Duilio Benítez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Duilio Benitez Candia | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945-1949 | Nacional | ||
| 1949-1951[3] | Boca Juniors[2] | 44 | (18) |
| 1952-1956 | Flamengo | 56 | (43) |
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Paraguay[1] | 7 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge Duílio Benítez Candia (born April 23, 1927) is a former Paraguayan football Attacking midfielder.
Career
Benítez holds the record of all-time highest goalscorer for Paraguay in a single match: Four goals against Bolivia in the 1949 South American Championship.[1]
Benítez suffered from heart problems and when he signed for Argentine club Boca Juniors in 1949 a clause in his contract specified that he was responsible for the risks of playing with the condition.[4]
Honours
Club
- Primera División: 1946
- Primera División: Runners-up 1950
- Campeonato Carioca: 1953, 1954, 1955
International
South American Championship: Runners-up 1949
References
- ^ a b http://www.nacionalquerido.com/ Template:Es
- ^ Statistics at Historia de Boca Template:Es icon
- ^ http://www.albirroja.com/history/history3.html Template:Es
- ^ Profile at Historia de Boca Template:Es icon