# Gustavo Benítez (footballer, born 1986)

Gustavo Oscar Benítez (born 7 March 1986) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current manager of Deportivo Riestra.

## Career

Benítez started his senior career with Douglas Haig at the age of sixteen, appearing in Torneo Argentino A. Benítez had stints in 2004 and 2006 with lower-league duo Sportivo Las Heras and Colegiales, though returned to Douglas Haig either side of playing for them. 2007 saw Sarmiento sign Benítez. He'd leave the Primera B Nacional outfit a year later, signing for Juventud Pergamino in 2008. Twenty-seven appearances followed in the third tier. Benítez rejoined Sarmiento at the conclusion of 2008–09. He scored his first goal for the club in March 2010 versus Tristán Suárez. They won the 2011–12 title.
On 3 July 2013, Benítez was loaned to Almirante Brown of Primera B Nacional. His debut arrived on 13 August against Villa San Carlos, which preceded a further eight appearances. In June 2014, Benítez agreed a move to Estudiantes. He remained for the 2014 and 2015 campaigns, participating in forty-two league fixtures whilst netting goals against Fénix and Tristán Suárez. Deportivo Riestra became his eighth club in January 2016. Four goals in fifty-three encounters occurred in two seasons, with the latter ending with promotion to tier two. They were relegated in 2017–18; a campaign he ended with two red cards.

## Career statistics

    As of 2 June 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sportivo Las Heras | 2003–04 | Torneo Argentino B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juventud Pergamino | 2008–09 | Torneo Argentino A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Sarmiento | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sarmiento | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarmiento | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Almirante Brown (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Estudiantes | 2014 | Primera B Metropolitana | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Estudiantes | 2015 | Primera B Metropolitana | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Estudiantes | Total | Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 2016 | Primera B Metropolitana | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 2016–17 | Primera B Metropolitana | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Deportivo Riestra | 2018–19 | Primera B Metropolitana | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Deportivo Riestra | Total | Total | 102 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 109 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 179 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 192 | 8 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs

## Honours
### Sarmiento

* Primera B Metropolitana: 2011–12