Édgar Benítez

I love that Édgar Benítez is nicknamed Pájaro, the bird, because it captures something about how a midfielder should move. Born in Paraguay's Caaguazú Department, he earned 56 caps for his country and featured at the 2010 World Cup, where Paraguay reached the quarter-finals, a genuinely strong side. Add two Copa América appearances and Mexican citizenship, and you get the classic South American path: a player forged at home, then sharpened in the demanding Mexican league. I respect footballers who represent smaller nations on the biggest stages, carrying a whole country's hopes. Benítez clearly belonged there, flying across the pitch as his nickname promised.

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Name (English)

Édgar Benítez

Name (Japanese)

エドガル・ベニテス

Reading

えどがる・べにてす

Born

November 8, 1987 (age 38)

Origin

Repatriación, Caaguazú Department, Paraguay

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dgar%20Ben%C3%ADtez
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%8B%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370357

Tags

• Caaguazú Department
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.