Benni McCarthy Biography: Age, Net Worth, Houses, Cars, Salary, Wife, Children, Parents & Stats

Biography

Benedict Saul McCarthy, famously called Benni McCarthy, is a South African football coach and former player. McCarth is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of the South African Premier Division team, AmaZulu. Benni played as a former forward. With 31 goals, McCarthy is the South African national team’s all-time top scorer. He is also the only South African to have won the UEFA Champions League. He did that with his team at the time, Porto, in 2003–04.

In April 2015, McCarthy confirmed he had joined the coaching staff of Alan Stubbs at the Scottish club Hibernian. Stubbs had invited him so he could just learn the coaching side of things. They knew each other back in their playing days. McCarthy revealed he was going to help out with the U20s and assist with the first team.

He also did a short internship at the Sint-Truidense VV club under Yannick Ferrera. On 8 September 2015, he was appointed assistant manager to Chris O’Loughlin, who replaced Yannick Ferrera. In June 2017, he was unveiled as the new Cape Town City head coach, replacing Eric Tinkler, who moved to manage SuperSport United. In December, he was unveiled as the new AmaZulu F.C. head coach, replacing Ayanda Dlamini. Dlamini stepped down from the position on 7 December 2020. McCarthy was appointed first-team coach at Manchester United on June 30, 2022.

Age

Benni McCarthy was born in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 12, 1977. He celebrated his 45th birthday in November 2022.

Net Worth

According to Sports Brief, Benni McCarthy is worth an estimated $16 million. The sports outlet also reported that McCarthy came from a humble background and has risen to establish himself as one of the most famous figures in football.

Houses

Sports Brief reports that Benni McCarthy has a home in Cape Town worth millions of dollars. He also owns houses in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Altrincham, England. He once shared a photo of his house in Edinburg.

Cars

Benni McCarthy owns a collection of luxury cars, including the Bentley Continental GT and Porsche Panamera, valued at over $9.8 million. He once shared photos of some of his cars with the caption, “hard work always has a way of rewarding you.” He also owns a Range Rover worth $978 000, a Mitsubishi SUV that costs $679 000, and a Volkswagen T-Roc worth $522 000, among others.

Salary

According to reports, the Bafana legend was among the highest-paid coaches in the DStv premiership. He took home around $625,000 per month while he was at AmaZulu.

Wife

McCarthy’s first marriage was to a Spanish woman named Maria Jose-Santos. He married her at the age of 23 in 2004. The couple had three daughters together: Minna, Mya, and Allegra. They separated in 2006.

After he retired from playing football, Benni McCarthy married former Miss Edinburgh Stacey Munro in May 2014. He said, “I went there on a shoot, and she was one of those pretty girls they have as extras. I couldn’t concentrate on what I was supposed to do.”

The couple married in Scotland, and the ceremony was attended by their close friends from South Africa. He even wore a kilt at the time. Together, Benni and Stacey have one daughter named Lima Rose, and one son, Lio Romero, who was born in 2019.

Children

Benni McCarthy is the father of five children. He shares three daughters with his ex-wife Maria Jose-Santos. They are named Minna, Mya, and Allegra. He also has two children with his second wife, Stacey Munro, a daughter named Lima Rose and a son named Lio Romero.

Parents

Benni McCarthy and his three siblings were raised by his parents, Dudley and Dora McCarthy. They were born in Cape Town and grew up in Hanover Park in the Cape Flats, an area notorious for its high unemployment rate and gang violence. His brothers Jerome and Mark McCarthy also played football. Jerome played for Kaizer Chiefs, Manning Rangers, and other clubs, while Mark played football at Franklin Pierce University in the United States.

Stats

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ajax	97-98	Eredivisie	17	9	1	0	5	1	–		23	10
	98-99	Eredivisie	19	11	1	0	5	0	0	0	25	11
	Total		36	20	2	0	10	1	0	0	48	21
Celta Vigo	99-2000	La Liga	31	8	4	2	10	6	–		45	16
	2000-2001	La Liga	19	0	2	0	6	0	–		27	0
	01-02	La Liga	2	0	0	0	3	1	–		5	1
	02-03	La Liga	14	2	0	0	5	3	–		19	5
	Total		66	10	6	2	24	10	–		96	22
Porto (loan)	03-04	Primeira Liga	11	12	1	1	–		–		12	13
Porto	03-04	Primeira Liga	29	20	5	1	11	4	2	0	47	25
	04-05	Primeira Liga	23	11	1	0	8	3	3	0	35	14
	05-06	Primeira Liga	23	3	4	3	4	1	–		31	7
	Total		86	46	11	5	23	8	5	0	124	58
Blackburn Rovers	06-07	Premier League	36	18	5	3	8	3	1	0	50	24
	07-08	Premier League	31	8	1	0	4	2	2	1	38	11
	08-09	Premier League	28	10	5	3	–		0	0	33	13
	09-10	Premier League	14	1	0	0	–		5	3	19	4
	Total		109	37	11	6	12	5	8	4	140	52
West Ham United	09-10	Premier League	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
	10-11	Premier League	6	0	0	0	–		3	0	9	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	–		3	0	14	0
Career total			308	113	30	13	69	24	16	4	422	153