In this week's Throwback Thursday former Bafana Bafana striker George Koumantarakis details his well-travelled career.
"The big three were sleeping," Koumantarakis replies to snl24.com/kickoff when asked about any potential move to one of the PSL's three major teams.
"I did get asked by the big three to come, but I was young, and I didn't want to sit on the bench.
"I'd rather take less money and play than maybe sit on the bench or fight for a position I might not get. Because they sign strikers all the time at those big three teams.
"So I said let me wait a bit, and it worked out fine because I went to SuperSport, who at that stage was also becoming one of the bigger teams. They paid half a million rand for me.
"As for the big three, if they really wanted me they would have come in harder for me. They were talking to me and things like that, but eventually, I realised you know what, it's not going to be a right fit for me."
Born in Greece but raised in Durban, the former PSL Golden Boot winner will be remembered for his role in firing Manning Rangers to their first-ever PSL title in the 1996/97 Season.
"I started in the NSLs third division I was a top goalscorer there when I was only 16, I was with Mike Makaab there at that semi-professional side, and then Clive Barker invited me to come and play at AmaZulu in the NSL. Earning R500 a month in 1992. It wasn't a lot.
"Half-way through that year I then signed with Manning Rangers when Mike Makaab went there. That's when I scored a lot of goals and we won the PSL.
"I finished second [in the scoring charts] behind Wilfred Mugeyi. The following year I left for SuperSport, and then finished top goalscorer that year."
Koumantarakis also spent a spell at Swiss club FC Basel where he was featured in the UEFA Champions League.
In 2002 the lanky striker also represented Bafana Bafana at the FIFA World Cup hosted in Korea and Japan.
Today the 47-year-old has his own business in the property industry.
"When I went overseas I wasn't earning R500 a month, I was earning over a million a month," Koumantarakis added.
"I've got my own business and you can actually watch SuperSport as they'll be doing a show on me called 'Life After Football'. You can catch it in two days.
"You can see what then I'm doing (laughs). I'm in property, so I own a lot of property, all - industrial property."
Scroll through the gallery above to see the former Bafana stars who've become coaches