Benni McCarthy

Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has landed coaching role with the Manchester United first team, Siya sources have confirmed.

Benni McCarthy has officially become one of the coaches at Manchester United and he will be coaching the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo! Get ready for this!

He is the only South African to win the UEFA Champions League, winning with Porto in 2004. READ READ

Man Utd have made a new addition to their coaching ranks under Erik ten Hag.

McCarthy began his career in Europe with Ajax, spending two seasons in Amsterdam in the late 1990s. He has now accepted a role with United to begin a coaching career in Europe. McCarthy is a United fan and has experience in the Premier League, having spent four seasons with Blackburn Rovers and two with West Ham United. The 44-year-old will work with the first-team squad at Carrington and will offer particular insight to the forwards, having had a successful career as a striker in the European game.

Benni McCarthy will become a first-team coach for Manchester United. The South African former striker, 44, will add to Erik ten Hag's coaching staff.

My dream was to score once at Old Trafford, not to knock United out of the Champions League. I got hammered after the game by Jose Mourinho because I wasn’t very happy. “So I was heartbroken to score twice. As a striker, he played for Seven Stars in his native Cape Town, Ajax, Celta Vigo, Porto, Blackburn Rovers, West Ham and Orlando Pirates. He played 79 times for South Africa and is the country’s all-time leading scorer, as well as being the only South African to win the Champions League.

Former Bafana Bafana star has joined Manchester United as the first team strikers' coach. According to English media , McCarthy has been in talks with ...

The former Bafana Bafana international led Usuthu to a second place finish in the 2020/21 season and won the DStv Premiership Coach of the Season award. The 44-year-old South African coach has been without a job since March this year after he parted ways with AmaZulu. He started his coaching career in 2017 with Cape Town City, where he won the MTN8 before moving to AmaZulu in December 2020.

Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has denied reports he is joining Manchester United as the Premier League team's striker coach under head coach Erik ten ...

As a player he began his European career at Ajax, who he signed for from Cape Town club Seven Stars in 1996. McCarthy went on to star for Celta Vigo in Spain, Porto and Blackburn Rovers, where he was second-top scorer with 18 goals in the 2006-07 English Premier League to Chelsea's Didier Drogba (20). McCarthy is Bafana's all-time top scorer and the only South African to win the Uefa Champions League with Porto under Jose Mourinho in 2004.

BENNI MCCARTHY is on the brink of joining Manchester United as a first-team coach.New Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag has been taking his time finalising.

McCarthy guided AmaZulu to the group stages of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League in their maiden season in the competition. McCarthy was named the 2020-21 South African Premier League Coach of the Year after guiding AmaZulu to a record second-placed finish. And the Dutchman has opted to add McCarthy - who was recently in charge of South African Premier League side AmaZulu - to his coaching staff.

Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has joined Premier League giants Manchester United as a first team coach.

?? BREAKING NEWS ??Benni McCarthy signs for Manchester United as the First Team Strikers Coach!!????????????????????— robertmarawa (@robertmarawa) pic.twitter.com/hsTTi3CUJy July 30, 2022 Welcoming a new face to our coaching team...— Manchester United (@ManUtd) Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has joined Premier League giants Manchester United as a first team coach.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag adds ANOTHER former Ajax star to his Old Trafford team as Benni McCarthy joins his coaching staff... with boyhood Red ...

McCarthy enjoyed a six-year spell in the Premier League at Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United during the late 2000s. Manchester United have added former Premier League hitman Benni McCarthy to their backroom staff as a first-team coach. - Manchester United have added Benni McCarthy to their coaching staff

Benni McCarthy: The former Bafana Bafana and Porto striker has been added to Erik ten Hag's coaching staff at Manchester United.

He left Celta Vigo in 2002 for Porto, where he had a relatively long stay, being part of the Portuguese club between 2002 and 2006. AmaZulu appointed him the head coach in December 2020 and led the Durban club to a second-place finish in PSL; a record-high finish for Usuthu in the PSL era. He played for the Hammers until 2011 before he returned home and featured for the Sea Robbers from 2011 to 2013.

Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy has denied reports he is joining Manchester United as the Premier League team's striker coach under head coach Erik ten ...

As a player he began his European career at Ajax, who he signed for from Cape Town club Seven Stars in 1996. McCarthy went on to star for Celta Vigo in Spain, Porto and Blackburn Rovers, where he was second-top scorer with 18 goals in the 2006-07 English Premier League to Chelsea's Didier Drogba (20). McCarthy is Bafana's all-time top scorer and the only South African to win the Uefa Champions League with Porto under Jose Mourinho in 2004.

Fans took to social media to question what the former Blackburn and West Ham striker can teach United's Ronaldo while supporters fans are calling him the ...

Some United fans have said that Benni McCarthy could now be the best striker at the club Benni McCarthy is a boyhood Manchester United fan and will work with the club's forwards Others have suggested that McCarthy could teach the strikers at the club all about working the 18-yard area.

The former Blackburn Rovers striker has joined Erik ten Hag's coaching team at Old Trafford.

He told me that if I didn’t cheer up then I’d never play in his team again.” "I would have chosen Everton over Real Madrid. Spanish football hadn’t existed in South Africa when I grew up. “So I was heartbroken to score twice. "When none of them came off for various reasons, I felt I was cursed never to play in England. When Blackburn came in for me, I spoke to Mourinho at Chelsea. Porto refused to sell any players to Mourinho and he advised me, 'Move to England, do well for a season and if you’re still the player I had at Porto, I’ll come and get you.' "It was my dream to play in England," he said. “I support Man United and always wanted to play for them,” he told FourFourTwo in 2017.

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has added former South Africa striker, Benni McCarthy, to his coaching staff. The Athletic reports McCarthy will.

At Carrington, McCarthy, an established striker during his playing days, is expected to work with United’s attacking players. Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has added former South Africa striker, Benni McCarthy, to his coaching staff. The Athletic reports McCarthy will be a first-team coach at Old Trafford from this season.

Erik ten Hag has added a former Premier League striker to his backroom staff.

In 2020/21, he was named the South African Premier League's Coach of the Season. Former midfielder Fletcher also has a wider remit as technical director, overseeing the path from Academy to the first team, plus players out on loan. "I support Man United and always wanted to play for them," he once said.

Reports that South Africa legend Benni McCarthy has joined Manchester United as the first-team strikers' coach have been greeted with excitement.

First it was Quinton Fortune, now it's McCarthy pic.twitter.com/ACFLDktPhw July 30, 2022 A former UCL winner with Jose Mourinho, he is a man who has done it all. Benni in the 18 area is like Morne Steyn dropping kicking, that ball is going through the sticks. Benni McCarthy is gone. He is destined for greatness in this football thing! From Cape Town to Carrington, massive.— Football and Friends (@FootyNFriends) pic.twitter.com/ru8fr6znnU July 30, 2022 🇿🇦— Dr Mthobeli Jileka (@MthoJileka) pic.twitter.com/vSfDZ8M6jp July 30, 2022 Welcome Benni McCarthy!— ' (@ftblnatt) pic.twitter.com/Yh6yPt0pCB July 30, 2022 Benni McCarthy after his first training session with Martial— Zubair (@ZubiDoobiDoo) pic.twitter.com/F7winKAyxi July 30, 2022 benni mccarthy is the greatest south african to ever lace up.— tommy (@thatguyistommy) July 30, 2022 Our very own BENNI McCarthy to coach CR7. What a time to be alive— ivar (@ivar_no23) pic.twitter.com/lyie7UddJp July 30, 2022 🤞🏾— Ricky Spanish ZA🇿🇦 🍥 (@Neo_C137) pic.twitter.com/s1nd2vGxzL July 30, 2022

Benni McCarthy joins Erik ten Hag's coaching staff at Manchester United. The former Premier League striker, 44, joins the club he has supported all his life ...

We look forward to seeing what McCarthy can bring to the table as a coach. Since his retirement, McCarthy has worked as a manager in South Africa at Cape Town City and Amazulu, which saw him claim the 2020-21 South African Premier League Coach of the Year. Official. Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has added to his backroom team with the appointment of Benni McCarthy as a first-team coach.

Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy as one of the club's three first team coaches, to serve under new ...

As reports broke on Saturday of the appointment McCarthy had denied the news. As a player he began his European career at Ajax, who he signed for from Cape Town club Seven Stars in 1996. Former midfielder Fletcher also has a wider remit as technical director, overseeing the path from academy to the first team, plus players out on loan. Reached on his UK cellphone he told TimesLIVE: “Who’s pulling an April fool on me? The club said in a statement: “Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has added to his back room team with the appointment of Benni McCarthy as a first team coach. Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy as one of the club’s three first team coaches, to serve under new head coach Erik ten Hag.

During his time with Usuthu, McCarthy led the KwaZulu-Natal club to their highest-ever finish in the Premier Soccer League era in the 2020/2021 season where ...

Former midfielder Fletcher also has a wider remit as technical director, overseeing the path from Academy to the first team, plus players out on loan" said Manchester United. During his time with Usuthu, McCarthy led the KwaZulu-Natal club to their highest-ever finish in the Premier Soccer League era in the 2020/2021 season when they finished second and secured CAF Champions League football for the first time in their history. During his time with Usuthu, McCarthy led the KwaZulu-Natal club to their highest-ever finish in the Premier Soccer League era in the 2020/2021 season where they finished second and secured CAF Champions League football for the first time in their history.

Benni McCarthy's appointment as a coach at Manchester United was confirmed by the club on Saturday evening. Soccer fans took to Twitter to give their views ...

I won't lie guys, the Benni McCarthy appointment at— Ayanda Frances Felem (@AyandaFelemZA) @ManUtdfirst team as one of the coaching staff is big - in fact it's huge. It's huge for him, his career and ????????. It was with Quinton Fortune playing and assisting under-23 in 2019–2020 as well????. There are some developments such as United's hiring of Benni McCarthy that mean much more to the entire continent and it's football. "Benni McCarthy joins Man United as coach"— Sean Jacobs (@_SeanJacobs) https://t.co/SPOkWyQMcT July 30, 2022 https://t.co/lrH9hmWNIA July 31, 2022 That’s ?? !!!— soulsta 88 (@soulsta_88) https://t.co/buITX6OTLi July 31, 2022 pic.twitter.com/uMOXYEi8RW July 30, 2022 pic.twitter.com/8ZPksLe8SX July 30, 2022 Well done Benni— Kemmone?????? (@palesam_palesa) July 31, 2022 pic.twitter.com/nhxTFe8NVt July 30, 2022 3. Ronaldo (Manchester United) - 17 ? pic.twitter.com/AJ5gOFu9j2 July 30, 2022 ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/hsTTi3CUJy July 30, 2022

Mentor Gavin Hunt has sent a special congratulations to Benni McCarthy after he was named as a first team coach at Manchester United.

In 2020/21, he was named the South African Premier League’s Coach of the Season. Former midfielder Fletcher also has a wider remit as technical director, overseeing the path from Academy to the first team, plus players out on loan. Gavin Hunt and Benni McCarthy. Photo: Chris Ricco/BackpagePix Ironically, just a few weeks ago McCarthy was the one congratulating Gavin Hunt on his appointment as head coach of SuperSport United. Gavin Hunt and Benni McCarthy. Photo: Chris Ricco/BackpagePix Mentor Gavin Hunt has sent a special congratulations to Benni McCarthy after he was named as a first team coach at Manchester United.

The former Bafana Bafana striker will join new manager Erik ten Hag's backroom staff as first-team coach for the upcoming 2022/23 football season.

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