Thomas Madigage

Thomas Madigage
Personal information
Date of birth14 November 1970
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Date of death18 October 2012 (aged 41)
Place of deathBurgersfort, South Africa
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992-1993Arcadia Sheperds17(2)
1993–1995Jomo Cosmos78(14)
1995-1996FC Zürich3(1)
1996–1997Jomo Cosmos24(11)
1997–2003SuperSport United189(23)
Total386(66)
National team
1993–1997South Africa4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Madigage (11 November 1970 – 19 October 2012) was a South African football player and coach.

Career

Born in Pretoria, Madigage played for Jomo Cosmos, FC Zürich, Arcadia Shepherds and SuperSport United.[1][2] He also earned four caps for the South African national team.[1]

After retiring as a player, Madigage worked as a coach for SuperSport United and later the South African national team.[2]

Later life and death

Madigage died in a car crash in the early hours of Friday 19 October 2012, after hitting a donkey crossing a road near Burgersfort, Limpopo. He was 41 at the time.[2][3]

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