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For the American submarine commander, see Rafael Celestino Ben\u00edtez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ben\u00edtez and the second or maternal family name is Maudes.

Rafael Ben\u00edtez
Personal information
\n Ben\u00edtez in 2015
Full name	\nRafael Ben\u00edtez Maudes^[1]
Date of birth	\n (1960-04-16) 16 April 1960 (age 64)^[1]
Place of birth	\nMadrid, Spain^[1]
Height	\n1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[2]
Position(s)	\nDefender
Youth career
1973\u20131978	\nReal Madrid
Senior career\"
Years	\nTeam	\nApps	\n(Gls)
1978\u20131979	\nReal Madrid Aficionados	\n	\n
1979\u20131981	\nReal Madrid Castilla	\n	\n
1981	\n\u2192 Parla (loan)	\n	\n
1981\u20131985	\nParla	\n124	\n(8)
1985\u20131986	\nLinares	\n34	\n(7)
Total	\n	\n158	\n(15)
International career
1979\u20131981	\nSpain Universities XI	\n5	\n(0)
Managerial career
1986\u20131993	\nReal Madrid U17
1993\u20131994	\nReal Madrid (assistant)
1993\u20131994	\nReal Madrid Castilla
1994\u20131995	\nReal Madrid Castilla
1995\u20131996	\nValladolid
1996	\nOsasuna
1997\u20131999	\nExtremadura
2000\u20132001	\nTenerife
2001\u20132004	\nValencia
2004\u20132010	\nLiverpool
2010	\nInter Milan
2012\u20132013	\nChelsea (interim)
2013\u20132015	\nNapoli
2015\u20132016	\nReal Madrid
2016\u20132019	\nNewcastle United
2019\u20132021	\nDalian Professional
2021\u20132022	\nEverton
2023\u20132024	\nCelta Vigo
\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rafael Ben\u00edtez 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.\n

Ben\u00edtez 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 Divisi\u00f3n club Extremadura back to La Liga in his first season in the 1997\u201398 season, but the team was relegated the following season. He left the club, and coached Tenerife in 2000, winning promotion in his only season.\n

Ben\u00edtez was appointed coach of Valencia and won La Liga in the 2001\u201302 season. In 2004, another La Liga league title and a UEFA Cup victory were added, building on the foundation laid by H\u00e9ctor C\u00faper 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. He also won the FA Cup in 2006 and reached the 2007 Champions League final, but was unable to win the Premier League, with Liverpool's best league performance under Ben\u00edtez a second-place finish in 2008\u201309.\n

After leaving Liverpool in June 2010, Ben\u00edtez was appointed manager of treble-winning side Inter Milan. Despite attaining silverware with the Supercoppa Italiana and Club World Cup, his reign at the club was short, and he was dismissed midway through the 2010\u201311 season. In November 2012, he was appointed interim manager of Chelsea for the remainder of the season, and he went on to win the 2013 Europa League. He returned to Italy in 2013 to coach Napoli, where he won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. He then left Napoli and became coach of Real Madrid in June 2015 on an initial three-year contract. It was another short-lived appointment, and on 4 January 2016, he was dismissed following a 2\u20132 draw against his former club, Valencia.\n

Ben\u00edtez was appointed manager of Newcastle United in March 2016, in an attempt to save the club from relegation. He was unable to avoid relegation, but earned promotion back to the Premier League the following year, winning the Championship. He left the club in June 2019, and the following month was appointed manager of Chinese Super League club Dalian Professional. He left the club by mutual consent in January 2021, before taking over as manager at Everton in June. He was dismissed in January 2022, after a run where Everton lost nine out of thirteen games.\n

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Team\n	From\n	To\n	Record\n	Ref.\n
P	W	D	L	Win %\n
Real Madrid B\n	1 July 1993\n	7 March 1994\n	27\n	13\n	5\n	9\n	048.1\n	^[163]\n
Real Madrid B\n	1 July 1994\n	30 June 1995\n	38\n	13\n	13\n	12\n	034.2\n	^[164]\n
Valladolid\n	3 July 1995\n	25 January 1996\n	29\n	5\n	10\n	14\n	017.2\n	^[165]\n
Osasuna\n	1 July 1996\n	4 November 1996\n	11\n	3\n	4\n	4\n	027.3\n	^[166]\n
Extremadura\n	1 July 1997\n	30 June 1999\n	92\n	36\n	26\n	30\n	039.1\n	^[167]\n
Tenerife\n	1 July 2000\n	30 June 2001\n	46\n	23\n	11\n	12\n	050.0\n	^[168]\n
Valencia\n	1 July 2001\n	1 June 2004\n	162\n	88\n	41\n	33\n	054.3\n	^[14]^[169]^[170]\n
Liverpool\n	16 June 2004\n	3 June 2010\n	350\n	194\n	77\n	79\n	055.4\n	^[171]\n
Inter Milan\n	10 June 2010\n	23 December 2010\n	25\n	12\n	6\n	7\n	048.0\n	^[171]\n
Chelsea (interim)\n	21 November 2012\n	27 May 2013\n	48\n	28\n	10\n	10\n	058.3\n	^[97]^[171]^[172]\n
Napoli\n	27 May 2013\n	3 June 2015\n	112\n	59\n	28\n	25\n	052.7\n	^[97]^[171]\n
Real Madrid\n	3 June 2015\n	4 January 2016\n	25\n	17\n	5\n	3\n	068.0\n	^[171]\n
Newcastle United\n	11 March 2016\n	30 June 2019\n	146\n	62\n	31\n	53\n	042.5\n	^[171]\n
Dalian Professional\n	2 July 2019\n	23 January 2021\n	38\n	12\n	8\n	18\n	031.6\n	^[171]\n
Everton\n	30 June 2021\n	16 January 2022\n	22\n	7\n	5\n	10\n	031.8\n	^[171]\n
Celta Vigo\n	1 July 2023\n	12 March 2024\n	33\n	9\n	9\n	15\n	027.3\n	^[171]\n
Total\n	1,204\n	581\n	289\n	334\n	048.3\n	\n

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Early career

Managerial career

Real Madrid youth coach

Early coaching

Valencia

2001\u201304: Twice Spanish champions and UEFA Cup winners

Liverpool

2004\u201306: Early successes

2006\u201308 Confrontation with new owners

2008\u201309: League runner-up

2009\u201310: Decline and dismissal

Inter Milan

Chelsea

Napoli

Real Madrid

Newcastle United

Dalian Professional

Everton

Celta Vigo

Relations with other managers

Management style

Personal life

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Manager

See also

References

External links

Rafael Benítez - Spanish association football manager and former player

Rafael Benítez - Spanish association football manager and former player