Razundara Tjikuzu

Razundara Tjikuzu
Personal information
Full name Razundara Tjikuzu
Date of birth (1979-12-12) 12 December 1979
Place of birth Swakopmund, South-West Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder and Right Back
Youth career
1998–1999 Werder Bremen II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Werder Bremen 68 (7)
2001–2003 Werder Bremen II 12 (8)
2003–2005 Hansa Rostock 49 (5)
2005–2006 MSV Duisburg 23 (3)
2006–2007 Çaykur Rizespor 30 (1)
2007–2009 İstanbul BB 54 (2)
2009–2010 Trabzonspor 4 (0)
2010 Diyarbakırspor 10 (0)
2010–2011 Kasımpaşa S.K. 6 (1)
National team
Namibia 56 (12)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2012.


Razundara Tjikuzu (born 12 December 1979, in Swakopmund) is a Namibian football player.

Career

Tjikuzu was spotted by SV Werder Bremen's scouts as a 14-year-old in Namibia, and he joined the club's reserve team in 1998. He was promoted to the first team a year later and made 25 appearances in his first Bundesliga season. He played for Werder Bremen until 2003, when he moved to their Bundesliga rivals Hansa Rostock, for two seasons. He then spent one more season in the Bundesliga with MSV Duisburg in 2005–2006, before moving to Turkish side Çaykur Rizespor the following season. He made a total of 140 Bundesliga appearances and scored five goals. In summer 2007, he left Çaykur Rizespor for the newly promoted Super League side İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. On 11 January 2010, Diyarbakirspor signed the Trabzonspor defender. Summer 2010, he moved to Kasımpaşa S.K..He currently plays for Namibia's SKW team in Windhoek, he started somewhere in October 2015.

International career

Tjikuzu had previously made over 55 appearances for Namibia but was not in their squad for the 2008 African Cup of Nations.[1]

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 April 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Seychelles 3–0 Win 2002 WC qualification
2. 22 April 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Seychelles 3–0 Win 2002 WC qualification
3. 22 April 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Seychelles 3–0 Win 2002 WC qualification
4. 15 July 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Benin 8–2 Win 2002 ANC qualification
5. 15 July 2000 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Benin 8–2 Win 2002 ANC qualification
6. 24 February 2001 Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Egypt 1–1 Draw 2002 WC qualification
Correct as of 3 March 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Namibia: Tjikuzu Could Make Afcon Squad". New Era Online. 3 October 2007.
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