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

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played striker.

Arcadia Shepherds

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

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 Bush Bucks is a South African association football club. The club was founded in 1957 and originally based in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. In 2001, the team moved to East London, Eastern Cape, East London. It was nicknamed ''Imbabala (The Bucks)' ...

, Klerksdorp City and

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

. He won the NSL Golden Boot in 1986, catching the eye of Olympiakos.

After Retirement

By the time of his death in 2006, he was the coach at

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football l ...

development.

Death

He died in his sleep at his home in

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on 14 October 2006 after a long battle with

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. He was buried at Akasia Cemetery in Nina Park

References

1962 births 2006 deaths South African soccer players South African expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in Greece South African expatriate sportspeople in Greece Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players Moroka Swallows F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Durban Bush Bucks players Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Gauteng {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub