Meliton Ademar Benítez Barbosa, known as Ademar Benítez, (born 21 May 1956) is a

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an former

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striker.

Career

Born in

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, Ademar moved to

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

where he enjoyed success with Deportivo Quito during the 1975 and 1976 seasons. He joined rivals

Barcelona S.C. Barcelona Sporting Club (), internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of foo ...

for two seasons, but did not enjoy the same level of success. Ademar moved to Mexico in 1979, playing in the

Mexican Primera División Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

with

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and Pumas. He also had a brief spell in

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with C.S. Marítimo in 1985. In 1986, he moved to

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where he helped C.S.D. Municipal with its first league title in 11 years in 1987. In 1988 he moved to El Salvador where he played for Club Deportivo FAS.

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* * 1956 births Living people Uruguayan men's footballers S.D. Quito footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers Club León footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers C.S. Marítimo players C.S.D. Municipal players C.D. FAS footballers Men's association football forwards 20th-century Uruguayan sportsmen Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1950s-stub