Commins Menapi

Commins Menapi (18 September 1977 – 18 November 2017) was a Solomon Islands striker. He was last the manager of Western United. He guided them to their first and only Telekom S league title season 2014/2015.

Commins Menapi

Personal information
Full name	Commins Menapi
Date of birth	(1977-09-18)18 September 1977
Place of birth	Lata,Temotu Province, Solomon Islands[1]
Date of death	18 November 2017(2017-11-18) (aged 40)
Place of death	Honiara, Solomon Islands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Marist	8	(15)
1999–2000	Nelson Suburbs	3	(0)
2000–2003	Sydney United	66	(19)
2003	Marist	0	(0)
2004–2006	JP Su'uria	0	(0)
2006–2007	YoungHeart Manawatu	21	(12)
2007–2008	Waitakere United	39	(21)
2008–2010	Marist
2011	Bundaberg Spirit
2012–2013	Marist
2013	Western United
International career‡
2000–2009	Solomon Islands	37	(34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 August 2009

In the 2006–2007 season, he became the first player to be sent off in a New Zealand Football Championship Grand Final. He represented the Solomon Islands national football team on over 30 occasions, scoring a record 34 goals (including 7 against non-FIFA members). Menapi was arguably the most famous Solomon Islands footballer.

Menapi died in Honiara on 18 November 2017 of a heart attack at the age of 40. ^[2]