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Olympic medal record
Men's Football

Pedro Benítez
Personal information
Date of birth	23 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	San Lorenzo, Paraguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Capiatá
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Sportivo San Lorenzo
2000–2001	Sportivo Luqueño
2002–2003	Olimpia Asunción
2004–2006	Cerro Porteño
2004–2005	→ Shakhtar Donetsk
2007–2008	Libertad
2008–2009	Tigres
2009–2010	Atlético Mineiro
2010–2012	Cerro Porteño
2013–2017	Libertad
2017	Rubio Ñu
2018–	Deportivo Capiatá
International career
2001	Paraguay U20
2004	Paraguay U23
2004–2010	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2018

Pedro Juan Benítez Domínguez (born 23 March 1981) is a Paraguayan former footballer. He last played for Deportivo Capiatá.

Benítez was part of the silver medal-winning Paraguayan football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, who achieved a quarter-final place with two victories in the qualifying round, and, having finished second in the league, beat South Korea in the quarter-finals, and Iraq in the semi-finals, before losing to Argentina in the final.^[1]

During his career Benítez played for Sportivo San Lorenzo, Sportivo Luqueño, Olimpia, Cerro Porteño, Libertad, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Tigres and Atlético Mineiro.

He has also represented the Paraguay national football team 12 times since 2004, and he has scored one goal.