Try Bennett Explained

Try Bennett
Fullname:Try Anthony Bennett Grant
Birth Date:1975 8, df=y
Birth Place:Costa Rica
Height:1.74 m[1]
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1987–1993
Youthclubs1:Saprissa
Years1:1993–1997
Clubs1:Saprissa
Years2:1997–1998
Clubs2:Comunicaciones
Years3:1998–2000
Clubs3:USAC
Years5:2000–2003
Clubs5:Herediano
Caps5:65
Goals5:4
Years6:2003–2008
Clubs6:Saprissa
Caps6:115
Goals6:5
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2002–2007
Nationalcaps1:24
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2011
Managerclubs1:UNED
Ntupdate:1 January 2014

Try Anthony Bennett Grant (born 5 August 1975) is a Costa Rican former footballer.

Club career

Bennett made his professional debut for Saprissa on 3 October 1993 against Puntarenas and played the majority of his career for Saprissa. He had brief stints abroad with Guatemalan sides Comunicaciones and USAC.[2]

He also played for Herediano and finished his career at Brujas whom he joined in summer 2008.[3]

With Saprissa, he has won four national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C.

Doping conviction and retirement

In February 2010, Bennett was suspended for two months after he tested positive of dexamethasone in a doping test after the December 2009 championship play-off against Puntarenas.[4]

He retired in March 2010 and a year later took the reins at third division side UNED.[5]

International career

Bennett played in the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Qatar.

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in an October 2002 friendly match against Ecuador and has earned a total of 24 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2003[6] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[7] as well as at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup[8] and the 2004 Copa América.[9]

His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

Personal life

He is the uncle of professional footballer Jewison Bennette. His brother Jéwisson Bennett[10] also played for the national team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls . 19 December 2005 . dead .
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/octubre/11/deportes3.html Guatemala, ¿un espejismo?
  3. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/junio/16/deportes1581135.html Try Bennett ficha con Brujas
  4. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2010/febrero/11/deportes2260670.html Ponen sanción cautelar a Bennett por dopaje
  5. http://www.uned.ac.cr/acontecer/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1051:try-bennett-grant-es-el-nuevo-entrenador-de-futbol-de-la-uned&catid=51:gestion-universitaria&Itemid=76 Try Bennett Grant es el nuevo entrenador de fútbol de la UNED
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details
  8. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details
  9. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/04safull.html Copa América 2004
  10. http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/marzo/01/ovacion4.html El día de los Bennett