Benê
Personal information
Full name Benedito Carlos de Souza
Date of birth (1944-05-13) 13 May 1944
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1961–1962 Corinthians[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1971 Corinthians 161 (50)
1965 → XV de Piracicaba (loan)
1965–1966 → Goiânia (loan)
1966 → EC Corinthians (loan)
1966 → América-SP (loan)
1967 → Portuguesa (loan)
1968 → EC Corinthians (loan)
1971 Internacional 9 (2)
1972 Portuguesa
1972 Ferroviária
1973 Pontagrossense
1973 Barcelona 0 (0)
1973 Athletico Paranaense 18 (1)
1974–1975 Saad
1976 XV de Piracicaba
1977 Velo Clube
1978–1979 Coquimbo Unido 51 (19)
1980 Aviación 20 (6)
Managerial career
EC São Bernardo (youth)
Palestra SB (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benedito Carlos de Souza (born 13 May 1944), known as Benê, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Brazil and Chile.

Playing career

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Benê made his professional debut with Corinthians in a 4–3 loss against Londrina in 1963.[2] After playing on loan at XV de Piracicaba,[3][4] Goiânia, EC Corinthians, América-SP and Portuguesa, he permanently played for Corinthians between 1967 and 1971, making one hundred sixty one appearances and scoring fifty goals.[5]

As a player of Corinthians, he won the 1971 Torneio do Povo[2] and gained renown after scoring the draw goal against the classic rival, São Paulo, in the 1967 Campeonato Paulista, making they not win the championship.[6]

After his stint with Corinthians, he also played for two another important clubs, Internacional[7] and Athletico Paranaense, in addition to Portuguesa, Ferroviária, Pontagrossense,[1] XV de Piracicaba, with whom he was the runner-up of the 1976 Campeonato Paulista,[8] Saad and Velo Clube.[9] In 1973, he also had a brief stint with Spanish side Barcelona.[1][10]

Ending his career in Brazil, he moved to Chile in 1978 and tried to sign with Everton de Viña del Mar, but he finally signed with Coquimbo Unido in the top division alongside his compatriot Torino. A year later, another Brazilian player, Liminha, joined the club recommended by the last one.[10] They three are well remembered by his seasons together in the squad.[11]

In 1980, he switched to Aviación in the same division, what was his last club.[10][12]

Coaching career

Benê has worked as coach at youth level for clubs such as EC São Bernardo and Palestra SB. With the last one, he won the 1992 Campeonato Paulista de Juniores da 2º Divisão, where took part the former Brazil international Zé Roberto as a player, using the nickname of Cacá.[13]

Benê made his home in Sorocaba and has worked as coach for football academies.[5]

Honours

Corinthians

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Benê". Jogadores Colorados (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Benê, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "História do Barão". xvpiracicaba.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "XV de Piracicaba 1 x 3 Corinthians - Paulista 1965". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Benê - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Boscato, Pedro Luiz (25 September 2013). "Benê… nem pra mim nem pra vocês!". TARDES DE PACAEMBU (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Pons, Raul (24 June 2015). "Campeonato Brasileiro 1971". Futebol & Outras Histórias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  8. ↑ (Tudo sobre o XV de Piracicaba) 🎥 JOGO HISTÓRICO 🎥 XV de Piracicaba Vice-Campeão Paulista 1976 🏆 on YouTube (in Portuguese). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "CRAQUES DO PASSADO - BENEDITO CARLOS DE SOUZA "BENÊ"". 100 X CORINTHIANS (in Portuguese). 3 April 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Fernández, Felipe (12 November 2020). "El Jogo Bonito de Coquimbo Unido 1979". Asifuch (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Club de Deportes COQUIMBO UNIDO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Aviacion 1980 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "O título de 1992 e uma revelação para o futebol brasileiro". Palestra S.B. Sempre (in Portuguese). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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