Gregorio "Goyo" Benito Rubio (21 October 1946 – 2 April 2020) was a Spanish footballer who played as a central defender.

After practicing track and field in his early teens, inclusively being national javelin throw champion at school level,[3] he signed for La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid in the summer of 1963, aged nearly 17.

After two years on loan to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano in the Segunda División (his second being cut short as he was called for military service in Sidi Ifni), he returned to his main club, remaining there the following 14 seasons and winning six leagues and five Copa del Rey.

[5] Additionally, Benito was part of the squad at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, playing all the matches for the eventual quarter-finalists.

[6] Benito spent his final years in a nursing home in Madrid, suffering from Alzheimer's disease.