Brian Benedict is a former U.S. soccer forward

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

. Benedict was a significant player with the U.S. national youth teams and earned four caps with the U.S. national team

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

 in 1991 and 1992.

College

Benedict, a product of the Coral Springs, Florida

Coral Springs, Florida

Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096...

 soccer community, attended Duke University

Duke University

Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

 where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1986 to 1989. The Blue Devils won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship

NCAA Men's Soccer Championship

The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...

 in 1986, his freshman season. In 1988, he was named a first team All American

Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)

The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...

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Youth teams

Benedict was a member of the U.S. national youth teams at the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship

1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship

The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985...

.^{http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=102/edition=191425/teams/team=1882394.html} 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

1987 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and...

.^{http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191161/teams/team=1888304.html} 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

Jamaica national football team

The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

 on September 14, 1991. He came on for Chris Henderson

Chris Henderson

Christopher "Chris" Henderson is a former American soccer midfielder who earned 79 caps with the U.S. national team. He was part of the U.S...

 in the 46th minute. His next three caps all came in February 1992, his last in a 2-0 loss to El Salvador

El Salvador national football team

El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

on February 18, 1992.^{http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/usa-intres-det90.html}