Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Vetunuavi Charles Hambira | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 3 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | TS Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Otjinene All Stars | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Black Africa | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2019 | Tura Magic | ||||||||||||||||
2019– | TS Sporting | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017– | Namibia | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 4 August 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:38, 4 August 2020 (UTC) |
Vetunuavi Charles Hambira (born 3 June 1990) is a Namibian footballer who plays as a centre-back for National First Division side TS Sporting and the Namibia national football team. [1] [2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Namibia | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 8 | 1 | |
2019 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 14 January 2018 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | 3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship | [3] |
2 | 28 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa | 12 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 COSAFA Cup | [4] |
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