Jair Benítez
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jair Benítez Sinisterra | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Jamundí, Colombia | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left wing-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Envigado | 42 | (4) |
2000 | Santa Fe | 40 | (0) |
2001 | Envigado | 16 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Medellín | 48 | (1) |
2003 | Deportivo Pereira | 21 | (4) |
2003–2004 | Colón Santa Fe | 10 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Medellín | 80 | (7) |
2006–2009 | Deportivo Cali | 99 | (2) |
2009 | → Medellín (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2009–2014 | FC Dallas | 159 | (2) |
2016 | Atlético | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2005–2007 | Colombia | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2011 |
Jair Benítez Sinisterra (born 11 January 1980) is a Colombian footballer.
Career
[edit]Professional
[edit]Benítez has spent the majority of his career playing professionally in Colombia, having played 344 games and scoring 19 goals in Colombia's Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. He won a Fútbol Profesional Colombiano title with Independiente Medellín in 2002, and appeared in 17 regular season and Copa Libertadores games for Independiente Medellín in 2009, before signing with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 22 July.[1]
Since joining Dallas Benítez has been a key contributor, helping the club to reach the 2010 MLS Cup final.
International
[edit]Benítez is a full international with the Colombia national football team, and was part of the Colombian squads at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2007 Copa América.
Personal
[edit]Benítez holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[2]
Honours
[edit]FC Dallas
[edit]- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2010
References
[edit]- ^ Jair Benitez Signed[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "FC Dallas 2012 Roster Dance (Updated)". 24 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- Jair Benítez at Major League Soccer
- Jair Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Envigado F.C. players
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Deportivo Pereira footballers
- Club Atlético Colón footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- FC Dallas players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Major League Soccer players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 Copa América players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football defenders