Benfica Sign Villarreal Capdevila From Spain

Villarreal left in office had a contract until June 2013.

Capdevila, 33, earned the first of his 57 caps in Spain in 2002 and was a key member of the team won Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

It was the bottom Espanyol and Atletico Madrid at the beginning of his career before joining Deportivo La Coruna and moved to Villarreal in 2007.

A reliable left-back who likes to experience and cope effectively is a cross, Capdevila is expected to replace Fabio Coentrao in the Benfica team after leaving Real Madrid, the Portuguese international earlier this month.