Samuel Edward "Sammy" Troughton (born March 27, 1964 in Lisburn

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, Northern Ireland

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) is a former Northern Irish

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 footballer currently managing South Africa

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n Premier Soccer League

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 club Mpumalanga Black Aces.

Troughton played for Glentoran

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 and Wolverhampton Wanderers before coming to South Africa in 1985 to play for Jomo Cosmos

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, Mamelodi Sundowns

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 and then Orlando Pirates. He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa.

After retiring from football he coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars

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. He also had a short stint as Orlando Pirates coach in 1994 and worked as an assistant coach for Free State Stars

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