Santiago Benítez (1903–1997) was a

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

an footballer that played as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

Career

Benítez was part of the

Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Paraguay) represents Paraguay in men's international Association football, football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya ...

that participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. During most of his career he played for Olimpia Asunción and was a key member of the three consecutive national championships obtained by Olimpia in 1927, 1928 and 1929.La Decada del 20
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1903 births 1930 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan men's footballers Club Olimpia footballers Paraguay men's international footballers 1997 deaths Men's association football midfielders {{Paraguay-footy-midfielder-stub