Rafael Benitez
Rafael Benitez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudesis a Spanish football coach currently managing Newcastle United. He is the only manager in history to have won the UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth16 April 1960
CityMadrid, Spain
ambition champions felt hungry league repeat satisfied tournament trophies win winning year
I felt the same way going into this year's tournament as I did a year ago. And I'm as hungry now to win more trophies as I was before. It's my ambition to win many competitions with the club. I'm not satisfied with only winning the Champions League once. We want to repeat our success.
assure fans steve
I can assure the fans we want Steve to stay.
board happy problems
I can say I don't have problems with the board or the chairman. I am very happy here.
crowded decisive final half middle park pass second
The final pass wasn't there in decisive moments. In the second half they crowded the middle of the park and we didn't have much in the way of chances.
control newspapers talking terms
And he had a lot of control in terms of pressure, like talking to newspapers and the media,
game good last matched played team thinking three
The last game was not good for us but we matched them before and played at a very good level. All I am thinking about is my team and three more points.
approach beat coming confidence games
The games we have coming up are all going to be really important for us. We need to approach all of these games with confidence because we know we can beat any team.