Taika Waititi's newest film, Next Goal Wins, tells the true story of a Dutch American football coach restoring inspiration and pride to the American Samoan National Football team, but what ended up happening to Thomas Rongen after the American Samoans finally succeeded? Though Michael Fassbender portrayed him on-screen, Thomas Rongen is a real person and football coach, whose life Next Goal Wins is based on. Rongen started his career in the 1970s as a football player, playing for Amsterdam FC and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. In the 1980s, he began coaching, leading to the true story of Next Goal Wins.

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