Jorge Duílio Benítez Candia (born 23 April 1927) is a former Paraguayan football attacking midfielder.

Career Benítez holds the all-time highest goalscorer record for Paraguay in a single match: Four goals against Bolivia in the 1949 South American Championship.

Benítez suffered from heart problems, thus when he signed with Argentine club Boca Juniors in 1949 a clause in his contract specified that he was the sole responsible for the risks of playing with such condition.Profile at Historia de Boca

In the years 1956 e 1957, played for Náutico. Despite not having won any title in the lands of Pernambuco, stood out next to the attacker Ivson.

Honours

Club Nacional Primera División: 1946

Boca Juniors Primera División: Runners-up 1950

Flamengo Campeonato Carioca: 1953, 1954, 1955

International South American Championship: Runners-up 1949

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