Col Bennett (born 12 September 1950) is a retired Australian soccer player. He is member of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Bennett | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1974 | Sutherland | 150 | (3) |
| 1975–1976 | APIA Leichhardt | 65 | |
| 1977–1983 | Brisbane Lions | 154 | (14) |
| 1984 | Rochedale Rovers | 20 | |
| 1986 | Brisbane Lions | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Australia | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:57, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editClub career
editBennett played Sutherland in the New South Wales State League in the early 1970s.[2] 70 - 74
APIA 75 - 76
In 1977, he joined the Brisbane Lions for the inaugural season of the National Soccer League on 2 February 1977 for a fee of $7,000.[3] Bennett played every NSL game for the club between 1977 and 1983.[1][2]
International career
editBennett represented Australia in 32 full international matches and 23 B-international matches, and is designated as Socceroo #239. His first match for Australia was in a B-international against a travelling Legia Warsaw team at the Sydney Sports Ground in February 1975. His full international debut came in August of the same year against China in Melbourne. After being involved in Australia's failed qualification for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Bennett played his last game for the Socceroos against Greece in June 1978.[2][4][5]
Honours
editIndividual
- Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame - Medal of Excellence - 2003 Inductee[1]
- Coached Nudgee College 1st XI Football Side to the Premiership in 2013–2014
References
edit- ^ a b c "Colin Bennett". Football Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Bennett, Colin". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Coach Johnny Warren Disappointed – City soccer task damaged". The Canberra Times. Vol. 51, no. 14, 600. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 February 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Socceroo B Matches for 1975". OzFootball. Retrieved 29 April 2011.