Eduardo Bennett

José Eduardo Bennett (born 11 September 1968, in La Ceiba) is a retired Honduran footballer. He is currently manager of UPNFM.[1]

Eduardo Bennett
Personal information
Full name José Eduardo Bennett
Date of birth (1968-09-11) September 11, 1968
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club 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
National team‡
1991–2000 Honduras 36 (19)
Teams managed
2012 Necaxa (Reserves)
2013– UPNFM
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2006
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2005

Club career

Born in La Ceiba, Bennett played in the youth teams of local side Victoria and moved to Tegucigalpa aged 14. There he played college football and later joined Curacao.[2] His debut in Liga Nacional was on 29 September 1988 at the age of 19 wearing Curacao's jersey against Motagua, and he scored to tie 1-1.[3]

Nicknamed El Balín or Demonio (the Demon), he played for Curacao, CD Olimpia and CD Victoria in Honduras, Cobras in Mexico, Argentinos Juniors,[4] San Lorenzo[5] (with whom he won the 1995 Clausura title) and Second Division Chacarita Juniors and Quilmes in 10 years in Argentina as well as for Cobreloa in Chile.

His debut in Honduran Second Division was on February 4, 2007 at the age of 38 for Unión Ájax against 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
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 June 1991Los Angeles, United States Canada4-2Win1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.30 June 1991Los Angeles, United States Jamaica5-0Win1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.5 July 1991Los Angeles, United States Costa Rica2-0Win1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4.28 June 1992Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama4-0WinFriendly
5.28 June 1992Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama4-0WinFriendly
6.28 June 1992Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama4-0WinFriendly
7.28 June 1992Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama4-0WinFriendly
8.8 July 1992Tegucigalpa, Honduras Colombia1-0WinFriendly
9.24 September 1992San Pedro Sula, Honduras Jamaica2-0WinFriendly
10.22 November 1992Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4-0WinWorld Cup 1994 Qualifier
11.25 April 1993Tegucigalpa, Honduras El Salvador2-0WinWorld Cup 1994 Qualifier
12.25 April 1993Tegucigalpa, Honduras El Salvador2-0WinWorld Cup 1994 Qualifier
13.10 July 1993Dallas, United States Panama5-1Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14.10 July 1993Dallas, United States Panama5-1Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
15.10 July 1993Dallas, United States Panama5-1Win1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
16.14 July 1993Dallas, United States Jamaica3-1Loss1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17.21 September 1996San Pedro Sula, Honduras Mexico2-1WinWorld Cup 1998 Qualifier
18.17 November 1996San Pedro Sula, Honduras Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11-3WinWorld Cup 1998 Qualifier

Titles
Season Club Title
Clausura 1995San Lorenzo de AlmagroPrimera Division Argentina Championship

References
  1. Los entrenadores que tienen el reto de llegar a Primera División - El Heraldo (in Spanish)
  2. Las reservas son el futuro del fútbol hondureño Archived 2013-02-17 at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-07-02 at Archive.today - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Jugadores de Argentinos Juniors de toda la historia
  5. Eduardo "Balin" Bennett
  6. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  7. Eduardo Bennett – FIFA competition record
  8. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
  9. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  10. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  11. Bennett anotó el primero, "Pescadito" el 600 - Diez (in Spanish)
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