Benni McCarthy: Biography, Facts and Career
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Benedict Saul McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African professional soccer coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team. A former forward, McCarthy is the South Africa national team's all-time top scorer with 31 goals. He is also the only South African to have won the UEFA Champions League, doing so with Porto in 2004. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest South African players of all time. McCarthy previously worked as the head coach of South African Premier Division sides Cape Town City and AmaZulu, and as striker's coach at Premier League club Manchester United.
== Early life == Benni McCarthy was born in Cape Town and grew up in Hanover Park in the Cape Flats, an area notorious for its high unemployment rate and gang violence. He is the son of Dudley and Dora McCarthy and has two brothers and a sister. His older brother is Jerome McCarthy, a former professional footballer who played for Kaizer Chiefs and Manning Rangers, among other clubs, while his younger brother Mark played football at Franklin Pierce University in the United States. McCarthy began playing at a local side called Young Pirates, which was managed by...
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- Full name: Benni McCarthy
- Born: 1977-11-12
- Nationality: South Africa
- Known as: Athlete
- Wikidata ID: Q214233
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