Alberto Benito (footballer, born 1972)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Benito Castañeda | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Pegaso | ||
| 1992–1994 | Valencia B | 25 | (9) |
| 1994 | Valencia | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1999 | Toledo | 117 | (13) |
| 1999–2002 | Cádiz | 86 | (6) |
| Total | 236 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2014 | Almería (DF) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Almería (DF) | ||
| 2016– | Anorthosis Famagusta (DF) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Alberto Benito Castañeda (born 17 June 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and the current director of football of Anorthosis Famagusta FC.
Club career[]
Born in Madrid, Benito made his senior debuts with Galáctico Pegaso in Tercera División, after graduating with Real Madrid's youth setup. In the 1992 summer he joined Valencia CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 23 January 1994 Benito made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Real Oviedo. In July 1994 he moved to Segunda División side CD Toledo, being a regular starter during his spell at the Castile-La Mancha side.
In January 1999 Benito signed for Cádiz CF in the third level, retiring with the side in 2002, aged only 29.
International career[]
Benito represented Spain at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal, playing only one match in an eventual quarterfinal exit.
Post-playing career[]
Immediately after retiring Benito joined the Andalusians' staff, being a technical secretary at the club. On 26 June 2007 he left the club and joined neighbouring UD Almería, being named director of football.[1]
On 9 June 2014 Benito left the latter,[2] returning to the role roughly a year later.[3]
Personal life[]
Benito's son Pedro is also a footballer.[4] A forward, he plays and supports San Fernando.
References[]
- ^ Alberto Benito deja el Cádiz y se va al Almería (Alberto Benito leaves Cádiz and goes to Almería); Marca, 26 June 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Andrés Fernández será el nuevo director deportivo del Almería (Andrés Fernández will be the new director of football of Almería); Diario AS, 9 June 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Alberto Benito vuelve a ocupar el cargo de director deportivo en el Almería (Alberto Benito returns to occupy the director of football rola at Almería)[permanent dead link]; Almería's official website, 2 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Alberto Benito: «Estoy muy ilusionado por mi hijo porque se lo ha currado»" [Alberto Benito: "I am very excited for my son because he has done it"] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
External links[]
- Alberto Benito at BDFutbol
- Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)
- Stats and bio at CiberChe (in Spanish)
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