Christian Benítez

Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (May 1, 1986 – July 29, 2013), also known as Chucho, was an  Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward for El Jaish of the Qatar Stars League at the time of his death.

On July 29, 2013, Benítez entered a hospital in Doha, Qatar because of a "strong pain" in his abdomen. He later went into respiratory failure. He died from complications leading to cardiac arrest at the age of 27.

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEl Nacional2004Serie A10–10200530610316200638161205016200715741198Total842917110130Santos Laguna2007–08Primera División4017–40172008–0920148528192010–113520413921Total955112610757Birmingham City (loan)2009–10Premier League3035110–364América2011–12Primera División3622–36222012–134330––4330Total7952007952Career total2881355110297323143

International goals
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benítez goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Christian Benítez #  Date  Venue  Opponent  Score  Final  Competition 1  6 September 2006  East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States    1–0  1–1  International friendly 2  23 May 2007  East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States    1–0  1–1  International friendly 3  6 June 2007  Barcelona, Spain    1–0  2–0  International friendly  4  26 June 2007  Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela    1–2  2–3  2007 Copa América 5 8 September 2007 Quito, Ecuador   2–0 5–1 International friendly 6  4–1 7  20 August 2008  East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States    1–0  1–0  International friendly 8  6 September 2008  Quito, Ecuador    3–1  3–1  2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 9  12 October 2008  Quito, Ecuador    1–0  1–0  2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 10  9 September 2009  La Paz, Bolivia    3–1  3–1  2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 11  4 September 2010  Zapopan, Mexico    1–0  2–1  International friendly 12 12 October 2010 Montreal, Canada   1–0 2–2 International friendly 13  2–2 14  17 November 2010 Quito, Ecuador   1–0 4–1 International friendly 15  2–0 16  1 June 2011  Toronto, Canada    1–1  2–2  International friendly 17  2 September 2011 Quito, Ecuador   3–0 5–2 International friendly 18  4–0 19  6 September 2011  Quito, Ecuador    4–0  4–0  International friendly 20  7 October 2011  Quito, Ecuador    2–0  2–0  2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 21  15 November 2011  Quito, Ecuador    2–0  2–0  2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 22  10 June 2012  Quito, Ecuador    1–0  1–0  2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 23  21 March 2013  Quito, Ecuador    2–0  5–0  International friendly 24  26 March 2013  Quito, Ecuador    3–1  4–1  2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Club
El Nacional
 Serie A: 2005 Clausura, 2006

Santos Laguna
 Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2008

Club América
 Liga MX: Clausura 2013

Individual
 Serie A Best Player: 2006 Serie A
 Liga MX Golden Ball: Clausura 2008, Apertura 2012
 Liga MX Golden Boot: Apertura 2010, Clausura 2012, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013

References

Other websites

Transfermarkt profile
Player details  at Ecuadorian Football Federation 

ESPN Profile 
Profile at Birmingham City F.C. website

Category:1986 births
Category:2013 deaths
Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest
Category:Deaths from respiratory failure
Category:Ecuadorian footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Quito