Johannes Hindjou

Johannes Hindjou (born 8 November 1976) is a Namibian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Johannes Hindjou

Personal information
Full name	Johannes Ngumeritiza Hindjou
Date of birth	(1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Okahandja
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993	Morocco City Stars
1994	Golden Arrows
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994-2001	Liverpool
2002	Black Leopards
2002-2006	Civics
2007	African Stars
International career
1996–2006	Namibia	69	(10)
Managerial career
	Spoilers
2009-2011	Eleven Arrows
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born on a small farm outside Okahandja,^[1] Hindjou played for local side Liverpool Okahandja, Civics^[2]—winning the Namibia Premier League with both clubs—before retiring in 2007 after a spell with African Stars.^[3] Nicknamed Congo, he had joined hometown club Liverpool in September 1994, where he played alongside the likes of fellow internationals Bimbo Tjihero, Erastus Gariseb and Silvanus Njambari and under the guidance of brothers Albert and Jamanuka Tjihero.^[4]

He later coached Okahandja Spoilers and Eleven Arrows.^[5]

International career

He was capped 66 times and scored 10 goals for the Namibia national football team,^[6] including a stint at the 1998 African Cup of Nations. He had made is debut away against Botswana in August 1996.^[4]

Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hindjou goal.

List of international goals scored by Johannes Hindjou

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	25 August 1996	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Botswana	5-0	6-0	1998 African Cup of Nations qualification	[7]
2				6-0
3	16 March 1997	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Zimbabwe	1-1	2-1	1997 COSAFA Cup qualification	[8]
4				2-1
5	28 June 1997	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Malawi	3-0	4-1	1997 COSAFA Cup	[9]
6	27 July 1997	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon	Gabon	1-1	1-1	1998 African Cup of Nations qualification	[10]
7	8 August 1998	Independence Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia	1-1	1-1	1998 COSAFA Cup	[11]
8	31 July 1999	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	South Africa	1-1	1-1	1999 COSAFA Cup	[12]
9	13 January 2001	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Madagascar	1-2	2-2	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification	[13]
10	20 September 2003	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Angola	1-2	1-3	Friendly	[14]

Personal life

Hindjou was born to Eva and Pikiro Hindjou and had business interests in the fishing and construction industries. He also was vice-president of the Namibia Football Players Union (NAFPU), with former national teammate Silvester Goraseb acting as president.^[1] He served several terms as mayor of Okahandja,^[15] after he got more interested in politics when he became a member of SWAPO.^[16] He was suspended as mayor due to claims of alleged corruption.^[17]