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
english football good team
It's good for English football to have a team in the final.
best birthday celebrate goals hard next playing scoring talking until
It's his birthday and scoring goals is the best way to celebrate for a striker but we are not talking about his new contract. That'll be the next question. I like to see him scoring goals, for sure, and also playing well. The most important thing for us is to see him working hard until the end. He did that.
best football money sign teams
There is now a lot of money in football and teams want to sign the best players.
foot happened near opponent
It is very disappointing, it happened when he jarred his foot and there was no opponent near him.
calm further game hopes message newcastle serious shirt son sorry wishes
I told him during the game to calm down, and at the end we also talked. The message on his shirt was for his young son and his family, and he has told me that he wishes to say sorry to the Newcastle fans. He hopes it is not a problem. I do not think there will be any further action, it was not a serious incident.
creating score true
It's true we need to score more goals, because we are creating chances.
difficult diving players pushing
It's very difficult to play here. Players diving all the time, pushing - they have another set of rules.
managers maybe sides sign top vicious
It's not easy. The top sides like to sign managers with experience, maybe in another country, so it's always a vicious circle.
clubs contract fans intend intention linked liverpool name nice stay
It is very nice that every so often my name is being linked with different clubs in Spain. But I can tell the Liverpool fans I have no intention of leaving. I have a five-year contract and intend to stay for it.
atmosphere behind good home knocking manchester proved strong team united
They're a very good team and they proved just what they can do by knocking Manchester United out of the competition. They're strong at home and they'll have a good atmosphere behind them in the first leg.
home last lost positives season
I try to find positives and last season we lost at home to Graz AK and went on to be the champions.
against best difficult game teams win
It was difficult to play against one of the best teams and to win this game was amazing.
fantastic good
It was fantastic for me as a manager, for the staff, for the players, the supporters, the club, it was really a very, very good day for us.
surprise
It was a surprise but it was clear.