Berlin Auchumeb

Berlin Auchumeb
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-01-09) 9 January 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Tsumeb, South West Africa
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eleven Arrows
Chief Santos
Blue Waters
Jomo Cosmos 0 (0)
-2008 Chief Santos
International career
1998–2004 Namibia 11 (1)
Medal record
First place Namibia FA Cup 1998
First place Namibia FA Cup 1999
First place Namibia FA Cup 2000
First place Namibia Premier League 2003
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Berlin Auchumeb (born 9 January 1974) is a retired Namibian international footballer, also formerly with Chief Santos of the Namibia Premier League.

Club career

Nicknamed Pancho,[1] Auchumeb played for Namibian sides Eleven Arrows, Chief Santos and Blue Waters and was also contracted to South African football giants Jomo Cosmos FC. Highlight of his career being, the day he played in a friendly match alongside Jomo Cosmos' boss Jomo Sono, in Port Elizabeth, in a friendly match against Orlando Pirates of SA (2001).[2] And also the day he matched shoulder to shoulder at a Media tournament in Soweto JHB November 28, 2000, against one of the legends South Africa could produce, Marks Maponyane.

International career

He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1998 to 2004, with 11 caps, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.[3] And Berlin Auchumeb was the hero with his stunning sudden-death extra-time winner against the giant nation of South Africa, Bafana Bafana in Windhoek (1998 COSAFA Cup) preliminary game.

Honours, awards and recognitions

Auchumeb was awarded with a Park renamed after him, in recognition towards nation building. Being a former national and international footballer.[citation needed]

Personal life

Auchumeb works as managing director of Tsumeb Emmanuel Rehab Centre in Tsumeb. He also worked at a bank after retiring as a player in 2008.[3] His father Sagarias 'Celle' Auchumeb was also a prolific goalscorer for Chief Santos.[4]

References

  1. ^ "NAMIBIANS WARM UP FOR IVORIANS". Mail & Guardian. 20 January 1999.
  2. ^ Kauraisa, Jesse (23 June 2020). "'I TOLD GEINGOB I WOULD SCORE'". Namibian Sun.
  3. ^ a b Angula, Conrad (13 February 2014). "CLASS OF 1998: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". The Namibian Sun. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ Kambaekwa, Carlos (9 July 2020). "Football icon 'Celle' dies". New Era.


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