Víctor Benítez

Víctor Benítez Morales (12 September 1935 – 11 July 2022) was a Peruvian footballer. He played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He played for the Italian clubs A.C. Milan, A.S. Roma and F.C. Internazionale Milano as well as Argentine club Boca Juniors. He won the European Cup title with A.C. Milan in 1963.

Víctor Benítez
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Benítez at Boca Juniors
Personal information
Full nameVíctor Benítez Morales[1]
Date of birth(1935-10-30)30 October 1935
Place of birthLima, Peru[1]
Date of death11 July 2022(2022-07-11) (aged 86)
Place of deathMilan, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing positionCentre-back, defensive midfielder[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1959Alianza Lima
1960–1962Boca Juniors70(5)
1962–1963A.C. Milan12(0)
1963–1964Messina12(2)
1964–1965A.C. Milan24
1965–1966Roma
1966–1967Venezia23(3)
1967–1968Inter Milan8(1)
1968–1970Roma
1971Sporting Cristal
National team
1957–1959Peru11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008

He also made 11 appearances for the Peru national football team between 1957 to 1959.

Benítez died on 11 July 2022 in Milan, Italy at the age of 86.[2]

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