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Erroll Bennett

Erroll Bennett
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-05-07)7 May 1950
Place of birth Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Date of death 2 June 2025(2025-06-02) (aged 75)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1963–1966 A.S. Central Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1972 A.S. Central Sport
1972 Paris Saint-Germain[1] 0 (0)
1972 Paris Saint-Germain Reserves[1]
1972–1983 A.S. Central Sport
International career
1973–1983 Tahiti 46[2] (15+[nb 1])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erroll Bennett (7 May 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Tahitian footballer. He mainly played as a forward for A.S. Central Sport and Paris Saint-Germain.[1] He was capped 46 times for Tahiti,[2] and played for them at the 1973[3] and 1980 Oceania Cups.[4] He also helped Tahiti win the South Pacific Games tournament three times.[5] In 1999, he was placed 15th in a poll by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics to decide Oceania's Player of the Century.[6]

After retiring from football, Bennett worked as a police officer in Tahiti. His son, Naea Bennett, was also a footballer who played for Tahiti.[5]

Bennett died on 2 June 2025, at the age of 75.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tahiti 1973 5 3
1974 3 0
1975 5 0
1978 3 0
1979 5 7
1980 9 2
1981 9 3
1983 5 0
Total 46 15[nb 1]
Tahiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bennett goal[nb 1]
List of international goals scored by Erroll Bennett
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 February 1973 Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Caledonia 1–? 2–1 1973 Oceania Cup
2 18 February 1973 Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 1–? 1–1 1973 Oceania Cup
3 21 February 1973 Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Hebrides 1–0 1–0 1973 Oceania Cup
4 29 August 1979 Buckhurst Park, Suva, Fiji  Tonga ?–0 8–0 1979 South Pacific Games
5
6
7 3 September 1979 Buckhurst Park, Suva, Fiji  New Hebrides 1–0 1–0 1979 South Pacific Games
8 4 September 1979 Buckhurst Park, Suva, Fiji  New Caledonia ?–2 3–2 1979 South Pacific Games
9
10 7 September 1979 Buckhurst Park, Suva, Fiji  Fiji 2–0 3–0 1979 South Pacific Games
11 3–0
12 25 February 1980 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia  New Zealand 3–1 3–1 1980 Oceania Cup
13 1 March 1980 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Australia 2–? 2–4 1980 Oceania Cup
14 14 July 1981 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  Fiji 1–0 1–0 1981 South Pacific Mini Games
15 15 July 1981 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands  New Caledonia ?–0 6–0 1981 South Pacific Mini Games

Honours

A.S. Central Sport[8]
  • Tahiti Ligue 1 (14): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
  • Tahiti Cup (9): 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983
Tahiti

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 It is possible that Bennett scored more than 15 goals for Tahiti because many of Tahiti's scorers from the 20th century are unknown.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Naea Bennett invited to the Parc des Princes". Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Courtney, Barrie (12 February 2015). "Tahiti International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Oceanian Cup 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Oceanian Cup 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Article from Richard Vansam, in France Football, n°1.855, 27 October 1981, page 23.
  6. ↑ "IFFHS Century Elections". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  7. ↑ Football : Errol Bennett nous a quittés, la Polynésie pleure son champion (in French)
  8. ↑ Michael Otterson. "Erroll Bennett: Tahitian Soccer Star", Ensign, Oct. 1982.

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