SOCCER PLAYER
Benni McCarthy
1977 - Today

Benni McCarthy
Benedict Saul McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African professional football coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Kenya national team. A former forward, McCarthy is the South Africa national team's all-time top scorer with 31 goals. He is also the only South African to have won the UEFA Champions League, doing so with Porto in 2003–04. McCarthy previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu, and as first team coach at Premier League club Manchester United. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benni McCarthy is the 6,777th most popular soccer player (down from 4,777th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 157th in 2019) and the 6th most popular South African Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Benni McCarthy ranks 6,777 out of 21,273. Before him are Hiroshi Kobayashi, Yuki Koike, Cléber Eduardo Arado, Nemanja Gudelj, Takashi Takusagawa, and Henri Camara. After him are Tomohiro Yamauchi, Dai Okada, Takuma Asano, Steffen Freund, Kazuhito Mochizuki, and Chokri El Ouaer.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHiroshi Kobayashi
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,777
Yuki Koike
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,778
Cléber Eduardo Arado
1972 - 2021
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,779
Nemanja Gudelj
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,780
Takashi Takusagawa
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,781
Henri Camara
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,782
Benni McCarthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,783
Tomohiro Yamauchi
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,784
Dai Okada
1985 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,785
Takuma Asano
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6,786
Steffen Freund
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 6,787
Kazuhito Mochizuki
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 6,788
Chokri El Ouaer
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 6,789
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Benni McCarthy ranks 321. Before him are Martin Laursen, Erjon Bogdani, Didier Dinart, Mehmet Aurélio, Iván Kaviedes, and Henri Camara. After him are Jessica Meir, Emil Sutovsky, Daniel Andersson, Riikka Purra, Jessica Schwarz, and Clea DuVall.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsMartin Laursen
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 315
Erjon Bogdani
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 316
Didier Dinart
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 317
Mehmet Aurélio
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 318
Iván Kaviedes
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 319
Henri Camara
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 320
Benni McCarthy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 321
Jessica Meir
BIOLOGIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 322
Emil Sutovsky
CHESS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 323
Daniel Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 324
Riikka Purra
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 325
Jessica Schwarz
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 326
Clea DuVall
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 327
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Benni McCarthy ranks 224 out of 454. Before him are William Ferguson (1940), Sid James (1913), Steven Pienaar (1982), Yolandi Visser (1984), Candice Swanepoel (1988), and Mike Melvill (1940). After him are Beyers Naudé (1915), Adam Rose (1979), Jerome Damon (1972), Lillian Board (1948), Louis Hayward (1909), and Antjie Krog (1952).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsWilliam Ferguson
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 218
Sid James
ACTOR
1913 - 1976
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 219
Steven Pienaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 220
Yolandi Visser
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 221
Candice Swanepoel
MODEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 222
Mike Melvill
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 223
Benni McCarthy
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 224
Beyers Naudé
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 2004
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 225
Adam Rose
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 226
Jerome Damon
REFEREE
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 227
Lillian Board
ATHLETE
1948 - 1970
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 228
Louis Hayward
ACTOR
1909 - 1985
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 229
Antjie Krog
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 230
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa
Among soccer players born in South Africa, Benni McCarthy ranks 6. Before him are Bruce Grobbelaar (1957), Gordon Hodgson (1904), Dimas (1969), Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984), and Steven Pienaar (1982). After him are Mark González (1984), Phil Masinga (1969), Hans Vonk (1970), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), Lucas Radebe (1969), and Aaron Mokoena (1980).
Bruce Grobbelaar
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 1
Gordon Hodgson
1904 - 1951
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 2
Dimas
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 3
Siphiwe Tshabalala
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 4
Steven Pienaar
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 5
Benni McCarthy
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 6
Mark González
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 7
Phil Masinga
1969 - 2019
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 8
Hans Vonk
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 9
MacBeth Sibaya
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 10
Lucas Radebe
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 11
Aaron Mokoena
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 12