| Thinasonke Mbuli | |
| Currentclub: | University of the Western Cape (head coach) |
| Managerclubs1: | University of the Western Cape |
| Manageryears1: | 2019- |
| Birth Date: | 18 May |
Thinasonke Mbuli is South African professional soccer manager and current head coach of SAFA Women's League side University of the Western Cape and the assistant coach of the South Africa women's national soccer team.[1]
In September 2017, Mbuli was appointed assistant coach of the South Africa women's national soccer team.[2] She was part of the technical team when they won their maiden continental title the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and were runner's up at the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[3] She was also part of the technical team when they won their first FIFA Women's World Cup match and qualified for their first ever knockout round in 2023.[4]
In 2019, she was appointed head coach of the University of the Western Cape.[5]
In 2023, she was named the SAFA Women's League Coach of the Season after her team finished second in the league.[6] She won the 2023 Women's Varsity Football.
In 2024, she defended the Women's Varsity Football title by winning the 2024 Women's Varsity Football tournament. Her team were the first university to qualify for the COSAFA Women's Champions League.[7]
Manager
South Africa (assistant coach)
Individual