Robert Nauseb

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Robert Nauseb
Personal information
Full name Robert Cosmo Nauseb
Date of birth (1974-08-23) 23 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Otjiwarongo, South West Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Black Marroko Chiefs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1994 Orlando Pirates Windhoek
1994–1996 Civics 71 (8)
1997–2001 Kaizer Chiefs 87 (9)
2001–2002 Hellenic 15 (0)
2002–2003 Ajax Cape Town 28 (2)
2004 Bloemfontein Celtic 5 (0)
2005–2007 Engen Santos 44 (0)
2008–2009 Ikapa Sporting
International career
1997–2007 Namibia 57 (7)
Managerial career
2018 African Stars
2019 Eleven Arrows
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Cosmo Nauseb (born 23 August 1974 in Otjiwarongo) is a Namibian retired football midfielder who last played for Ikapa Sporting in South Africa. [1]

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Club career

Nicknamed Baggio, Nauseb played a large part of his career for one of South Africa's biggest soccer clubs Kaizer Chiefs [2] . He started playing football for local side Black Marroko Chiefs before joining capital club Civics from Orlando Pirates Windhoek. He then left Civics for a lengthy spell in South Africa. [3]

International career

He was part of the Namibian 1998 African Nations Cup team, [4] who finished bottom in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. [5] He made his debut for the Brave Warriors in a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against Liberia and totalled 6 goals in 59 games for them. [6]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 July 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 8-2Win 2002 ANC qualification
2.15 July 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 8-2Win 2002 ANC qualification
Correct as of 3 March 2014 [7]

Managerial career

Nauseb was dismissed as manager of African Stars in December 2018 after only 6 matches in charge. [8] In February 2019 he was appointed manager of Eleven Arrows. [9]

Personal life

After retiring as a player, Nauseb worked as a youth coach for Johannesburg side Bidvest Wits. [5] His father Helmuth ‘Yster’ Nauseb also played for Black Marroko Chiefs. His mother is Hedwig-Angela Nauses. His brothers Chris and Milton [3] also played for the national team. [10] [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Up close with the legendary Robert 'Baggio' Nauseb". Truth, for its own sake. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 Kambaekwa, Carlos (18 November 2022). "Up close with the legendary Robert 'Baggio' Nauseb". New Era .
  4. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 Angula, Conrad (13 February 2014). "CLASS OF 1998: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". The Namibian Sun. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Namibia International Matches - RSSSF
  7. ↑ African Nations Cup 2002
  8. ↑ "STARS PART WAYS WITH NAUSEB, RECALL SAMARIA". Namibian Sun . 11 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nauseb at Arrows". Namib Times . 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Milton Nauseb - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Namibia (2003)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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