Eduardo Bennett

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Eduardo Bennett
Personal information
Full name José Eduardo Bennett
Date of birth (1968-09-11) September 11, 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Team information
Current team
UPNFM
Youth career
Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Curacao (12)
1991–1992 Olimpia (24)
1991–1993
Cobras
31 (8)
1993–1995 San Lorenzo 47 (18)
1995–1999 Argentinos Juniors 111 (44)
2000
Cobreloa
28 (7)
2000 Argentinos Juniors 11 (2)
2001 Chacarita Juniors
2001–2002 Quilmes (6)
2002 Olimpia (3)
2003–2004 Victoria 69 (34)
2005–2006 Vida (8)
2006–2007 Unión Ájax
2007 Olimpia 1 (0)
2008 Atlético Olanchano 16 (5)
2008–2010 Necaxa
International career
1991–2000 Honduras 36 (19)
Managerial career
2012 Necaxa (Reserves)
2013–
UPNFM
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2005

José Eduardo Bennett (born 11 September 1968) is a Honduran former

UPNFM.[1]

Club career

Born in La Ceiba, Bennett played in the youth teams of local side

Motagua, and he scored to tie 1-1.[3]

Nicknamed El Balín or Demonio (the Demon), he played for

.

His debut in

Real Sociedad. By May 2009, he has scored 83 goals in the Honduran national league.[6]

At age 41, Bennett retired after playing with Necaxa in the Honduran second division and started training the Necaxa reserves.

International career

Bennett made his debut for Honduras in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 36 caps, scoring 19 goals. He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1991,[8] 1993[9] and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[10] He is the scorer of the first ever goal at a CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals.[11]

He was substituted in his final international, an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Panama.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 June 1991 Los Angeles, United States  Canada 4-2 Win 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. 30 June 1991 Los Angeles, United States  Jamaica 5-0 Win 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3. 5 July 1991 Los Angeles, United States  Costa Rica 2-0 Win 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. 28 June 1992 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 4-0 Win
Friendly
5. 28 June 1992 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 4-0 Win
Friendly
6. 28 June 1992 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 4-0 Win
Friendly
7. 28 June 1992 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 4-0 Win
Friendly
8. 8 July 1992 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Colombia 1-0 Win
Friendly
9. 24 September 1992 San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Jamaica 2-0 Win
Friendly
10. 22 November 1992 Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0 Win World Cup 1994 Qualifier
11. 25 April 1993 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  El Salvador 2-0 Win World Cup 1994 Qualifier
12. 25 April 1993 Tegucigalpa, Honduras  El Salvador 2-0 Win World Cup 1994 Qualifier
13. 10 July 1993 Dallas, United States  Panama 5-1 Win 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14. 10 July 1993 Dallas, United States  Panama 5-1 Win 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15. 10 July 1993 Dallas, United States  Panama 5-1 Win 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16. 14 July 1993 Dallas, United States  Jamaica 3-1 Loss 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17. 21 September 1996 San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Mexico 2-1 Win World Cup 1998 Qualifier
18. 17 November 1996 San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11-3 Win World Cup 1998 Qualifier

Titles

Season Club Title
Clausura 1995
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Primera Division Argentina
Championship

References

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