Gustavo Benítez is a retired Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an football

Football (soccer)

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 defender. He currently works as a coach

Coach (sport)

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Career

As a player, Benítez won several national championships with Olimpia Asunción

Olimpia Asunción

Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....

, where he was a key part of the defense.

Coaching career

After retiring from football as a player he became a coach. Benítez greatest achievements as a coach where at Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an club Colo-Colo

Colo-Colo

Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...

, leading them to three Chilean league championships (1996, 1997, 1998) and one Copa Chile (1996). On 1 April 2010 CD Palestino officials hired the former Cobreloa and Colo-Colo coach to replace Jorge Aravena who quit about two weeks ago.

Career as a player

• 1974–1975 : Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
  
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• 1975–1980 : Granada CF
  Granada CF
  Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes....
  
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• 1980–1985 : Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
  
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• 1985–1987 : Atlético Nacional
  Atlético Nacional
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• 1987–1989 : Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
  
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Career as a coach

• Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
  
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• Colo-Colo
  Colo-Colo
  Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean football club based in the commune of Macul, Santiago. It competes in the Primera División, the top-flight football league in the country, from which they have never been relegated. Their home ground is the Estadio Monumental David Arellano.Colo-Colo...
  
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• Racing Santander -
• Rayo Vallecano
  Rayo Vallecano
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• Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sport club based in Asunción. It is best known for its professional football team which plays in the Paraguayan Primera División....
  
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• FC Absheron
  FC Absheron
  FC Absheron was an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumqayit.-History:The club was founded in 2010 and immediately admitted to the Azerbaijan First Division in 2010.In April 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after clinching First division's champion title.Absheron...
  
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