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Manfred Starke
Manfred Starke (born 21 February 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club VfB Oldenburg. He also holds German citizenship. Club career Starke was born in Windhoek, Namibia to a Namibian-born German father and a Dutch mother. He began his professional career at FC Hansa Rostock. He is the older brother of Sandra Starke. Starke moved to FSV Zwickau in 2020. In July 2022, he signed with VfB Oldenburg, newly promoted to the 3. Liga. International career In October 2012, Starke made his debut for Namibia in a friendly against Rwanda. He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champion ..., the country's first continental tournament in 11 years. References External links * * 1991 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 2020 was 431,000 which is growing continually due to an influx from all over Namibia. Windhoek is the social, economic, political, and cultural centre of the country. Nearly every Namibian national enterprise, governmental body, educational and cultural institution is headquartered there. The city developed at the site of a permanent hot spring known to the indigenous pastoral communities. It developed rapidly after Jonker Afrikaner, Captain of the Orlam, settled there in 1840 and built a stone church for his community. In the decades following, multiple wars and armed hostilities resulted in the neglect and destruction of the new settlement. Windhoek was founded a second time in 1890 by Imperial German Army Major Curt von François, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
