 Benítez Cáceres while playing for Boca Juniors | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Delfín Benítez Cáceres | ||
| Date of birth | (1910-09-24)24 September 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 2004(2004-01-08) (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1930–1932 | Libertad | ||
| 1932–1938 | Boca Juniors | 162 | (108) |
| 1939–1941 | Racing Club | 84 | (65) |
| 1942–1944 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 66 | (20) |
| 1944–1952 | Sporting de Barranquilla[1] | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929–1933[2] | Paraguay | 15 | (3) |
| 1934 | Argentina[citation needed] | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Delfín Benítez Cáceres (24 September 1910 – 8 January 2004) was a Paraguayanfootballstriker.
Benítez started his career inLibertad of his native country. As one of the key players of theParaguay national football team in the early 1930s, he gained the attention ofArgentinian clubBoca Juniors and signed with them in 1932. He soon became one of the key players in the team and during the seven years he spent at the club he scored 107 goals in 162 matches, making him the fifth all-time top scorer in Boca Juniors' history[1]. Boca fans consider Benítez as "perhaps the best foreign player to ever wear the blue and gold jersey of Boca Juniors"[2].
Near the end of his football career, Benítez also played for Argentinian sidesRacing Club (1939–41) andFerro Carril Oeste (1941–44). During his time at Racing he became the top scorer in thePrimera División Argentina and in South American football for 1940 with 33 goals, tied withIsidro Lángara ofSan Lorenzo.
He earned 15 caps for Paraguay, including his participation at the1929 South American Championship[3] and both of the team's matches at the1930 World Cup against theUnited States andBelgium; he scored three goals for Paraguay. Later, he appeared once for theArgentina national football team in 1934, scoring one goal.
After retiring from football as a player, he became a coach and ledIndependiente Medellín to aColombian national championship in 1955. He also managed Sporting de Barranquilla,Boca Juniors de Cali andMillonarios.[4] He also coached severalVenezuelan football teams.He is the father of the footballer Delfín Edmundo Benítez.
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