Eric Benny (born 7 November 1978) is an ex-football player and a former manager of the India national football team.

In his corporate stint, he worked with and serviced large companies like Citibank, American Express, IBM, and Philips within and outside India.

[1] In 2009, Benny left corporate job and started a non-profit organization for the former Indian footballers who wanted to make a comeback, and launched the 4v4 leagues.

[citation needed] Indian Arrows (2011) He also led the team as a manager at the Olympic Games qualifiers in 2011.

[9] The same year, Benny was a panelist on the coverage of FIFA World Cup along with Sourav Ganguly, Ashley Westwood and Boria Majumdar for the India Today Group.

During the same year, Benny hosted a press conference in New Delhi at the French Embassy to formally announce the partnership among FC Metz, All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Eric Benny Sports Management to scout and groom young Indian talent.

[12] His protégées, Anirudh Thapa,[13] Jerry Lalrinzuala, Baoringdao Bodo, Prosenjit Chakraborty and Bedaswor Singh were selected for a season’s training stint at the FC Metz football academy.

In 2019, Benny announced that EBSM would start an I-League Second Division team based out of Madhya Pradesh.