Silvano Benedetti (born 5 October 1965) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Raised in Turin, after two years in Serie B with Parma and Palermo he was loaned to Ascoli, newly promoted to Serie A, debuting 14 September 1986 in Milan - Ascoli (0–1), after serving a month ban following a betting scandal in which he was involved.

He made a total of 166 appearances in Serie A with Ascoli, Torino and Roma, scoring 7 goals.

Since 2001 he has been part of the Torino staff, focusing specifically on the football school.

On 5 July 2014 his contract was renewed to 30 June 2016, as the head of Torino youth system.