Jair Benítez

Personal information
Full name	Jair Benítez
Date of birth	January 11, 1979 (1979-01-11) (age 30)
Place of birth	Jamundí, Colombia
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Dallas (on loan from Deportivo Cali)
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999	Envigado	42	(4)
2000	Independiente Santa Fe	40	(0)
2001	Envigado	16	(0)
2001–2003	Independiente Medellín	48	(1)
2003	Deportivo Pereira	21	(4)
2003–2004	Colón de Santa Fe	10	(1)
2004–2005	Independiente Medellín	80	(7)
2006–	Deportivo Cali	99	(2)
2009	→ Independiente Medellín (loan)	9	(0)
2009–	→ FC Dallas (loan)	13	(0)
National team
2005–2007	Colombia	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Jair Benítez (born January 11, 1979 in Jamundí) is a Colombian soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer, on loan from Deportivo Cali.

[edit] Career

[edit] Professional

Benítez has spent the majority of his career playing professionally in Colombia, having played 344 games and scoring 19 goals in Colombia's Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. He won a Fútbol Profesional Colombiano title with Independiente Medellín in 2002, and appeared in 17 regular season and Copa Libertadores games for Independiente Medellín in 2009, before signing with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on July 22.^[1].

[edit] International

Benítez is a full international with the Colombia national football team, and was part of the Colombian squads at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2007 Copa América.

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• MLS player profile
• Jair Benítez at National-Football-Teams.com

v • d • e Colombia squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Mondragón • 2 Benítez • 3 de la Cuesta • 4 Mendoza • 5 González • 6 J. Ramírez • 7 Guarín • 8 A. Ramírez • 9 Rentería • 10 Moreno • 11 Valoyes • 12 Martínez • 13 Anchico • 14 Palacio • 15 Castrillón • 16 Hurtado • 17 Patiño • 18 Arzuaga • 19 Leal • 20 Torres • 21 Aguilar • 22 Passo • 23 Briceño • Coach: Rueda

v • d • e Colombia squad – 2007 Copa América 1 Calero • 2 Córdoba • 3 Yepes • 4 Vallejo • 5 Arizala • 6 Vargas • 7 Edixon Perea • 8 Ferreira • 9 Domínguez • 10 Chitiva • 11 Rodallega • 12 Zapata • 13 Marín • 14 Luis Amaranto Perea • 15 Viáfara • 16 Benítez • 17 Castrillón • 18 Rey • 19 Valoyes • 20 Torres • 21 Banguero • 22 Zúñiga • Coach: Pinto