Benedict Saul “Benni” McCarthy is a South African coach and former footballer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He recently worked as head coach of the South African Premier Division team AmaZulu. A former forward, McCarthy is the South Africa national team’s all-time top scorer with 31 goals.
Where does McCarthy come from?
McCarthy was born on November 12, 1977, in Hanover Park near Cape Town, South Africa, and began playing soccer as a boy. In 1995 he scored 27 goals in 29 games for a Cape Town team called Seven Stars. He also played for other clubs, such as Cape Town Spurs and Ajax Cape Town.
He has two brothers who were also footballers and a sister. His older brother is Jerome McCarthy while his younger brother is Mark McCarthy.
McCarthy is reportedly earning R600 000 as the Head Coach of AmaZulu FC, making him one of the highest paid in the league. His net worth is estimated at $16 million, a figure in the region of R250 million. It can be said that most of his wealth came from career earnings and also endorsement deals.