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'''Erroll Bennett''' (born 7 May 1950) is a former [[Tahiti]]an [[Association football|footballer]], who spent most of his career with [[AS Central Sport]]. Bennett placed fifteenth in a 1999 poll by [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] to find the Player of the Century for Oceania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |
'''Erroll Bennett''' (born 7 May 1950) is a former [[Tahiti]]an [[Association football|footballer]], who spent most of his career with [[AS Central Sport]]. Bennett placed fifteenth in a 1999 poll by [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] to find the Player of the Century for Oceania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |title=IFFHS Century Elections |publisher=RSSSF |accessdate=2010-11-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112150635/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html |archivedate=2016-01-12 |df= }}</ref> |
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Bennett was part of the [[Tahiti national football team|Tahitian national squad]] for the [[1973 OFC Nations Cup|1973 Oceania Cup]], the first ever Oceania-wide international soccer tournament. Bennett scored three goals in the tournament, and played in the final, which Tahiti lost 2–0 to [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/73oc.html| title=Oceanian Cup 1973 | publisher=RSSSF| accessdate=2010-11-03}}</ref> |
Bennett was part of the [[Tahiti national football team|Tahitian national squad]] for the [[1973 OFC Nations Cup|1973 Oceania Cup]], the first ever Oceania-wide international soccer tournament. Bennett scored three goals in the tournament, and played in the final, which Tahiti lost 2–0 to [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/73oc.html| title=Oceanian Cup 1973 | publisher=RSSSF| accessdate=2010-11-03}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:33, 26 December 2016
Erroll Bennett (born 7 May 1950) is a former Tahitian footballer, who spent most of his career with AS Central Sport. Bennett placed fifteenth in a 1999 poll by International Federation of Football History & Statistics to find the Player of the Century for Oceania.[1]
Bennett was part of the Tahitian national squad for the 1973 Oceania Cup, the first ever Oceania-wide international soccer tournament. Bennett scored three goals in the tournament, and played in the final, which Tahiti lost 2–0 to New Zealand.[2]
He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1977 after which he refused to play football on Sundays. Following Bennett's baptism, Napoléon Spitz, the head of Bennett's team, held a meeting in which he said his team would stop Sunday play and all football teams in that division agreed to move games to weeknights.
Bennett was also a police officer in Tahiti. He is the father of Naea Bennett, who also played for Tahiti national team.[3]
References
- Michael Otterson. "Erroll Bennett: Tahitian Soccer Star", Ensign, Oct. 1982.
- Meridian Magazine article with section on Bennett
- ^ "IFFHS Century Elections". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Oceanian Cup 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ Article from Richard Vansam, in France Football, n°1.855, 27 october 1981, page 23.
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