Colin Bennett (soccer)


Col Bennett is a retired Australian soccer player. He is member of the [Football Hall of Fame (Australia)|Football Federation Australia men's national soccer team|Australia - Football Hall of Fame].

Playing career

Club career

Bennett played Sutherland in the New South Wales State League in the early 1970s. 70 - 74
APIA 75 - 76
In 1977, he joined the Brisbane Lions for the inaugural season of the National Soccer League on 2 February 1977 for a fee of $7,000. Bennett played every NSL game for the club between 1977 and 1983.

International career

Bennett represented Australia 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 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.

Honours

Individual