Nelson Benítez

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Nelson Benítez
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Pablo Benítez
Date of birth	May 24, 1984 (1984-05-24) (age 24)
Place of birth	Villa Huidobro, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left-back
Club information
Current club	Club Atlético Lanús
Number	6
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2004 2004-2005 2006 2006-2008 2008-present	Lanús Talleres de Córdoba Gimnasia de Jujuy Lanús Porto	32 (2) 22 (0) 13 (1) 32 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Nelson Pablo Benítez (born May 24, 1984 in Villa Huidobro, Córdoba) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Club Atlético Lanús in Argentina.

Benítez made his breakthrough into the Lanús 1st team in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006 he spent time with Talleres de Córdoba and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy before returning to Lanús.

In 2007 Benítez was part of the Lanús squad that won the first top flight championship in the clubs history.

In May 2008 Benítez agreed a four year contract to play for FC Porto from the 2008-09 season.^[1]

[edit] Titles

Season	Team	Title
Apertura 2007	Lanús	Primera División Argentina

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Player profile on the Lanús website
• (Spanish) Football line-ups player profile

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