Brian Benedict

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Brian Benedict
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-12-27) December 27, 1968 (age 55)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1982-1986 Coral Springs High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(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.

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College

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

Youth teams

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

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]

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References

  1. "'SOCCER ARTIST' BENEDICT IN THE NATIONAL PICTURE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. USA Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. USA Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. USA - Details of International Matches 1990-1994 Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine