Rafael Benítez

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Rafa Benítez
Rafael Benitez.jpg
Rafael Benítez (2013)
Personnel
Surname Rafael Benítez Maudes
birthday April 16, 1960
place of birth Madrid ,  Spain
size 175 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
real Madrid
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1974-1981 Real Madrid Castilla 247 (7)
1981-1985 AD Parla 124 (8)
1985-1986 CD Linares 34 (7)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1986-1993 Real Madrid (Youth)
1993-1995 Real Madrid Castilla
1995-1996 Real Valladolid
1996-1997 CA Osasuna
1997-1999 FC Extremadura
2000-2001 CD Tenerife
2001-2004 Valencia CF
2004-2010 Liverpool FC
2010 Inter Milan
2012-2013 Chelsea FC
2013-2015 SSC Naples
2015-2016 real Madrid
2016-2019 Newcastle United
2019– Dalian Yifang
1 Only league games are given.

Rafael Benítez Maudes [ rafaˈel beˈniteθ ˈmauðes ] (born April 16, 1960 in Madrid ) is a Spanish football coach and former football player .

Player career

As a football player, Benítez took part in the Universiade in Mexico with the Spanish university selection in 1979 and made five appearances. At club level, he played for Real Madrid Castilla from 1973 to 1981 and then for second and third rate clubs until 1986.

Coaching career

Youth coach at Real Madrid

After his active career, Benítez decided to work as a trainer from now on. In 1993 he was signed by Real Madrid to coach the second team .

Early years as head coach

In 1995 he was head coach at Real Valladolid . After his team had won only two of a total of 23 games, Benítez was released. During the 1996/97 season Benítez took over the training of the team from CA Osasuna in the Segunda División . After nine games, he was given leave of absence.

Shortly thereafter, in 1997, he took over FC Extremadura , who played in the Segunda División. Behind Deportivo Alavés , the team finished second at the end of the season. This led Benítez the club in the first Spanish league. There his team managed to stay up. The following year was worse, the team was relegated.

In 1999, Benítez took a year off. He continued his education in Italy and England and worked as an expert for sports channels such as Eurosport . 2000 Benítez signed a coaching contract with the second division CD Tenerife . With players like Mista , Curro Torres and Luis García , he was promoted to the Primera División . He was then poached from Valencia CF, where he replaced Héctor Cúper . With Valencia he was Spanish champion in his first season. He repeated this in 2004 and also won the UEFA Cup in the same season .

Liverpool FC

The new Spanish master coach became the first Spanish coach at Liverpool FC in 2004 . With the Reds from Anfield he won in his first season, the UEFA Champions League , after a victory in the final against AC Milan . In 2006 his team won the FA Cup . In 2007, Benítez moved into the UEFA Champions League final for the second time under his leadership. Opponent AC Milan won the game with two goals from Filippo Inzaghi 2-1. In 2008 and 2009, his club failed in the semifinals and quarterfinals at Chelsea .

In the 2009/10 season they were eliminated in the group stage and then played in the UEFA Europa League . Since Liverpool FC also scored few points in the English championship, Benítez was criticized for long periods of the season. At the end of the season, his team reached seventh place in the table, which qualified for participation in the Europa League. At the time, rumors of a possible move to Juventus were spreading . While the Italian media were already reporting on a permanent change, the Benítez management always denied any intention to change. After the 2009/10 season, Liverpool FC split from Benítez. Up to this point he had been on the bench for 350 official Reds games.

Inter Milan, Chelsea FC and SSC Napoli

On June 6, 2010 Benítez was the new coach of Inter Milan , succeeding José Mourinho , who had won the championship, the cup and the UEFA Champions League with Inter . On August 21, 2010, Benítez won the Italian Supercup with his new club with a 3-1 victory over AS Roma . On December 18 of the same year he won the FIFA Club World Cup with Inter . On December 23, 2010, the club separated from Benítez; the team was in seventh place in the table.

On November 21, 2012, Benítez took over from coach Roberto Di Matteo, who was released on the same day, at the London Premier League club, Chelsea . On February 28, 2013, he announced that he would be leaving the club after the season. Finally, he led the team to win the 2012/13 Europa League . In the championship, Chelsea finished third.

For the 2013/14 season, Benítez moved to SSC Napoli as the successor to Walter Mazzarri . The club finished third and fifth in the league with him and won the Italian Cup in 2014 .

real Madrid

For the 2015/16 season , Benítez took over training at Real Madrid as the successor to Carlo Ancelotti . On January 4, 2016, he was released when his team was in third place in the table after 18 match days. Benítez lost a. a. the Clásico against FC Barcelona in the Bernabéu with 0: 4 and was responsible for the disqualification in the Copa del Rey through the use of the ineligible Denis Cheryshev . His successor was Zinédine Zidane .

Newcastle United

On March 11, 2016, Benítez succeeded Steve McClaren as coach of the English first division club Newcastle United . Under his leadership, the team was relegated to the EFL Championship . In the following season, the club succeeded in direct promotion as first in the table and thus returned to the Premier League . With the team, he reached 10th place in 2018 and 13th place in 2019 . His contract expired in the summer of 2019 after turning down a new contract.

Dalian Yifang

On July 2, 2019, Benítez was appointed coach of the Chinese first division team Dalian Yifang and signed a two and a half year contract.

titles and achievements

International

National

Personal honors

Web links

Commons : Rafael Benítez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ From Gerrard, the Beatles and bigger and bigger watches. In: kicker Champions League special 2005/06 , p. 8
  2. ↑ Benítez is to leave the club. In: liverpoolfc.tv. Retrieved June 3, 2010 .
  3. ^ Inter and Benitez before agreement. In: kicker.de. Retrieved June 6, 2010 .
  4. ↑ Inter e Benitez: risoluzione consensuale. In: Inter.it
  5. ^ Benitez Appointed. In: chelseafc.com , November 21, 2012, accessed November 21, 2012
  6. ↑ Benitez provokes expulsion. In: sport1.de. February 28, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
  7. ↑ All right: Benitez takes over Naples. In: kicker.de , May 27, 2013, accessed on May 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ Real puts Benitez in front of the door - Zidane takes over. In: kicker online , January 4, 2016, accessed on January 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Announcement on Newcastle United's website, accessed March 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Benitez goes to the 2nd division with Newcastle. In: transfermarkt.ch , May 25, 2016, accessed on August 23, 2016.
  11. ^ Club statement: Rafa Benítez. Newcastle United FC, June 24, 2019, accessed July 17, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Rafa Benitez becomes a coach at Dalian Yifang and receives a generous salary. In: goal.com. July 2, 2019, accessed July 17, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Benítez, Rafael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benítez Maudes, Rafael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer coach
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid , Spain