Benni McCarthy

South African association football player (born 1977)
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Benni McCarthy

Summary

Benni McCarthy is a human[1]. Born in Cape Town[2], he… he was born on November 12, 1977[3]. He worked as an association football player[4] and association football coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month, #6,584 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Benni McCarthy's place of birth was Cape Town[2].
  • Benni McCarthy was born on November 12, 1977[3].
  • Benni McCarthy held citizenship in South Africa[7].
  • English was Benni McCarthy's native language[8].
  • Benni McCarthy's professions included association football player[4].
  • Benni McCarthy worked as an association football coach[5].
  • Benni McCarthy is recorded as male[9].
  • Benni McCarthy's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Benni McCarthy's member of sports team is recorded as South Africa national under-23 football team[11].
  • Benni McCarthy's league or competition is recorded as Premier League[12].
  • Benni McCarthy's position played on team / speciality is recorded as forward[13].
  • Benni McCarthy's sport is recorded as association football[14].
  • Benni McCarthy's family name is recorded as McCarthy[15].
  • Benni McCarthy's given name is recorded as Benedict[16].
  • Benni McCarthy's given name is recorded as Saul[17].
  • Benni McCarthy's given name is recorded as Benni[18].
  • Benni McCarthy's participant in is recorded as 2000 Summer Olympics[19].
  • Benni McCarthy's participant in is recorded as 2002 FIFA World Cup[20].
  • Benni McCarthy's participant in is recorded as 1998 FIFA World Cup[21].
  • Benni McCarthy's participant in is recorded as 1998 African Cup of Nations[22].
  • Benni McCarthy's participant in is recorded as 2002 African Cup of Nations[23].
  • Benni McCarthy's participant in is recorded as 2006 Africa Cup of Nations[24].
  • Benni McCarthy's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[25].
  • Benni McCarthy's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[26].
  • Benni McCarthy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: ZA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1977-11-12[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cebc56a0-6b72-4c74-befb-8d395e56806b[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Cape Town[2], Benni McCarthy… he was born on November 12, 1977[3]. English was his native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

Why It Matters

Benni McCarthy ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,706 views/month, #6,584 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Benni McCarthy born?

Benni McCarthy's place of birth was Cape Town[2].

What did Benni McCarthy do for work?

Benni McCarthy worked as association football player[4] and association football coach[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · 99RedBird · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Coach of sports team Cape Town City F.C., AmaZulu F.C.
    Family name McCarthy
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