coach and former player signed to

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as an assistant coach. He is a former

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, having made seven appearances for the Zebras before his retirement in 2016. Tshireletso began his playing career with

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-based side

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. After staying with the team for four years he would move to

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with BMC before finally joining

. Although he won the

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in his first season with the team, Tshireletso suffered from frequent injuries and was mostly used as a bench player. Following a knee injury which forced him into injury in 2016, Rollers appointed him as one of the three assistant managers alongside

Thabo Motang Thabo Motang (born 20 November 1967) is a Motswana football coach and former player currently managing Township Rollers in the Botswana Premier League. Often regarded as one of the best Botswana goalkeepers of all time, he played for several te ...

and

Mogomotsi Mpote Mogomotsi Mpote is a Motswana former footballer and manager currently in charge of club Botswana. Mpote played as a striker or classic number nine. Beginning his career as a teenager at Miscellaneous in 1976, he was nicknamed 'Teenage' becaus ...

. He remains in that post to this day and occasionally takes charge of the first team in the absence of the manager.

Honours

Club

; Township Rollers :: 2013–14

References

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