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

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. He is currently manager of UPNFM.

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. 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. Nicknamed ''El Balín'' or ''Demonio'' (the Demon), he played for Curacao, CD Olimpia and CD Victoria in Honduras, Cobras in

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, San Lorenzo (with whom he won the 1995 Clausura title) and Second Division

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and

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in 10 years in

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as well as for Cobreloa in

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. His debut in Honduran Second Division was on February 4, 2007 at the age of 38 for Unión Ájax against

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. By May 2009, he has scored 83 goals in the Honduran national league. 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

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in a May 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup match against

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and has earned a total of 36 caps, scoring 19 goals. He has represented his country in 11

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matches and played at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the

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and

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament returned to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los ...

s. He is the scorer of the first ever goal at a CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals.Bennett anotó el primero, "Pescadito" el 600
- Diez He was substituted in his final international, an April 2000

game against

International goals

Titles

References

External links

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Bennett: “Por ser negro me dicen de todo”
- La Nación

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennett, Eduardo 1968 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football forwards Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Olimpia players Argentinos Juniors footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers C.D. Cobreloa footballers Chacarita Juniors footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers C.D.S. Vida players C.D. Victoria players Atlético Olanchano players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Chile Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Argentine Primera División players Chilean Primera División players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso players Liga MX players Honduran football managers