Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin

Benjamin at practice with 1860 München in 2011.
Personal information
Full name Collin Benjamin
Date of birth (1978-08-03) 3 August 1978
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position 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 München 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 in Windhoek) is a retired Namibian football midfielder. He most recently played for German side TSV 1860 München as well as the Namibia national football team.[2]

He represented Namibia at the 2008 African Cup of Nations and earned 32 caps and captained the team for several years. Benjamin was known for his speed and was mainly used for wing play as a defender.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile". TSV 1860 Munich. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin, Collin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 October 2010.


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