Eleni Benson

Eleni Benson
Personal information
Full name Eleni Marie Benson[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-12) 12 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Willington, Connecticut, U.S.
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Yale Bulldogs
International career
2004 Greece 25 (?) (0)

Eleni Marie Benson (Greek: Ελένη Μπένσον; born 12 January 1983) is an American-born Greek former footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.

College career

Before college, Benson was a star high school soccer player at E. O. Smith High School, in Mansfield, Connecticut. Benson went on to attend and play for Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

International career

Benson played for Greece at senior level in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life

Benson is married and has added her married name, Rettig, to her American nationality.

See also

References

  1. ^ Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005). "International Matches (Women) 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Greece (GRE)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2015.


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