Jorge José Benítez

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Personal information
El Chino Benítez
Full name	Jorge José Benítez
Date of birth	June 3, 1950
Place of birth	Gobernador Castro, Argentina
Nickname	El Chino (The Chinese)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
?	Racing Club
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1969-73 1973-81	Racing Club Boca Juniors	? (?) 305 (40)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge José Benítez (born June 3, 1950 in Gobernador Castro, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former football player, and coach.

El Chino Benítez started his career in Racing Club in 1969; in 1973 he was transferred to Boca Juniors, where he stayed until retirement in 1983. A gifted midfielder, he played 305 league matches and scored 40 goals for Boca, being instrumental in achieving the Metropolitano title in 1976 and 1981, the Nacional in 1976, the Copa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978 and the European/South American Cup in 1977.

Benítez was never called for the national team. Since he shared Boca's midfield with talented players such as Trobbiani, Suñé, Potente, Ribolzi, Berta, Zanabria, Brindisi, and Maradona, his place in the team was often compromised.

After retirement, Benítez worked as junior division coach in Boca Juniors, and was offered the post of main coach in November 2004 upon the resignation of (former teammate) Brindisi due to poor results.

Benítez's first achievement was to stabilize the team's performance, and indeed it went on to win the Copa Sudamericana 2004; management was convinced that he was the right man for the job, and extended the term of his contract, instead of going for a big-name coach.

On July 15, 2005, however, Benítez was sacked from Boca Juniors, following a poor performance of the team at the Libertadores Cup, and an incident at a quarterfinals match against Mexican team Chivas de Guadalajara, where the manager was seen spitting at a Chivas player. Boca then proceeded to hire former national team coach Alfio Basile for the post.