SOCCER PLAYER

Christian Benítez

1986 - 2013

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Christian Rogelio "Chucho" Benítez Betancourt (1 May 1986 – 29 July 2013) was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with El Nacional in Ecuador and then joined Santos Laguna, with whom he won the award for Best Player of the Clausura 2008. He spent the 2009–10 season on loan to Premier League club Birmingham City, and then moved to Club América for a Mexican record US$10 million, where he was a regular scorer. He played for El Jaish of the Qatar Stars League at the time of his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Benítez is the 9,132nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,815th in 2024), the 78th most popular biography from Ecuador (down from 76th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Ecuadorean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Christian Benítez ranks 9,132 out of 21,273. Before him are Odion Ighalo, José Clayton, Ibrahima Traoré, Álvaro Domínguez, Ivo Grbić, and Răzvan Cociș. After him are Vassilis Lakis, Jacky Peeters, Uwe Kamps, Sergei Gurenko, Max Kilman, and Naoki Ogawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Christian Benítez ranks 471. Before him are Vladana Vučinić, Valorie Curry, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Alessandra Mastronardi, Lucy Griffiths, and Denis Istomin. After him are Christopher Abbott, Erik Jendrišek, Tinchy Stryder, Jeon Boram, Briana Evigan, and Paolo De Ceglie. Among people deceased in 2013, Christian Benítez ranks 532. Before him are Tom Laughlin, Lisa Robin Kelly, Lee Thompson Young, Bonnie Franklin, Ingrid Visser, and Philippe Gaumont. After him are Koh Masaki, Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, Farooq Sheikh, Zelmo Beaty, Jean Kent, and Noboru Yamaguchi.

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In Ecuador

Among people born in Ecuador, Christian Benítez ranks 78 out of 147. Before him are Édison Méndez (1979), Moisés Caicedo (2001), Luisa González (1977), Nicolás Lapentti (1976), Jefferson Pérez (1974), and Christian Noboa (1985). After him are Piero Hincapié (2002), Jorge Glas (1969), Pervis Estupiñán (1998), Diana Aguavil (1983), Cristian Mora (1979), and Giovanny Espinoza (1977).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ecuador

Among soccer players born in Ecuador, Christian Benítez ranks 16. Before him are Ulises de la Cruz (1974), Iván Kaviedes (1977), Willian Pacho (2001), Édison Méndez (1979), Moisés Caicedo (2001), and Christian Noboa (1985). After him are Piero Hincapié (2002), Pervis Estupiñán (1998), Cristian Mora (1979), Giovanny Espinoza (1977), Raúl Guerrón (1976), and Marlon Ayoví (1971).

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