Henrico Botes (born 24 December 1979) is a former Namibian

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. He played for

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and

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in the South African

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and Namibia national team. He is a striker that his coaches have always believed in due to his functionality. He has also captained the national team. He missed most of the 07–08 season and the

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due to injury. On 31 November 2016, Botes scored penalty in Platinum Stars’ 3-1 defeat to

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in a league match, which was his 50th goal in 195 starts since he started playing in the PSL in 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Botes, Henrico 1979 births Living people Namibian men's footballers Moroka Swallows F.C. players Platinum Stars F.C. players Men's association football forwards Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Namibian expatriate men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers Ramblers F.C. players People from Rehoboth, Namibia Sportspeople from Hardap Region Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa