Collin Benjamin
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File:Collin Benjamin 1860 2011 2.JPG Benjamin at practice with 1860 Munich in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Namibia (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Civics Windhoek | ||
| 1999 | TuS Germania Schnelsen | 9 | (3) |
| 2000 | FC Elmshorn 1920 | 28 | (4) |
| 2001–2011 | Hamburger SV | 146 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | 1860 Munich | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2012 | Namibia | 32 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Namibia (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Namibia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Collin Benjamin (born 3 August 1978) is a Namibian professional football coach and a former player who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of the Namibia national football team. He spent most of his professional career with Hamburger SV while representing Namibia at international level.[2]
Benjamin represented Namibia at the 2008 African Cup of Nations, earning 32 caps; he captained the team for several years. Benjamin was known for his speed and was mainly used for wing play as a defender.
He was named as the head coach of the Namibia national team in June 2022, succeeding Bobby Samaria.[3]Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
After his 10 years at Hamburg Benjamin ended his playing career in Germany at 1860 Munich, where he then spent time in the club's coaching set-up.
Benjamin, who won 41 caps for Namibia and captained his country, said he was up to the "daunting" challenge of coaching the Brave Warriors - but would require "resources to accomplish the task ahead" of him.
Namibia began their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 1–1 draw against Burundi in neutral Johannesburg earlier in June 2022.
Honours
[edit | edit source]- DFB-Ligapokal winner: 2003
Aside from representing Hamburg and 1860 Munich during his active days, Benjamin remains the only Namibian to play in the Uefa Champions League.
Managerial statistics
[edit | edit source]As of 17 November 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Namibia | 14 June 2022 | Present | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 25.00 |
Note: win or lose by penalty shoot-out is counted as the draw in time.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Collin Benjamin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Windhoek
- Namibian football managers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Namibia men's international footballers
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Bucks Buccaneers FC players
- Hamburger SV players
- Hamburger SV II players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Namibia national football team managers
- Namibian expatriate men's footballers
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Namibian men's footballers
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- Namibian football biography stubs