Francis Benali
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1968 (57 years old)
Southampton, EnglandPosition
Centre-Back
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
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Francis Vincent Benali MBE (born 30 December 1968) is an English football coach and former professional player.
As a player, he was a full back who notably spent most of his career in the Premier League with Southampton, during a sixteen-year spell he notched up a total of 373 appearances in all competitions, scoring just once. He was named as one of "Southampton's Cult Heroes," in a book by Jeremy Wilson in October 2006. He also played for Nottingham Forest on loan in 2001 and later finished his career with a two-year spell at non-league side Eastleigh.
Following his retirement, Benali has coached at Southampton's academy as well as with semi-professional side Romsey Town. He is also noted for his charity work and co-founded a football management agency with former teammate Matt Le Tissier. Benali was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to cancer patients in the UK.
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 Southampton | 1985-1988 | Youth | - | - |
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| Southampton | 1988-2004 | Permanent | 311 app | 1 gls | |
 Nottingham Forest | 2001 | Loan | 15 app | 0 gls | |
 Eastleigh | 2006-2008 | Permanent | 22 app | 0 gls |
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