Óscar Emigdio Benítez (born October 6, 1948) is a Salvadoran former professional

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player and manager. Benítez became a coach and has spent almost two decades managing several clubs in

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and

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Playing career

Benítez was born in

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Coaching career

In 1991, Benítez was named head coach of the El Salvador national team, which he managed at the

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. His second period as El Salvador's manager began in 1999, and ended one year later. During that time, El Salvador failed to qualify to the

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. He left the national team for Honduran champions

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. In 1993, Benítez was appointed as coach of C.D. Águila, replacing

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. In 2006, Benítez signed as coach of

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, replacing

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, replacing

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. In December of the same year, Benítez was replaced by

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. In January 2019, Benítez was appointed as sports director of C.D. Águila.

Administrative roles

Óscar Emigdio Benítez was elected the head of Asociación de Entrenadores de Fútbol de El Salvador (AEFES) from 2011 until he lost the election to Douglas Vidal Jimenez in 2015. He was re-elected to the head of Asociación de Entrenadores de Fútbol de El Salvador (AEFES) from 2018 until 2020. Benítez was elected to be the coordinator of the El Salvador national team in June 2009. However, after The under 20 was eliminated due to the failure of the right paperwork for the player Dustin Corea. Benítez resigned due to his part in the scandal.

Honours

Manager

C.D. Municipal Limeño * Primera División runner-up: Apertura 1999 Real España *

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runner-up: 1992

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