Silvio Benítez

Silvio Benítez
Personal information
Full name	Domingo Silvio Benítez Alfonso
Date of birth	3 November 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Tacumbú, Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Presidente Hayes
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1962	Presidente Hayes
1963–1964	C.A. River Plate
1965–1966	Ferrobadminton
1967–1968	América de Cali
1969	Sportivo Luqueño
International career
	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Domingo Silvio Benítez Alfonso (born 3 November 1935) is a former football goalkeeper, basketball player and coach.

Career

Benítez was born in Tacumbú, Paraguay. He started his career at Presidente Hayes from his hometown, Tacumbú. Afterwards he moved to C.A. River Plate of Asunción. In 1965 he went to Chile to play for Ferrobadminton where he won the Primera B league. After two years in América de Cali he returned to Paraguay to play in Sportivo Luqueño and end his career.

Benítez also played basketball for Presidente Hayes for a few years.

As a coach, he managed the following football teams: Presidente Hayes (1972 and 1973), Sportivo San Lorenzo, Club 12 de Octubre and 12 de Junio (Liga Chaqueña).^[1]

Honours

As a player

Season	Team	Title
1965	Ferrobadminton	Chilean 2nd division

As a coach

Season	Team	Title
1973	Presidente Hayes	Paraguayan 2nd division

References

^ Silvio Benítez, excelente en el arco y en el básquetbol Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Silvio Benítez, excelente en el arco y en el básquetbol Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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