Collin Benjamin
Benjamin at practice with 1860 Munich in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Collin Benjamin | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Windhoek, South West Africa | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
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) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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]
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.
Honours[]
- DFB-Ligapokal winner: 2003
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile". TSV 1860 Munich. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ "Benjamin, Collin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
External links[]
- Collin Benjamin at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Windhoek
- Namibian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Namibia international footballers
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- F.C. Civics Windhoek players
- Hamburger SV players
- Hamburger SV II players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Namibian expatriate footballers
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Namibian football biography stubs