Nelson Fabián Benítez (born 24 May 1984) is an Argentine

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who plays for

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side

Ferro Carril Oeste Club Ferro Carril Oeste, known simply as Ferro Carril Oeste or familiarly, Ferro, is an Argentine sports club from the neighbourhood of Caballito, Buenos Aires. Although many activities are hosted by the club, Ferro is mostly known for its footb ...

Career

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Benítez made his breakthrough into

Lanús Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The city has a population of 212,152 (), and the Partido de Lan� ...

' first team in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006, he spent time with Talleres and

Gimnasia de Jujuy Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy , (usually known as Gimnasia de Jujuy or just GEJ) is an Argentine sports club based in San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy Province. The club was founded in 1931 and is best known for its football team, whi ...

before returning to Lanús. In 2007, Benítez was part of the Lanús squad that won the first top flight championship in the club's history. In May 2008, Benítez agreed a four-year contract to play for

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in the

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. On 17 August 2009, Porto loaned the Argentine left-back to

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for a season. However, in October 2009, Benitez signed for Argentine club

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, as replacement for the injured left-backs

Aureliano Torres Aureliano Torres Román (born 16 June 1982) is a Paraguayan former footballer who last played for 12 de Octubre in the Paraguayan División Intermedia. At club level, Torres achieved the 2002 Emperor's Cup in Japan, the Torneo Clausura of th ...

and Sebastián Luna. In 2016, after spells with Estudiantes, Talleres (in 2013 & 2014) and Olimpia, Serrano joined Atletico Rafaela to play in the Argentine Primera División.Atlético suma otro refuerzo: un volante central uruguayo
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(1): 2007 Apertura ;Porto *

: 2008–09 *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; "Cup of Portugal") is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Placard since the 2015–16 seaso ...

: 2008–09

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at Fútbol XXI {{DEFAULTSORT:Benitez, Nelson 1984 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Atlético Lanús footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers FC Porto players Leixões S.C. players Club Olimpia footballers Club Atlético Mitre footballers Ferro Carril Oeste footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Torneo Federal A players Primeira Liga players Paraguayan Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay