Education
Benigno attended Oklahoma City University (OCU) where he was the first player recruited when the school established a men’s soccer team in 1986.
Benigno attended Oklahoma City University (OCU) where he was the first player recruited when the school established a men’s soccer team in 1986.
In 1989, his senior season, Benigno was a Third Team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All American. In 1990, OCU head coach Brian Harvey became the head coach of the Oklahoma City Spirit of the Lone Star Soccer Alliance. Harvey brought several OCU players, including Benigno, into the team
Benigno played two seasons with the Spirit.
Benigno scored the second Spirit goal in that game. Benigno spen the 1990-1991 indoor season with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
He then moved to Europe where he played for several years.