Rudolf Bester

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Rudolf Bester
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-07-19) 19 July 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Otjiwarongo, South-West Africa
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2006 Blue Waters – (–)
2006–2007 Eleven Arrows – (–)
2008 Čukarički 23 (2)
2009 Eleven Arrows – (–)
2009–2011 Maritzburg United 52 (13)
2011–2014 Orlando Pirates 20 (1)
2013–2014 → Golden Arrows (loan) 18 (3)
2014–2015 Free State Stars 8 (0)
2015–2016 Moroka Swallows 7 (0)
2016–2017 Alexandra Black Aces – (–)
International career
2004–2014 Namibia 46 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolf Bester (born 19 July 1983) is a retired Namibian professional football forward who last played for Alexandra Black Aces.

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Career

He previously played for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Čukarički, [1] having joined the team in January 2008 from Eleven Arrows.

He was a part of the Namibian squad at the 2008 African Cup of Nations. [2] He has a record of 13 goals for Namibia and is currently the highest national top goal scorer, ahead of retired Gerros Uri-khob with 12 and Ruben Van Wyk with 11 goals. Despite coming on for Orlando Pirates as a substitute in various games, Bester once gave Pirates an important victory in the last games of the 2011/12 league season. The win came at a crucial time and contributed to the team's league title. Pirates were held 1–1 by Cosmos and in the dying minutes of the second half, he scored a winning cracker to give the defending champions a 3-point lead on top of the table against relegation bound Jomo Cosmos in the 2011/12 season. [3]

In June 2012 Bester missed three important international matches due to Injury. He was expected to play for Namibia's Brave Warriors in the 2014 Brazil World Cup Qualifiers against Nigeria, Kenya and 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia. He recovered from the injury and returned to international duty in a friendly against Rwanda on Saturday, 13 October 2012 in Windhoek. He is one of the few Namibians to play professional football outside Namibia, the first Namibian to win the PSL with Pirates and the first Namibian to play against Tottenham Hotspur of England.

His name is occasionally spelled as Rudolph in some sources.

Honours

International goals

Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Ihuhua, Corry. "Bester is best for Arrows". The Namibian , 12 January 2009. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Saaid, Hamdan. "African Nations Cup 2008 – Final Tournament Details". RSSSF, 4 September 2008. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
  3. ↑ FIFA. "Bester wonder goal lifts Pirates to top". AFP , 9 April 2012. Retrieved on 6 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Földesi, László. "Rudolph Bester – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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