Photo: 2010 World Cup - Shine 2010 from Johannesburg, South Africa / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
At 198 cm, Matthew Booth must have looked like a fortress at centre-back, and that image makes me smile. But what genuinely earns my respect is the journey of the man from Fish Hoek. He could have stayed comfortable in South Africa, yet he spent six years in Russia and a stint in England, swapping familiar warmth for foreign cold and foreign languages. That takes a stubborn, adventurous spirit I find admirable. Defenders rarely get the headlines strikers do, but the ones who plant themselves abroad and simply hold the line season after season are, to me, quietly heroic figures worth remembering.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Matthew Booth
- Name (Japanese)
- マシュー・ブース
- Reading
- ましゅー・ぶーす
- Born
- March 14, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa
- Height
- 198 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://matthewbooth.co.za/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Matthew Booth born?
Born March 14, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Matthew Booth from?
Matthew Booth is from Fish Hoek, Western Cape, South Africa.
What does Matthew Booth do?
Matthew Booth works as association football player.
How tall is Matthew Booth?
Matthew Booth is 198 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.