Robert Cosmo Nauseb (born 23 August 1974) is a Namibian former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Nicknamed ''Baggio'', Nauseb was born in

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. He played a large part of his career for one of South Africa's biggest soccer clubs

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. He started playing

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for local side Black Marroko Chiefs before joining capital club Civics Windhoek from

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. He then left Civics for a lengthy spell in South Africa. He last played for Ikapa Sporting in South Africa.

International career

He was part of the

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1998 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He made his debut for the ''Brave Warriors'' in a June 1997 World Cup qualification match against

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and totalled 6 goals in 59 games for them.

Managerial career

Nauseb was dismissed as manager of

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in December 2018 after only 6 matches in charge. In February 2019 he was appointed manager of Eleven Arrows.

Personal life

After retiring as a player, Nauseb worked as a youth coach for Johannesburg side

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. His father Helmuth ‘Yster’ Nauseb also played for Black Marroko Chiefs. His mother is Hedwig-Angela Nauses. His brothers Chris and Milton also played for the national team.

Career statistics

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

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* 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Otjozondjupa Region Men's association football midfielders Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players Orlando Pirates S.C. players Bucks Buccaneers FC players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Hellenic F.C. players Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Santos F.C. (South Africa) players Ikapa Sporting F.C. players Namibia Premier League players South African Premier Division players Namibian expatriate men's footballers Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Namibian football managers {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub