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Christian Benítez

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Christian Benítez
File:Benitez-America.jpg
Benítez playing for Club América in 2012
Personal information
Full name Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt
Date of birth (1986-05-01)May 1, 1986
Place of birth Quito, Ecuador
Date of death July 29, 2013(2013-07-29) (aged 27)
Place of death Doha, Qatar
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–2005 El Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 El Nacional 84 (29)
2007–2011 Santos Laguna 95 (51)
2009–2010Birmingham City (loan) 30 (3)
2011–2013 América 79 (52)
2013 El Jaish 0 (0)
Total 288 (135)
National team
2005–2013 Ecuador 58 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (May 1, 1986 – July 29, 2013), also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward for El Jaish of the Qatar Stars League at the time of his death.

On July 29, 2013, Benítez entered a hospital in Doha, Qatar because of a "strong pain" in his abdomen. He later went into respiratory failure.[2] He died from complications leading to cardiac arrest at the age of 27.[3][4]

Career statistics[change]

Club[change]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
El Nacional 2004 Serie A 1 0 1 0
2005 30 6 1 0 31 6
2006 38 16 12 0 50 16
2007 15 7 4 1 19 8
Total 84 29 17 1 101 30
Santos Laguna 2007–08 Primera División 40 17 40 17
2008–09 20 14 8 5 28 19
2010–11 35 20 4 1 39 21
Total 95 51 12 6 107 57
Birmingham City (loan) 2009–10 Premier League 30 3 5 1 1 0 36 4
América 2011–12 Primera División 36 22 36 22
2012–13 43 30 43 30
Total 79 52 0 0 79 52
Career total 288 135 5 1 1 0 29 7 323 143

International goals[change]

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benítez goal.
List of international goals scored by Christian Benítez
# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1 6 September 2006 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 1–0 1–1 International friendly
2 23 May 2007 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–1 International friendly
3 6 June 2007 Barcelona, Spain File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 1–0 2–0 International friendly
4 26 June 2007 Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 1–2 2–3 2007 Copa América
5 8 September 2007 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2–0 5–1 International friendly
6 4–1
7 20 August 2008 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1–0 1–0 International friendly
8 6 September 2008 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 3–1 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 12 October 2008 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 9 September 2009 La Paz, Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 3–1 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 4 September 2010 Zapopan, Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1–0 2–1 International friendly
12 12 October 2010 Montreal, Canada File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–0 2–2 International friendly
13 2–2
14 17 November 2010 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 1–0 4–1 International friendly
15 2–0
16 1 June 2011 Toronto, Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1–1 2–2 International friendly
17 2 September 2011 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 3–0 5–2 International friendly
18 4–0
19 6 September 2011 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 4–0 4–0 International friendly
20 7 October 2011 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
21 15 November 2011 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 10 June 2012 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 1–0 1–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 21 March 2013 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2–0 5–0 International friendly
24 26 March 2013 Quito, Ecuador File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 3–1 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors[change]

Club[change]

El Nacional

Santos Laguna

Club América

Individual[change]

References[change]

  1. "Christian Benítez". mediotiempo.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. Ordorica, Ana Paula (July 29, 2013). "Paralelo 23". Paralelo 23 (in español). Mexico City. Televisa. FOROtv.
  3. "Christian Benitez: Former Birmingham striker dies aged 27". BBC Sport. July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  4. "Christian Benítez falleció en Qatar". El Comercio (in español). July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.

Other websites[change]

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