Marks Maponyane (born 16 February 1962)[1] is a retired South African football player.
[2] He is the only player to win Footballer of the Year three times, he won the award in 1984 and 1987 with Chiefs.
His teammates couldn't speak English but only his coach Stuart Baxter could.
When the season ended and everyone was leaving, he left for South Africa and never came back.
He scored his second and last goal for South Africa on 26 November 1994 in a 2-1 win over Ghana in the 11th minute.