Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz (born 11 June 1975) is a former Guatemalan football midfielder and manager. Of Uruguayan descent, he is the son of Raul Washington Benitez Touzet, a famous Uruguayan player who played in the decade of the 70's and 80's in Guatemala, and son of Teresita Gladyz Piriz Nuñes, also Uruguayan. He has a younger sister, Jessica Benitez, and an older brother, Eduardo Benitez. I debut as a striker in C. D Panzos in 1990
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz | ||
Date of birth | (1975-06-11) June 11, 1975 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Cobán Imperial | ||
2004–2005 | Marquense | 37 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Antigua | 17 | (3) |
2007–2010 | Suchitepéquez | ||
National team‡ | |||
1998–2003 | Guatemala | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010 |
Benítez has played for Cobán Imperial, Marquense and Antigua at Guatemala's highest level before joining Suchitepéquez in 2007.[1] He was put on the Suchi transfer list in May 2010.[2]
He made his debut for Guatemala in a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 1998 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[5]
His final international was a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras.
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