| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Bennett | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-09-12)12 September 1950 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney,Australia | ||
| Position | 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 as of 08:57, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
Col Bennett (born 12 September 1950) is a retired Australiansoccer player. He is member of theFootball Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.[1]
Bennett played Sutherland in theNew South Wales State League in the early 1970s.[2] 70 - 74
APIA 75 - 76
In 1977, he joined theBrisbane Lions for the inaugural season of theNational 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]
Bennett representedAustralia 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 travellingLegia Warsaw team at the Sydney Sports Ground in February 1975. His full international debut came in August of the same year againstChina in Melbourne. After being involved in Australia's failed qualification for the1978 FIFA World Cup, Bennett played his last game for theSocceroos againstGreece in June 1978.[2][4][5]
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