Nelson Benítez

Nelson Benítez

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Fabián Benítez
Date of birth	May 24, 1984
Place of birth	Villa Huidobro, Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Talleres Córdoba
Number	TBA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2004	Lanús	32	(2)
2004–2005	Talleres de Córdoba	25	(1)
2006	Gimnasia de Jujuy	13	(1)
2006–2008	Lanús	35	(1)
2008–2011	Porto	5	(0)
2009	→ Leixoes S.C. (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2010	→ San Lorenzo (loan)	19	(2)
2011–2013	Estudiantes	5	(0)
2013	Talleres	12	(0)
2013-2014	Olimpia	19	(1)
2014-2016	Talleres Córdoba	0	(0)
2016-	Atletico Rafaela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Nelson Fabián Benítez (born 24 May 1984) is an Argentine football left back, who plays for Atletico Rafaela.

Career

Benítez made his breakthrough into Lanús' first team in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006, he spent time with Talleres de Córdoba and Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy before returning to Lanús.

In 2007, Benítez was part of the Lanús squad that won the first top flight championship in the club's history.

In May 2008, Benítez agreed a four-year contract to play for Porto in the Portuguese Liga.^[1] On 17 August 2009 FC Porto have loaned the Argentinian left-back to Leixoes S.C. for a season.^[2] However, in October 2009, Benitez signed for Argentinean club San Lorenzo, as replacement for the injured left-backs Aureliano Torres and Sebastián Luna.^[3]

In 2016, he joined Atletico Rafaela to play in the Argentinian First Division. ^[4]

Honours

Lanús

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2007 Apertura

References

1. Benítez agrees 4-year deal (Portuguese)
2. Leixoes snap up Benitez
3. Se viene Benítez(Spanish)
4. Atlético suma otro refuerzo: un volante central uruguayo - Diario La Opinion

External links

• Guardian statistics
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)