Collin Benjamin

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
Place of birth	Windhoek, South West Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	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
2018-2022	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.