Cándido Néstor Benítez Caballero (born 4 September 1943 in
Tacumbú,
Paraguay) is a former
football
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defender and coach.
Career
He started his career at
Presidente Hayes from his hometown, Tacumbú. From there, he was transferred to
Olimpia Asunción
Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most su ...
which was coached then by the great
Aurelio González. While in Olimpia, Benitez won a number of national championships and was called up to the
Paraguay national football team in a few occasions. In 1972, he went to
Sportivo Luqueño but was only able to play seven games due to an injury that kept him off the field for a few years until 1976 where he came back to play for
C.A. Tembetary and retire in the same year.
Benítez holds a record of playing 72 consecutive and uninterrupted games for Olimpia.
Néstor Benítez, un lateral rendidor
by Artemio Villanueva
As a coach, he managed teams like Independiente de Yaguarón, Olimpia de Itá, 6 de Enero de Lambaré and also worked in the youth divisions of Olimpia and Sol de América.
Titles
Awards
References
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1943 births
Living people
Paraguay men's international footballers
Paraguayan men's footballers
Club Olimpia footballers
Paraguayan football managers
Club Presidente Hayes footballers
Men's association football defenders