“It is very sad for me to announce that I will no longer be manager of Liverpool FC. I would like to thank all of the staff and players for their efforts.”
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Rafa Benítez
Rafael Benítez Maudes is a Spanish professional football manager and former player.
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sports · Spanish association football player and manager (born 1960) · association football player · association football coach · also Rafa Benítez, Rafael Benítez, Rafael Benitez Maudes, Rafael Benitez, Rafa Benitez, Benítez
Born 16 April 1960 · Q144048
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2026· 9 entries
“I would like to thank all of the staff and players for their efforts.”
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“My heart is with Liverpool, so I”
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Public attention spiked: 4,219 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 1,356, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 10,504 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.7× the usual 1,356, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 4,920 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.6× the usual 1,356, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 9,388 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.9× the usual 1,356, with 6 article edits. Coverage that week: “Rafa Benitez gets the sack less than seven months into latest job” (Yahoo! Sports).
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Yahoo! Sports: Rafa Benitez gets the sack less than seven months into latest job
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2025· 4 entries
Chicago Tribune: Rafa Benítez contratado como técnico del Panathinaikos griego
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Yahoo! Sports: Rafa Benítez lands new job, takes charge at Panathinaikos
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Yahoo! Sports: Rafa Benítez set to return to management
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Sports Illustrated: Rafa Benítez Reveals Why A Comeback Will Be Difficult For Real Madrid Against Arsenal
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2024· 1 entry
Fox Sports: Relegation battler Celta Vigo fires Rafa Benítez after just five wins in Spanish league
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2018· 1 entry
Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (November 2018).
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2017· 2 entries
Won the English Championship with Newcastle (2016-2017).
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Won: EFL Championship with Newcastle United (2016–17).
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2016· 1 entry
Won award: EFL Championship Manager of the Month (October 2016).
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2014· 3 entries
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Napoli (2013-2014).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Napoli (2014).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Napoli (2013–14).
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2013· 3 entries
Won: UEFA Europa League with Chelsea (2012–13).
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Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (April 2013).
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To coach Napoli, where he won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana
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2012· 1 entry
Runner-up: FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea (2012).
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2010· 3 entries
Won the FIFA Club World Cup with Liverpool (2010).
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Won: FIFA Club World Cup with Inter Milan (2010).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Inter Milan (2010).
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2009· 1 entry
Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (March 2009).
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2008· 1 entry
Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (October 2008).
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2007· 3 entries
Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (January 2007).
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Runner-up: UEFA Champions League with Liverpool (2006–07).
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Benítez said, "You know my relationship with him, it is better that I do not say anything", declining to comment as Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger had
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2006· 6 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Liverpool (2005-2006).
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Won: FA Cup with Liverpool (2005–06).
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Won: FA Community Shield with Liverpool (2006).
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Won award: LMA Special Merit Award (2006).
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And reached the 2007 Champions League final, but was unable to win the Premier League, with Liverpool's best league performance under Benítez a second-place finish in 2008–09
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“You know my relationship with him, it is better that I do not say anything”
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2005· 7 entries
Won award: UEFA Manager of the Year (2004–05).
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Won: UEFA Champions League with Liverpool (2004–05).
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Won: UEFA Super Cup with Liverpool (2005).
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Runner-up: Football League Cup with Liverpool (2004–05).
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Runner-up: FIFA Club World Championship with Liverpool (2005).
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Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (November 2005).
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Won award: Premier League Manager of the Month (December 2005).
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2004· 4 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Valencia (2003-2004).
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Won award: UEFA Manager of the Year (2003–04).
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Won: La Liga with Valencia (2003–04).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Valencia (2003–04).
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2002· 3 entries
Won: La Liga with Valencia (2001–02).
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Won award: La Liga Best Coach (2002).
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These tactics saw Benítez lead Valencia to their first La Liga title in 31 years, winning it by a seven-point margin over second-placed Deportivo La Coruña
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2001· 1 entry
Benítez was appointed coach of Valencia, replacing Argentine Héctor Cúper
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2000· 1 entry
Was appointed manager of Tenerife of the Segunda División, and with a team that included Mista, Curro Torres and Luis García, he gained promotion to La Liga by finishing third in the league behind Sevilla and Real Bet
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1999· 2 entries
And one who was born in Valencia in 2002
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After finishing 17th and losing a play-off to Rayo Vallecano
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1998· 1 entry
Rafael Benítez married Maria Montserrat in 1998.
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1997· 1 entry
Joined another Segunda División side, Extremadura, and this time led them to promotion, finishing second in the table behind Alavés, after winning 23 out of 42 games
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1995· 2 entries
Joined Valladolid in 1995.
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But management spells at Real Valladolid and Osasuna were short-lived and unsuccessful
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1993· 2 entries
The team completed a double when they also won the national under-19 league
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Joined Real Madrid B in 1993.
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1991· 1 entry
And 1993, defeating Barcelona in both finals
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1989· 1 entry
– and in the summer of 1990, taught at a football camp at the University of California, Davis
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1986· 1 entry
At the age of 26, Benítez returned to Real Madrid to join the club's coaching staff
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1985· 3 entries
Played for Linares CF (1985–1986) — 34 appearances, 7 goals.
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Joined Linares Deportivo in 1985.
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Signed for Segunda División B club Linares and under Enrique Mateos, he served as a player/coach
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1982· 2 entries
Won: Tercera División with Parla (1981–82).
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Obtained a degree in physical education
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1981· 2 entries
Played for AD Parla (1981–1985) — 124 appearances, 8 goals.
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Benítez joined Tercera División side Parla
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1979· 2 entries
Joined Real Madrid B in 1979.
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Benítez was selected to play for the Spain Youth U-19s at the World Student Games in Mexico City, and he scored a penalty in the opening game, a 10–0 win against Cuba
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1974· 1 entry
Played for Real Madrid Castilla (1974–1981) — 247 appearances, 7 goals.
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1973· 1 entry
Joined Real Madrid in 1973.
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1960· 1 entry
Born 1960-04-16.
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