Guatemalan footballer
Fabricio Benítez|
| Full name |
Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz |
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| Date of birth |
(1975-06-11) June 11, 1975 (age 49) |
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| Place of birth |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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| Height |
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder |
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|
Current team |
Mixco (Manager) |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 1997–2004 |
Cobán Imperial |
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|
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| 2004–2005 |
Marquense |
37 |
(1) |
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| 2005–2007 |
Antigua |
17 |
(3) |
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| 2007–2010 |
Suchitepéquez |
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|
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| 1998–2003 |
Guatemala |
19 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010 |
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Benítez and the second or maternal family name is
Piriz.
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
Club career
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]
International career
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.
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