Silvio Benítez

Silvio Benítez
Personal information
Full nameDomingo Silvio Benítez Alfonso
Date of birth3 November 1935
Place of birthTacumbú, Asunción, Paraguay
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Presidente Hayes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953–1962Presidente Hayes?(?)
1963–1964C.A. River Plate?(?)
1965–1966Ferrobadmington?(?)
1967–1968América de Cali?(?)
1969Sportivo Luqueño?(?)
National team
Paraguay?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Domingo Silvio Benítez Alfonso (born 3 November 1935 in Tacumbú, Paraguay) is a former football goalkeeper, basketball player and coach.

Career

He started his career at Presidente Hayes from his hometown, Tacumbú. Afterwards he moved to C.A. River Plate of Asunción. In 1965 he went to Chile to play for Ferrobadmington where he won the Primera B league. After two years in América de Cali he returned to Paraguay to play in Sportivo Luqueño and end his career.

Benítez also played basketball for Presidente Hayes for a few years.

As a coach he managed the following football teams: Presidente Hayes (1972 and 1973), Sportivo San Lorenzo, Club 12 de Octubre and 12 de Junio (Liga Chaqueña).[1]

Titles

As a player

Season Team Title
1965Chile Ferrobadmington Chilean 2nd division

As a coach

Season Team Title
1973Paraguay Presidente Hayes Paraguayan 2nd division

References