Pedro Juan Benitez Dominguez ( Spanish Pedro Juan Benítez Domínguez ; March 23, 1981, San Lorenzo ) - Paraguayan football player , defender of the club “ Deportivo Capiata ”. He played for the national team of Paraguay .
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| Full name | Pedro Juan Benitez Dominguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | San Lorenzo , Paraguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 188 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club |  Deportivo Capiata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| room | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Club career
He began performing in the club " San Lorenzo de Almagro ", later played for Sportivo Luqueno , Olimpia (Asuncion), and Cerro Porteno .
At the end of December 2004, he signed a 5-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk [1] . Although he could move to the Roman “ Lazio ”, the Romans were ready to pay for the Paraguayan defender 1,100,000 euros, but the parties could not reach a mutual agreement. He was unable to gain a foothold in Shakhtar, he was also not included in the team’s bid for the UEFA Cup and for the Ukrainian championship . Also, there was information that Pedro will go to rent in Samara " Krylya Sovetov " [2] . As a result, he moved to his previous club Cerro Porteno.
From 2006 to 2008, he played for the Libertad Club [3] . In 2008 he moved to the Mexican club " UANL Tigres ". In 2009, he moved to the Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro .
Career in the national team
He played for the youth team of Paraguay to 21 years . Pedro Benitez was included in the application of the Paraguayan national team for the Olympic Games in Athens , then Paraguay managed to win silver medals. For the entire tournament, Benitez played just 15 minutes in the semifinal match with Iraq (3: 1). However, a month earlier he took part in all the matches of the Paraguayan national team at the America's Cup , including a sensational match in which the Brazilian national team was replayed (2: 1).
Achievements
- Champion of Paraguay (4): 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2002
- Cup Winner South America (1): 2003
- Silver medal winner of the Summer Olympic Games (1): 2004
Notes
Links
- Profile on TheFinalBall.com (English)
- Profile on galodigital.com.br (port.)
- (English)
- Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt