Pedro Benítez (footballer, born 1981)

Pedro Juan Benítez Domínguez (born 23 March 1981) is a Paraguayan footballer. He currently plays for Deportivo Capiatá.

Pedro Benítez

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-03-23) 23 March 1981
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Deportivo Capiatá
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	Sportivo San Lorenzo	15	(1)
2000–2001	Sportivo Luqueño	26	(2)
2002–2003	Olimpia Asunción	36	(2)
2004–2006	Cerro Porteño	55	(11)
2004–2005	→ Shakhtar Donetsk	0	(0)
2007–2008	Libertad	44	(6)
2008–2009	Tigres	37	(2)
2009–2010	Atlético Mineiro	13	(0)
2010–2012	Cerro Porteño	101	(12)
2013–2017	Libertad	106	(4)
2017	Rubio Ñu	14	(1)
2018–	Deportivo Capiatá	16	(2)
National team
2001	Paraguay U20	7	(0)
2004	Paraguay U23
2004–2010	Paraguay	12	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2018

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	2004 Athens	Team Competition

Benítez was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final.[1]

During his career Benítez played for Sportivo San Lorenzo, Sportivo Luqueño, Olimpia, Cerro Porteño, Libertad, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Tigres and Atlético Mineiro.

He has also represented the Paraguay national football team 12 times since 2004, and he has scored one goal.