Pedro Juan Benítez Domínguez (born 23 March 1981) is a Paraguayan former footballer. He last played for Deportivo Capiatá.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1981-03-23) 23 March 1981 (age 41) | ||
Place of birth | San Lorenzo, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club 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) |
National team | |||
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 |
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.
Paraguay squad – 2001 Copa América | ||
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Paraguay squad – 2004 Copa América | ||
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Paraguay men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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