Colin Bennett (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Bennett | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Sutherland | |||
| APIA Leichhardt | |||
| 1977-1986 | Brisbane Lions | 155 | (14) |
| Rochedale Rovers | |||
| National team | |||
| 1975-1978 | Australia | 32 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:57, 19 August 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Col Bennett (born 12 September 1950) is a retired Australian footballer. He is member of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.[1]
Playing career
Club career
Bennett played Sutherland in the New South Wales State League in the early 1970s.[2]
In 1977 he joined the Brisbane Lions in the National Soccer League. Bennett played every NSL game for the club between 1977 and 1983.[1][2]
International career
Bennett represented Australia in 32 full international matches and 23 B-international matches. 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][3][4]
Honours
Individual
- Coached Nudgee College 1st XI Football Side to the Premiership in 2013
- A park in Algester is named after him
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Colin Bennett". Football Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bennett, Colin". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "Socceroo B Matches for 1975". OzFootball. Retrieved 29 April 2011.