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Víctor Benítez

1935 - 2022

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Víctor Benítez Morales (12 September 1935 – 11 July 2022) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Nicknamed "El Conejo", he notably played for Italian clubs AC Milan, Roma and Inter Milan as well as Argentine club Boca Juniors. He won the European Cup title with AC Milan in 1963. Along with José Velásquez, he is recognised as one of Peru's most important defensive midfielders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Víctor Benítez is the 2,967th most popular soccer player (down from 2,681st in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Peru (down from 94th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Peruvian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Víctor Benítez ranks 2,967 out of 21,273. Before him are Jürgen Kurbjuhn, Néstor Gorosito, Sigmund Haringer, Nils Rosén, Mohamed Al-Deayea, and Federico Chiesa. After him are Evair, Konstantin Beskov, Vladimir Kesarev, Javier Ambrois, Hervé Revelli, and Ladislav Pavlovič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Víctor Benítez ranks 341. Before him are Luigi Radice, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Ronald Lacey, Tarcísio Meira, Michael Chapman, and Lewis Arquette. After him are Peter Grant, Mario Camus, Christina Pickles, Mary Oliver, Simon Leys, and Johnny Mathis. Among people deceased in 2022, Víctor Benítez ranks 383. Before him are Frédérick Tristan, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Nélida Piñon, Gennady Burbulis, Giuseppe Wilson, and Shireen Abu Akleh. After him are Beatrice Mintz, Taylor Hawkins, Anatoly Mikhaylov, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Dan Graham, and Mulayam Singh Yadav.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Víctor Benítez ranks 98 out of 287. Before him are Nicolás Lindley López (1908), Manuel Candamo (1841), Manuel Scorza (1928), Alberto Gallardo (1940), Ricardo Palma (1833), and Mario de las Casas (1905). After him are Manuel Merino (1961), Jefferson Farfán (1984), Manuel Márquez Sterling (1872), Micaela Bastidas (1744), Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908), and Zenón Noriega Agüero (1900).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Peru

Among soccer players born in Peru, Víctor Benítez ranks 9. Before him are Claudio Pizarro (1978), Teodoro Fernández (1913), Héctor Chumpitaz (1943), Plácido Galindo (1906), Alberto Gallardo (1940), and Mario de las Casas (1905). After him are Jefferson Farfán (1984), Luis de Souza Ferreira (1908), Orlando de la Torre (1943), Antonio Maquilón (1902), Eduardo Astengo (1909), and Alberto Denegri (1906).

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