Brian Benedict

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Brian Benedict
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-12-27) December 27, 1968 (age 56)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1982–1986 Coral Springs High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1989 Duke University
International career
1985 United States U17
1987 United States U20
1991–1992 United States 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 United States national team in 1991 and 1992.

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College career

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. [2]

Club career

After graduating from college, Benedict played amateur soccer for the Lauderhill Lions in the Florida Gold Coast League. [3] He later played for the Boca Raton Sabres in the United States Interregional Soccer League. [4]

International career

Youth teams

Benedict was a member of the U.S. national youth teams at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. [5] [6] 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. [7] Once again, the U.S. went 1-0-2 in group play and did not make the second round. [8]

Senior team

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. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "'Soccer artist' Benedict in the national picture". Sun-Sentinel. July 4, 1985. p. 42. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ Armstrong, Elson (September 20, 1988). "Benedict helps build Blue Devils into national power". The Durham Sun. p. 29. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Rusnak, Jeff (June 12, 1991). "Benedict to show off in Europe". Sun-Sentinel. p. 22. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Heeren, Dave (May 31, 1992). "Local talent is focus for Sabres". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ USA Archived December 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Heeren, Dave (February 6, 1986). "A very long-range goal: Benedict eyeing Europe". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 214. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ USA Archived October 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Whigham II, Julius (December 20, 2006). "Former Youth World Cup soccer player helps Saint Joseph's team learn, enjoy game". The Palm Beach Post. p. 77. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1990-1994 Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Ex-Blue Devils on U.S. Soccer". The Herald-Sun. September 12, 1991. p. 16. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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