 Benítez with the Intercontinental Cup in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge José Benítez | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-06-03)3 June 1950 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Gobernador Castro, Buenos Aires,Argentina | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1973 | Racing Club | 105 | (12) |
| 1973–1981 | Boca Juniors | 305 | (40) |
| International career | |||
| 1977 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004-2005 | Boca Juniors | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jorge José Benítez (born 3 June 1950 in Gobernador Castro,Buenos Aires Province) is anArgentine formerfootball player and coach.
NicknamedEl Chino ("The Chinese"), Benítez started his career inRacing Club in 1969; in 1973 he was transferred toBoca Juniors, where he stayed until retirement in 1983. A giftedmidfielder, he played 305 league matches and scored 40 goals for Boca, being instrumental in achieving theMetropolitano title in 1976 and 1981, theNacional in 1976, theCopa Libertadores in 1977 and 1978 and theEuropean/South American Cup in 1977.
Since he shared Boca's midfield with talented players such asTrobbiani, Suñé, Potente, Ribolzi, Berta, Zanabria,Brindisi, andMaradona, his place in the team was often compromised.
After retirement, Benítez worked as junior division coach in Boca Juniors, and was offered the post of main coach in November 2004 upon the resignation of (former teammate) Brindisi due to poor results.
Benítez's first achievement was to stabilize the team's performance, and indeed it went on to win the2004 Copa Sudamericana. As a result, the board of directors was convinced that he was the right man for the job, and extended the term of his contract, instead of going for a big-name coach.
On 15 July 2005, Benítez was sacked from Boca Juniors, following a poor performance by the team in theCopa Libertadores, and an incident in the quarterfinals match againstChivas de Guadalajara. A review of tape showed the manager spitting at Chivas playerAdolfo Bautista a few minutes before the match ended.[1][2] After being sacked, Benítez sought out Bautista to personally apologize by flying to a Chivas practice at Guadalajara. The apology was accepted but a personal meeting was rejected. The match ended 0-0, but Boca had suffered a 4-0 loss in the first leg.[3] Boca then proceeded to hire formernational team coachAlfio Basile for the post.
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