Víctor Benítez
Peruvian footballer (1935–2022)
Víctor Benítez Morales (12 September 1935 – 11 July 2022) was a Peruvian footballer. He played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He played for the Italian clubs A.C. Milan, A.S. Roma and F.C. Internazionale Milano as well as Argentine club Boca Juniors. He won the European Cup title with A.C. Milan in 1963.
 Benítez at Boca Juniors | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Benítez Morales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Lima, Peru[1] | ||
| Date of death | 11 July 2022 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1959 | Alianza Lima | ||
| 1960–1962 | Boca Juniors | 70 | (5) |
| 1962–1963 | A.C. Milan | 12 | (0) |
| 1963–1964 | Messina | 12 | (2) |
| 1964–1965 | A.C. Milan | 24 | |
| 1965–1966 | Roma | ||
| 1966–1967 | Venezia | 23 | (3) |
| 1967–1968 | Inter Milan | 8 | (1) |
| 1968–1970 | Roma | ||
| 1971 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| National team | |||
| 1957–1959 | Peru | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008 | |||
He also made 11 appearances for the Peru national football team between 1957 to 1959.
Benítez died on 11 July 2022 in Milan, Italy at the age of 86.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Víctor Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Fútbol peruano de luto: falleció Víctor Benítez, exfutbolista nacional y campeón del AC Milan (in Spanish)
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