Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Cosmo Nauseb | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1974 | ||
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 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]
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]
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]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 15 July 2000 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | ![]() |
8-2 | Win | 2002 ANC qualification | |||||
2. | 15 July 2000 | Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | ![]() |
8-2 | Win | 2002 ANC qualification | |||||
Correct as of 3 March 2014 [7] |
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]
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]