Pedro Benítez (footballer, born 1981)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Capiatá | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | Sportivo San Lorenzo | 15 | (1) |
2000–2001 | Sportivo Luqueño | 26 | (2) |
2002–2003 | Olimpia Asunción | 36 | (2) |
2004–2006 | Cerro Porteño | 55 | (11) |
2004–2005 | → Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Libertad | 44 | (6) |
2008–2009 | Tigres | 37 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Cerro Porteño | 101 | (12) |
2013–2017 | Libertad | 106 | (4) |
2017 | Rubio Ñu | 14 | (1) |
2018– | Deportivo Capiatá | 16 | (2) |
International career | |||
2001 | Paraguay U20 | 7 | (0) |
2004 | Paraguay U23 | ||
2004–2010 | Paraguay | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
2004 Athens | Team Competition |
Pedro Juan Benítez Domínguez (born 23 March 1981) is a Paraguayan former footballer. He last played for Deportivo Capiatá.
Benítez was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final.[1]
During his career Benítez played for Sportivo San Lorenzo, Sportivo Luqueño, Olimpia, Cerro Porteño, Libertad, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Tigres and Atlético Mineiro.
He has also represented the Paraguay national football team 12 times since 2004, and he has scored one goal.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pedro Benítez Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- Pedro Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Pedro Benítez at Soccerway
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- 1981 births
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- Olympic footballers for Paraguay
- Olympic silver medalists for Paraguay
- Club Sportivo San Lorenzo footballers
- Sportivo Luqueño players
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Copa Libertadores–winning players
- Cerro Porteño players
- Club Libertad footballers
- Tigres UANL footballers
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk players
- Clube Atlético Mineiro players
- 2004 Copa América players
- Liga MX players
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- People from San Lorenzo, Paraguay
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