Thabo Benett Nthethe (born 3 October 1984 in

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein ( ; ), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State (province), Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongsi ...

) is a retired South African

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defender. He represented

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and played for

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 Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...

and was the

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Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African soccer club based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State and competed in the Premiership before selling their status to Royal ...

. In 2021 Nthethe was appointedas the new head coach of ABC Motsepe League side, Casric Bucs FC.

International career

International goals

:''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Mameloni Sundowns *

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: 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nthethe, Thabo 1984 births Living people Soccer players from Bloemfontein South African men's soccer players Men's association football defenders South Africa men's international soccer players Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Chippa United F.C. players TS Galaxy F.C. players South African Premier Division players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players South Africa men's A' international soccer players 2014 African Nations Championship players 21st-century South African sportsmen CAF Champions League–winning players