Petrus Orlando Haraseb (born 1 June 1968) is a

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

n retired footballer. He played as a defender.

Club career

Haraseb was born in Klein-Naoas, near Dordabis but relocated with his parents to Erwee, in the

Kunene Region Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo, its governor is Vipuakuje Muharukua. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola. Geography Besides the capital Opuwo, the reg ...

. He played for NamPol, Pubs, Orlando Pirates Windhoek,

Liverpool Okahandja Liverpool Okahandja is a Namibian football club based in Okahandja. The club won the NFA Cup in 1992 and became Namibia Premier League champions in 2001–2002. The Namibian 1998 African Cup of Nations squad included five Liverpool players: Petr ...

Chief Santos Chief Santos is a football club in Tsumeb, Namibia. The club was formerly part of the Namibia Premier League, but was relegated to the second league in 2005. The club has been promoted back to the Premier League under the management of Mohammed ...

and Young Ones.

International career

Haraseb competed for the

Namibia national football team The Namibia national football team represents Namibia in men's international football and is controlled by the Namibia Football Association. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but have made four appearances in the Africa Cup of ...

from 1992–1998, including the

1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national Association football, football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in ...

. He made his debut for the ''Brave Warriors'' in an October 1992 World Cup qualification match against

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

and totalled 1 goal in 33 games for them.

Personal life

After retiring, Haraseb worked as a tour guide in the

and currently owns a touring company in

Swakopmund Swakopmund ("Mouth of the Swakop River, Swakop") is a city on the coast of western Namibia, west of the Namibian capital Windhoek via the B2 road (Namibia), B2 main road. It is the capital of the Erongo Region, Erongo administrative district. It ...

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* * 1968 births Living people Men's association football defenders Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players Orlando Pirates S.C. players Chief Santos players Namibia Premier League players {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub