Rafael Benitez - Football Coach

Rafael Benítez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of La Liga club Celta Vigo. Benítez joined Real Madrid's coaching staff at the age of 26, going on to work as the under-19 and reserve team coach, and assistant manager for the senior team. He moved away from Real Madrid in 1995, but management spells at Real Valladolid and Osasuna were short-lived and unsuccessful. He guided Segunda División club Extremadura back to La Liga in his first season in the 1997–98 season, but the team was relegated the following season. He left the club, and coached Tenerife in 2000, winning promotion in his only season. Benítez was appointed coach of Valencia and won La Liga in the 2001–02 season. In 2004, another La Liga league title and a UEFA Cup victory were added, building on the foundation laid by Héctor Cúper who had taken Valencia to two consecutive Champions League finals: in 2000 against Real Madrid, and in 2001 against Bayern Munich. After leaving Valencia, Benitez moved to English club Liverpool of the Premier League, guiding the club to victory in the UEFA Champions League in 2005. For the second consecutive season, he was named UEFA Manager of the Year. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Valencia	01/04
La Liga 01/02	38
La Liga 02/03	38
Champions 02/03	14
La Liga 03/04	38

Liverpool	04/10
EPL 04/05	38
Champions 04/05	13
EPL 05/06	38
UEFA S.Cup 05	1
Champions 05/06	8
FA Cup 05/06	4
Club World Cup 05	2
Champ Qualif 06/07	2
Champions 06/07	13
Comty. Shield 06	1
EPL 06/07	38
FA Cup 06/07	1
Champ Qualif 07/08	2
EPL 07/08	38
League Cup 07/08	3
FA Cup 07/08	4
Champions 07/08	12
Champ Qualif 08/09	2
League Cup 08/09	2
FA Cup 08/09	3
EPL 08/09	38
Champions 08/09	10
League Cup 09/10	2
EPL 09/10	38
FA Cup 09/10	2
Champions 09/10	6
Europa League 09/10	8

Inter Milan	10
Supercoppa 10	1
Serie A 10/11	15
UEFA S. Cup 10	1
Champions 10/11	6
Club World Cup 10	2

Chelsea	12/13
League Cup 12/13	3
EPL 12/13	26
Champions 12/13	1
Europa League 12/13	9
FA Cup 12/13	7
Club World Cup 12	2

Napoli	13/15
Coppa Italia 13/14	5
Emirates Cup 13	2
Serie A 13/14	38
Champions 13/14	6
Europa League 13/14	4
Champ Qualif 14/15	2
Coppa Italia 14/15	4
Serie A 14/15	38
Europa League 14/15	14
Supercoppa 14	1

Real Madrid	15/16
ICC 15	4
Audi Cup 15	2
La Liga 15/16	18
Copa del Rey 15/16	2
Champions 15/16	6

Newcastle United	16/19
EPL 15/16	10
Championship 16/17	46
League Cup 16/17	4
FA Cup 16/17	3
League Cup 17/18	1
EPL 17/18	38
EFL Trophy 17/18	3
FA Cup 17/18	2
EFL Trophy 18/19	5
EPL 18/19	38
League Cup 18/19	1
FA Cup 18/19	3

Dalian Pro	19/21
CSL 19	15
CSL 20	20

Everton	21/22
Friendlies 21	1
League Cup 21/22	2
FA Cup 21/22	1
EFL Trophy 21/22	3
EPL 21/22	19

Celta Vigo	23/24
La Liga 23/24	28
Copa del Rey 23/24	1