Erroll Bennett

Erroll Bennett (7 May 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Tahitian footballer, who spent his career with A.S. Central Sport and Paris Saint-Germain.

Club career

1963–1983: A.S. Central Sport Joining the youth team in 1963 and playing for the senior team between 1966 and 1983, Bennett spent most of his career with A.S. Central Sport aside from a short stint with Paris Saint-Germain's reserve team.

Over 17 years, he won fourteen Tahiti Ligue 1 titles and eight Tahiti Cups with the club.

1972: Short stint with Paris Saint-Germain During his time with Paris Saint-Germain, he played for the club during their first season ever in Ligue 1 (1971–72).

He mainly played for the reserve team between January and June 1972,

After leaving PSG, Bennett was subsequently in contact with AS Saint-Etienne but he instead rejoined A.S. Central Sport in July 1972.

International career Bennett was part of the Tahitian national squad for the 1973 Oceania Cup, the first ever Oceania-wide international soccer tournament. Bennett scored three goals in the tournament, and played in the final, which Tahiti lost 2–0 to New Zealand.

He also won the South Pacific Games tournament three times with Tahiti.

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

Career statistics

Tahiti score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bennett goal

Honours A.S. Central Sport 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 Oceania Cup runner-up: 1973, 1980 South Pacific Games: 1975, 1979, 1983