Ermen de Jesús Benítez Mesías (born 4 May 1961) is an

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 ...

ian former international

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who played professionally as a striker. He is the

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(Ecuador's top league) all-time topscorer, having scored 191 goals for five clubs in 16 years as a professional.

Personal life

He is the father of the late Ecuadorian international

Christian Benítez Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (1 May 1986 – 29 July 2013), also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He began his career with Club De ...

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FIFA profile
(archived 5 November 2012) 1961 births Living people Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers C.D. El Nacional footballers Xerez CD footballers Barcelona S.C. footballers L.D.U. Quito footballers L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Men's association football forwards {{Ecuador-footy-forward-stub