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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Eduardo Benítez Pernía | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | ||
Date of death | 9 April 2021 | (aged 33)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2003–2004 | Nueva Cadiz | 0 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Deportivo Táchira | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Minervén | 10 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Deportivo Táchira | 16 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Deportivo La Guaira | 132 | (4) |
2016 | Mineros | 12 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Deportivo Táchira | 49 | (1) |
2019 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 9 | (0) |
2020 | Zamora | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | Venezuela | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Eduardo Benítez Pernía (23 September 1987 – 9 April 2021) was a Venezuelan professional footballer. A defender, he played for seven club sides and made one appearance for the Venezuela national team.
With Deportivo La Guaira he won the Copa Venezuela in 2014 and 2015. His final match was for Zamora in 2020.
Benítez's only international appearance was against Costa Rica in 2016. [1]
Benítez was diagnosed with cancer in March 2020 and died of cancer on 9 April 2021. [2]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Eduardo Benítez Pernía | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1987 | ||
Place of birth | San Cristóbal, Venezuela | ||
Date of death | 9 April 2021 | (aged 33)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2003–2004 | Nueva Cadiz | 0 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Deportivo Táchira | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Minervén | 10 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Deportivo Táchira | 16 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Deportivo La Guaira | 132 | (4) |
2016 | Mineros | 12 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Deportivo Táchira | 49 | (1) |
2019 | Estudiantes de Caracas | 9 | (0) |
2020 | Zamora | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2016 | Venezuela | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Daniel Eduardo Benítez Pernía (23 September 1987 – 9 April 2021) was a Venezuelan professional footballer. A defender, he played for seven club sides and made one appearance for the Venezuela national team.
With Deportivo La Guaira he won the Copa Venezuela in 2014 and 2015. His final match was for Zamora in 2020.
Benítez's only international appearance was against Costa Rica in 2016. [1]
Benítez was diagnosed with cancer in March 2020 and died of cancer on 9 April 2021. [2]