Silvester Goraseb
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Silvester Goraseb (born 7 September 1974) is a retired
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n footballer, who is chairman of Premier League side
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. He is also president of the NAFPU, the Namibian players' union.


Club career

Born in Windhoek, Goraseb grew up in the city's largest township, Katutura and joined
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from Try Again in 1992.Lolo Goraseb, football’s favourite son
- New Era Live
He won three league titles with the club.


International career

Nicknamed ''Lolo'', Goraseb competed for the
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from 1996 to 2001, including the
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. He made his debut for his country against
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in October 1994 and totalled 7 goals in 66 games for the ''Brave Warriors''.


Personal life

His father Steve Stephanus and uncle Norries Goraseb both played successfully for
Katutura Katutura (Otjiherero for ''We do not settle'') is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed int ...
giants
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. He works as a chief human resources policy analyst at the Office of the Prime Minister.Sports Commission eyes Goraseb loan
- The Namibian


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* 1974 births Living people Footballers from Windhoek Men's association football midfielders Namibia men's international footballers Namibian men's footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players Black Africa S.C. players Namibia Premier League players {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub