Fabricio Benítez | |
Fullname: | Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1975 |
Birth Place: | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Currentclub: | Mixco (Manager) |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 1997–2004 |
Years2: | 2004–2005 |
Years3: | 2005–2007 |
Years4: | 2007–2010 |
Clubs1: | Cobán Imperial |
Clubs2: | Marquense |
Clubs3: | Antigua |
Clubs4: | Suchitepéquez |
Caps2: | 37 |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 1998–2003 |
Nationalteam1: | Guatemala |
Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 22 July 2010 |
Ntupdate: | 22 July 2010 |
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
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]
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.