Jorge Duílio Benítez Candia (born 23 April 1927) is a former

Paraguayan Paraguayans () are the citizens of Paraguay. Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil. History The first ...

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attacking midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

Career

Benítez holds the all-time highest goalscorer record for

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

in a single match: Four goals against

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in the

1949 South American Championship The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team association football, football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentin ...

. Benítez suffered from heart problems, thus when he signed with

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club

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its men's professional Association football, football team which, since its promotion in 1913 ...

in 1949 a clause in his contract specified that he was the sole responsible for the risks of playing with such condition.Profile
at Historia de Boca In the years 1956 e 1957, played for Náutico. Despite not having won any title in the lands of Pernambuco, stood out next to the attacker Ivson.

Honours

Club

Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...

* Primera División: 1946

* Primera División: Runners-up 1950

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

: 1953, 1954, 1955

International

South American Championship: Runners-up 1949

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benitez, Duilio 1927 births Paraguayan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Club Nacional footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Argentine Primera División players Boca Juniors footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil CR Flamengo footballers Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Club Almagro players Deportivo Morón footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Living people