Brian Benedict
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 27, 1968 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1982-1986 | Coral Springs High School | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986-89 | Duke University | ||
International career | |||
1985 | United States U-17 MNT | ||
1987 | United States U-20 MNT | ||
1991-92 | United States MNT | 4 |
Brian Benedict (born December 27, 1968) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. Benedict played high school soccer at Coral Springs High School,[1] and was a significant player with the U.S. national youth teams and earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1991 and 1992.
College
[edit]Benedict, a product of the Coral Springs, Florida soccer community, attended Duke University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1986 to 1989. The Blue Devils won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship in 1986, his freshman season. In 1988, he was named a first team All American.
National team
[edit]Youth teams
[edit]Benedict was a member of the U.S. national youth teams at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[2] The U.S. went 1-0-2 in group play and did not qualify for the second round. Two years later, he was part of the U.S. team at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.[3] Once again, the U.S. went 1-0-2 in group play and did not make the second round.
Senior team
[edit]Benedict earned his first of four caps in a 1–0 loss to Jamaica on September 14, 1991. He came on for Chris Henderson in the 46th minute. His next three caps all came in February 1992, his last in a 2–0 loss to El Salvador on February 18, 1992.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "'SOCCER ARTIST' BENEDICT IN THE NATIONAL PICTURE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ USAArchived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USA Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ USA - Details of International Matches 1990-1994Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 1968 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's soccer players
- American men's soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Duke Blue Devils men's soccer players
- Sportspeople from Coral Springs, Florida
- Soccer players from Broward County, Florida
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American soccer forward stubs