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...

player Rafael Benítez, Spanish football manager Rafael Carbonell, Cuban flyweight boxer Rafael Cerro (born 1997), Colombian weightlifter Rafael Cerro (born...

Chelsea manager by Rafael Benítez, who had previously coached Torres at Liverpool. It was reported that one reason for Benítez's appointment was to help...

Villa and Sunderland, Roy Hodgson with Blackburn Rovers and Fulham, Rafael Benítez with Liverpool, Chelsea and Newcastle United, Brendan Rodgers with Swansea...

After six years in charge, Gérard Houllier was replaced as manager by Rafael Benítez, who had led Valencia to victory in La Liga and the UEFA Cup the previous...

marking the beginning of a new era at Anfield. New Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez sought to revolutionise the club and completely overhauled the squad...

£20 million offer from Chelsea, staying with Liverpool under new coach Rafael Benítez. Liverpool had many injuries early in the 2004–05 season, and a broken...

their first UEFA Champions League for Chelsea in 2012. A year after, Rafael Benítez led the club to win the UEFA Europa League, becoming the first club...

end of the 2003–04 season, to be replaced by Valencia manager, Rafael Benítez. In Benítez's first season in charge, Liverpool reached the UEFA Champions...

League games during his time at the club. He was replaced by Spaniard Rafael Benítez on the same day, who signed a three-year deal, but was not able to prevent...

two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league...

2019-03-12. "Rafael Benítez: Ex-Newcastle boss appointed manager of Chinese side Dalian Yifang". BBC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019. "Rafa Benítez: "Our...

by Carlsberg, but this association would end at the end of the year. Rafael Benítez was the club's manager, this being his sixth season in charge. His association...

opposing managers such as Arsène Wenger, David O'Leary, Graeme Souness and Rafael Benítez following defeats by sides managed by Allardyce. Allardyce wrote in...

June 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023. "Preliminary agreement for Rafa Benítez to be the Centenary coach of RC Celta". RC Celta de Vigo. 23 June 2023...

had missed the 2005 final ahead of Hernán Crespo. Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez opted to field a five-man midfield with Jermaine Pennant and Boudewijn...

spent the 2013–14 season on loan at Napoli, where he was reunited with Rafael Benítez, the coach who signed him to play for Liverpool in 2005. During his...

and their manager in 2007. He was then appointed assistant manager to Rafael Benítez at Liverpool in 2008 before returning to Bolton Wanderers in 2012 as...

left the club and joined Real Madrid. On the 10 June, Inter signed Rafael Benítez from Liverpool on a two-year contract, ending a six-year stint as manager...

after a 3–0 loss away to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, with Rafael Benítez replacing him as interim manager until the end of the season. On 15...

to one match on appeal. In January 2022, Digne told Everton manager Rafael Benítez that he no longer wanted to play for the club and wished to leave. He...

covered a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Under new manager Rafael Benítez, Real Madrid remained unbeaten in the league until a 3–2 loss at Sevilla...

of £6.5 million. On completion of the deal, then Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez said of Škrtel: "He is aggressive, quick, is good in the air and I think...

managed Sevilla to victory in both the 2006 and 2007 UEFA Cup Finals. Rafael Benítez became the first manager to win the competition as both the UEFA Cup...

became effective in July 2010, after he turned 18, with new manager Rafael Benítez being quoted as saying, "Coutinho is the future of Inter." On 27 August...

Premier League club Aston Villa. He spent 11 years as assistant to Rafael Benítez at clubs including Valencia and Liverpool. Starting in 2013, he managed...

season. Having initially played as a full-back, the arrival of manager Rafael Benítez in 2004 saw Carragher move to become a centre-back, where he found his...

with Dalian Yifang of the Chinese Super League, reuniting with manager Rafael Benítez who had joined the club two weeks before and reportedly activated the...

European circuit. There were also some changes in the team and staff. Rafael Benítez, after helping Tenerife to promotion, replaced Héctor Cúper after the...

Liverpool website, saying that he had a strong desire to repay his manager Rafael Benítez for showing confidence in him by fielding him in the Champions League...