Gervatius Uri-Khob (born 3 April 1972) is a retired

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n footballer.

Club career

Uri-Khob grew up in the

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neighborhood of Nomtsoub. A free-kick specialist, the bow-legged forward made his senior debut for local side

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 O ...

aged 13 and playing alongside veterans such as Engel Johnson, Khulu Geingob, Jan Xamiseb and Steven Auchumeb.

International career

Nicknamed Gerros the Bomber for his ferocious shooting, the prolific striker competed for the

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from 1993–2003, including the

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, where he scored two goals in a 3-3 draw with

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. He made his debut for the ''Brave Warriors'' in a January 1993

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match against

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and totalled 11 goals in 47 games for them.

Personal life

Uri-Khob runs a football academy with his wife Yolande, and the couple has three sons. He also works as a liquid fuel dispenser technician. His nephews Marcellus Witbeen and Ricardo Witbeen also played for the national team.

Honours

NFA Cup The Namibia FA Cup (''Namibia Football Association Cup''), officially Bidvest Namibia Cup, is an association football tournament for Namibian club Previous Champions *1990: Black Africa F.C. (Windhoek) *1991: Chief Santos (Tsumeb) *1992: Liverpoo ...

: 3 :: 1991, 1998, 1999,Africa: Uri-Khob Inspires Santos Cup Victory
- All Africa 2000

References

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* 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Tsumeb Men's association football forwards Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers 1998 African Cup of Nations players Chief Santos players Namibia Premier League players {{Namibia-footy-bio-stub