Rudolf Bester (born 19 July 1983) is a retired

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who last played for Alexandra Black Aces.

Career

He previously played for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Čukarički, having joined the team in January 2008 from

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. He was a part of the

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squad at the

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. He has a record of 13 goals for Namibia and is currently the highest national top goal scorer, ahead of retired Gerros Uri-khob with 12 and Ruben Van Wyk with 11 goals. Despite coming on for Orlando Pirates as a substitute in various games, Bester once gave Pirates an important victory in the last games of the 2011/12 league season. The win came at a crucial time and contributed to the team's league title. Pirates were held 1–1 by Cosmos and in the dying minutes of the second half, he scored a winning cracker to give the defending champions a 3-point lead on top of the table against relegation bound Jomo Cosmos in the 2011/12 season. In June 2012 Bester missed three important international matches due to Injury. He was expected to play for Namibia's Brave Warriors in the 2014 Brazil World Cup Qualifiers against Nigeria, Kenya and 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia. He recovered from the injury and returned to international duty in a friendly against Rwanda on Saturday, 13 October 2012 in Windhoek. He is one of the few Namibians to play professional football outside Namibia, the first Namibian to win the PSL with Pirates and the first Namibian to play against

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of England. His name is occasionally spelled as ''Rudolph'' in some sources.

Honours

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bester, Rudolf 1983 births Living people People from Otjiwarongo Sportspeople from Otjozondjupa Region Namibian men's footballers Namibia men's international footballers Namibian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Eleven Arrows F.C. players FK Čukarički players Serbian SuperLiga players Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Maritzburg United F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Blue Waters F.C. players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Free State Stars F.C. players Moroka Swallows F.C. players