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{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Benedict Watson
|image          = 
|caption        = 
|fullname       = Benedict George Watson
|birth_date     = {{Birth date|2153|5|31|mf=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Firewood]], [[Fourge]], [[Osarius]]
|death_date     = {{death date and age|2224|9|3|2153|5|31|mf=y}}
|death_place    = [[Carbonia]], Fourge, Osarius
|height         = {{height|ft=5|in=9|precision=2}}
|position       = Winger/Playmaker
|youthyears1    = 2163-2172
|youthclubs1    = [[Hastmead Diamante]]
|years1         = 2172-2174
|clubs1         = [[Hastmead Diamante]]
|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|years2         = 2175-2190
|clubs2         = [[Firewood City]]
|caps2          = 
|goals2         = 
|totalcaps      = 
|totalgoals     = 
|nationalyears1 = 2175-2188
|nationalteam1  = [[Osarius national football team|Osarius]]
|nationalcaps1  = 201
|nationalgoals1 = 21
|manageryears1  = 2190-2196
|managerclubs1  = [[Hastmead Diamante]] (youth coach)
|manageryears2  = 2196-2198
|managerclubs2  = [[Hastmead Diamante]] (assistant manager)
|manageryears3  = 2198-2223
|managerclubs3  = [[Hastmead Diamante]]
}}

'''Benedict George "Benni" Watson''', [[Captain of the Osarian Kingdom|CpOSK]] (31 May 2153 - 3 September 2224) was an Osarian professional football player and coach. As a player, he captained both [[Firewood City]] and the [[Osarian national football team]] and won the [[Golden Phoenix]] &ndash; Osarius' Player of the Year award &ndash; a record five times. After retiring from playing, Watson took up a role as youth coach at [[Firewood City]], before later moving to the same role at [[Hastmead Diamante]], where he would eventually become manager. He is credited with taking Hastmead Diamante from relative mediocrity, to one of the biggest clubs in the multiverse during his twenty-five year tenure in charge of the club.

Playing mostly as a winger, Watson was known for his pace and accurate crossing, and was the assist leader in the Osarian league every season for a decade. He was also a highly regarded set piece specialist, setting an all-time league record for most direct free kick goals (86) and never once missing a penalty at club or international level. Though he never played at a [[World Cup]] finals, Watson is still considered one of the [[Osarian Football Hall of Fame|greatest Osarian footballers of all-time]].

As a manager, Watson led Hastmead Diamante to multiple national titles, and oversaw the development and emergence of several future hall of famers. In addition, Watson developed a reputation for developing youth players, and sending his team out to play an attractive, entertaining brand of football. Some have suggested that Watson was one of the first major proponents of the [[Osarian 4-3-3]] at club level after [[Amandeep Sahota]] and [[Hugh Collingwood]].

==Early life==
==Playing career==
===Club===
===International===
==Style of play==


==Managerial career==

==Personal life==

==Career statistics==
===Club===
===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Osarius' goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition 
|-
| 1. || [[ArenaWest]], [[Krytenia]] || {{flagicon|NON}}&nbsp;Shivat || '''1'''–1 || 2–3 || [[Baptism of Fire 36]]
|-
|}

===Managerial statistics===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Club nationality}}
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}!!{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}!!{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}!!{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}!!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|[[Hastmead Diamante]]
|{{flagicon|OSR}}
|xx xxxx xxxx
|xx xxxx xxxx
{{WDL|100|60|20|20}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|100|60|20|20}}
|}


==Honours==
===Player===
;Firewood City
*'''[[King's League]]'''

*'''[[Golden League]]'''

*'''[[OFA Cup]]'''

*'''[[Corradini Cup]]'''

===Manager===
;Hastmead Diamante
*'''[[Golden League]]'''
:'''Winners (x):''' 

*'''[[OFA OmniCup]]''' 
:'''Winners (x):''' 

*'''[[OFA League Cup]]''' 
:'''Winners (x):''' 
	
===Individual===
;Player
*[[Golden Phoenix]]: 
*[[King's League All-Star Team]]: 
*[[Osarian Sports Personality of the Year]]: 

;Manager
*[[OLAF Manager of the Season]]: 

===Further honours===
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* On January 6 2186, Firewood City retired their number 8 shirt in honour of Lewis, and in celebration of his birthday. Lewis would later request that the shirt be made available for use in 2190. His daughter, [[Serenity Lewis]] would go on to wear the same number at Firewood City.

* On July 31 2207, Lewis was inducted into the [[Osarian Football Hall of Fame]].

* On July 29 2216, Lewis received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[Osarian Football Association]], recognising his contribution to football.

* On August 16 2217, Lewis was inducted into the [[World Cup Hall of Fame]].
-->
==External links==
[http://rabastor.com/legends/legend.php?id=37 Benedict Watson legend profile], ''rabastor.com''

==References==