Oscar Emigdio Benítez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Emigdio Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | October 6, 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | San Vicente, El Salvador | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Once Berlinés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964 | C.D Santiagueño | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991 | El Salvador | ||
| 1991–1992 | Real España | ||
| 1993–1994 | Águila | ||
| 1999 | FAS | ||
| 1999–2000 | Once Municipal | ||
| 1998–1999 | El Salvador | ||
| 2000–2001 | Motagua | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Balboa | ||
| 2001–2002 | Municipal Limeño | ||
| 2003 | Aspirante | ||
| 2004 | Once Municipal | ||
| 2005 | Coca Cola | ||
| 2006 | Alianza | ||
| 2006–2007 | Platense | ||
| 2008 | San Salvador F.C. | ||
| 2008 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Oscar Emigdio Benítez (born October 6, 1948 in San Vicente, El Salvador) is a former Salvadoran (El Salvador) football player and manager. Benítez became a coach and has spent almost two decades managing several clubs in El Salvador and Honduras.
El Salvador national team (1991 and 1999–2000)
In 1991, Benítez was named head coach of the El Salvador national team, which he managed at the 1991 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup. His second period as El Salvador's manager began in 1999, and ended one year later.[1] During that time, El Salvador failed to qualify to the 2002 World Cup. He left the national team for Honduran champions Motagua.[2]
He later coached C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo[3] but was dismissed after less than four months with the club, due to poor results.
Coordinator of the El Salvador National football team
Benítez was elected to be the Coordinator of the El Salvador National football team in June 2009. However after The under 20 was eliminated due to the failure of the right paperwork for the player Dustin Corea. Benítez resigned due to his part in the scandal.[4]
References
- ↑ Courtney, Barrie. "International Matches 2000 – North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Emigdio Benítez se va al Motagua" (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Firpo: Benítez fichó para los toros" (in Spanish). El Gráfico.
- ↑ http://www.elgrafico.com/destacado-portada/36-destacadas/9455-renuncio-benitez-coordinador-de-selecciones.html[]
External links
- Con El Salvador en la mente, y Limeño en el corazón – El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
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