Jorge Benitez

Jorge Benítez (also known as George Benitez) is an American former soccer forward. He played in both the American Soccer League and the North American Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team in 1972.

For the Argentine football player, see Jorge José Benítez.
Jorge Benitez
Personal information
Place of birth Peru
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1967 Ukrainian Nationals ? (37)
1967–1968 Boston Tigers ? (7)
1968 Los Angeles Wolves 11 (6)
1969 Kansas City Spurs 14 (15)
International career
1972 United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Professional career

Benitez played at least two seasons in the American Soccer League. He was second in league scoring with 21 goals while with the Ukrainian Nationals during the 1965-1966 season.[1] In the 1966-1967 season, he led the league in scoring with 16 goals.[2] He then scored seven goals with the Boston Tigers during the 1967-1968 ASL season[3] before jumping to the Los Angeles Wolves of the North American Soccer League. The Wolves folded at the end of the season and Benitez moved to the Kansas City Spurs for the 1969 season. He was the second leading scorer with fifteen goals in fourteen games as the Spurs won the league championship.

National team

Benitez earned two caps with the U.S. national team. Both came in World Cup qualification losses to Mexico in 1972. The first was a 3-1 loss on September 3 and the second was a 2-1 loss a week later.[4]

References
  1. "The Year in American Soccer - 1966". Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer - 1967". Archived from the original on 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  3. "The Year in American Soccer - 1968". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  4. USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
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