Jim Benedek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jim Benedek

American soccer player-coach

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1941

Place of Birth: Budapest, Hungary

Date of Death: 30-Mar-2009

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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 a member of the team that attempted to qualify for the 1968 Summer Olympics.