Néstor Benítez

Néstor Benítez
Personal information
Full name	Cándido Néstor Benítez Caballero
Date of birth	4 September 1943 (age 78)
Place of birth	Tacumbú, Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1962	Presidente Hayes
1964–1972	Olimpia
1972	Sportivo Luqueño
1976	Tembetary
National team
	Paraguay
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cándido Néstor Benítez Caballero (born 4 September 1943 in Tacumbú, Paraguay) is a former football defender and coach.

Career[]

He started his career at Presidente Hayes from his hometown, Tacumbú. From there, he was transferred to Olimpia Asunción which was coached then by the great Aurelio González. While in Olimpia, Benitez won a number of national championships and was called up to the Paraguay national football team in a few occasions. In 1972, he went to Sportivo Luqueño but was only able to play seven games due to an injury that kept him off the field for a few years until 1976 where he came back to play for C.A. Tembetary and retire in the same year.

Benítez holds a record of playing 72 consecutive and uninterrupted games for Olimpia.^[1]

As a coach, he managed teams like Independiente de Yaguarón, , 6 de Enero de Lambaré and also worked in the youth divisions of Olimpia and Sol de América.

Titles[]

Season	Team	Title
1965	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1968	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1971	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st division
1976	C.A. Tembetary	Paraguayan 2nd division

Awards[]

Season	Team	Award
1967	Olimpia	Diario ABC award: 1967 best left back in Paraguay

References[]

^ Néstor Benítez, un lateral rendidor by Artemio Villanueva

[1] Néstor Benítez, un lateral rendidor by Artemio Villanueva

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