Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz (born 11 June 1975) is a former Guatemalan football midfielder and manager. He is currently the manager for Liga Nacional club Mixco. 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. He made his debut as a striker in C.D Panzos in 1990
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz | ||
| Date of birth | June 11, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mixco (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 2004–2005 | Marquense | 37 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Antigua | 17 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Suchitepéquez | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2003 | Guatemala | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010 | |||
Club career edit
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]
International career edit
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.
References edit
- ^ “Estoy feliz en Suchi”. Fabricio Benítez[permanent dead link] - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- ^ Lista de Jugadores Transferibles Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine - CD Suchitepéquez (in Spanish)
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links edit
- Fabricio Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com
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