Fabricio Benítez

Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz (born 11 June 1975) is a former Guatemalan football midfielder and manager. He is currently the manager for Liga Nacional club Mixco. Of Uruguayan descent, he is the son of Raul Washington Benitez Touzet, a famous Uruguayan player who played in the decade of the 70's and 80's in Guatemala, and son of Teresita Gladyz Piriz Nuñes, also Uruguayan.  He has a younger sister, Jessica Benitez, and an older brother, Eduardo Benitez.  He made his debut as a striker in C.D Panzos in 1990

Fabricio Benítez
Personal information
Full name Fabricio Javier Benítez Piriz
Date of birth (1975-06-11) June 11, 1975
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mixco (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Cobán Imperial
2004–2005 Marquense 37 (1)
2005–2007 Antigua 17 (3)
2007–2010 Suchitepéquez
International career
1998–2003 Guatemala 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2010

Club career

Benítez has played for Cobán Imperial, Marquense and Antigua at Guatemala's highest level before joining Suchitepéquez in 2007.[1] He was put on the Suchi transfer list in May 2010.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Guatemala in a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals match against Jamaica and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 1998 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[5]

His final international was a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras.

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