Jim Benedek Sports manager

Janos “Jim” Benedek (June 9, 1941 - March 30, 2009) was a Hungarian-American soccer forward who later coached at both the collegiate and national team levels. Benedek was an All American collegiate soccer player before spending six seasons in the North American Soccer League. He earned four caps with the U.S. national team in 1968 and was member of the 1968 Olympic U.S. soccer team 1968 Summer Olympics.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 09, 1941
Birth place
Hungary , Budapest
Date of deathMarch 30, 2009
Place of death
Dallas , United States

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Football manager

club
North Lake College
Hungary national football team
Southern Methodist University
DFW Tornados
West Dallas Kings
North Texas Heat
position
Forward (association football)
Defender (association football)
teams
Ithaca College
United States men's national soccer team
Houston Stars
Dallas Tornado
Kansas City Spurs

Jim Benedek on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://dev.northlakecollege.edu:81/athletics/benedek_bio.html
  2. http://nasljerseys.com/Players/B/Benedek.Jim.htm
  3. http://www.soccerhalloffame.org/Election%20Process/2007/Veteran_Bios.htm