He was popularly known as "Special Branch" during his playing days in South Africa.
[7] After retiring from football, Troughton coached mainly lower league sides like Arcadia Shepherds, Pretoria University and Durban Stars.
Troughton was retained as University of Pretoria manager for the start of the 2015–16 season.
[8] In March 2016, he took charge of Vasco da Gama for the rest of the season.
[9] On the 8 October 2018, Sammy signed a two-year deal as the head coach of Witbank Spurs,[10] but barely two weeks after the joining the club he left for Mpumalanga rivals TS Sporting.