Robert Nauseb

Robert Nauseb

Personal information
Full name	Robert Cosmo Nauseb
Date of birth	(1974-08-23) 23 August 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Otjiwarongo, South West Africa
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Black Marroko Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Orlando Pirates
1994–1996	Civics Windhoek	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) is a Namibian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Nicknamed Baggio, Nauseb was born in Otjiwarongo. He played a large part of his career for one of South Africa's biggest soccer clubs Kaizer Chiefs. ^[1] He started playing football for local side Black Marroko Chiefs before joining capital club Civics Windhoek from Orlando Pirates. He then left Civics for a lengthy spell in South Africa. ^[2]

He last played for Ikapa Sporting 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]

Managerial career

Nauseb was dismissed as manager of African Stars in December 2018 after only 6 matches in charge. ^[7] In February 2019 he was appointed manager of Eleven Arrows. ^[8]

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 ^[2] also played for the national team. ^[9]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nauseb goal.

List of international goals scored by Robert Nauseb ^{[10] [11]}

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 February 1998	Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Angola		3–3	1998 African Cup of Nations
2	17 May 1998	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes, France	Saudi Arabia		1–2	Friendly
3	1 August 1998	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Malawi		2–1	2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
4	15 August 1998	Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Malawi		1–0	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
5	14 May 2000	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Zimbabwe		3–2	2000 COSAFA Cup
6	15 July 2000	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Benin		8–2	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
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References

1. "Up close with the legendary Robert 'Baggio' Nauseb". Truth, for its own sake. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
2. Kambaekwa, Carlos (18 November 2022). "Up close with the legendary Robert 'Baggio' Nauseb". New Era .
3. https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/kick-off/20201101/281925955497992 . Retrieved 17 May 2024– via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Courtney, Barrie (5 June 2005). "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
5. 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. "STARS PART WAYS WITH NAUSEB, RECALL SAMARIA". Namibian Sun . 11 December 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
8. "Nauseb at Arrows". Namib Times . 22 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Namibia (2003)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
10. national-football-teams.com
11. African Nations Cup 2002

External links

• Robert Nauseb at WorldFootball.net
• Robert Nauseb at National-Football-Teams.com
• Robert Nauseb at FBref.com