Colin Bennett (footballer)

Col Bennett

Personal information
Full name	Colin Bennett
Date of birth	12 January 1950 (1950-01-12) (age 61)
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 January 1950) is a retired Australian association football player. 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.^[2][1]

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

• Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame - Medal of Excellence - 2003 Inductee^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Colin Bennett". Football Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballhalloffame.com.au/. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Bennett, Colin". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/B/BEL.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
3. ^ "The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00000632-source.pdf. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Socceroo B Matches for 1975". OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1975B.html. Retrieved 29 April 2011. 

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Name	Bennett, Colin
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Date of birth	12 January 1950
Place of birth	Brisbane, Australia
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