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Collin Benjamin (born 3 August 1978) is a Namibian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Hamburger SV while representing Namibia at international level.[2]

Collin Benjamin

Benjamin at practice with 1860 Munich in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Collin Benjamin
Date of birth	(1978-08-03) 3 August 1978 (age 44)
Place of birth	Windhoek, South West Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club 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)
National team
1999–2012	Namibia	32	(2)
Teams managed
2018-2021	Namibia (assistant)
2022–	Namibia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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][4]

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

• 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

As of 17 July 2022.

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Namibia	14 June 2022	Present	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	066.67

Note: win or lose by penalty shoot-out is counted as the draw in time.

References

External links

• Collin Benjamin at fussballdaten.de (in German)

На других языках

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[de] Collin Benjamin

Collin „Chippa“ Benjamin (* 3. August 1978 in Windhoek, Südwestafrika) ist ein ehemaliger namibischer Fußballspieler und heutiger Trainer. Er war als Allrounder sowohl als Außenverteidiger als auch im defensiven oder rechten Mittelfeld einsetzbar. In der namibischen Nationalmannschaft, welche er als Kapitän anführte, spielte er oftmals als Stürmer.

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- [en] Collin Benjamin

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[es] Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin (Windhoek, 3 de agosto de 1978) es un ex- futbolista namibio. Juega de defensa o centrocampista y su actual equipo es el TSV 1860 Múnich de la Regionalliga Bayern (4° División del fútbol) de Alemania.

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[fr] Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin, né le 3 août 1978 à Windhoek, est un joueur de football international namibien. Il évolue au poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin (Windhoek, 3 agosto 1978) è un allenatore di calcio namibiano, commissario tecnico della nazionale namibiana.

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[ru] Бенджамин, Коллин

Ко́ллин Бе́нджамин (англ., нем. Collin Benjamin; 3 августа 1978, Виндхук, Намибия) — намибийский футболист. Выступал на позициях крайнего защитника и опорного полузащитника. В сборной Намибии, где он являлся капитаном, зачастую выполнял даже роль нападающего. Сейчас возглавляет сборную Намибии в качестве главного тренера.

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