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
calls early phone sign tried until yesterday
We tried until the very end to sign Michael. We even made phone calls early yesterday morning. In the end, it was impossible.
central defender saying sign
As I keep saying I want to sign a central defender and not a forward.
amount buy close club heart high level money passion people players signed talk
People can talk about having a lot of money to buy players but we've just signed a player with a passion and a heart for this club that no amount of money can buy. We are close to a very high level right now but with Robbie we can go even higher.
depends maybe sign
Who else I sign depends on the market, maybe one, maybe two more,
announce expect hopefully season signing
I expect we will be able to announce his signing very soon, hopefully before the season starts. But I see no problem.
decided director gave sign support technical
When the technical director at Valencia decided to sign him I gave him every support.
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.
act club example football loves passion player signed
We have signed a player with so much passion for this football club and I think he will act as an example to every player here in how much he loves Liverpool.
best football money sign teams
There is now a lot of money in football and teams want to sign the best players.
carefully chief discussed executive issues money people saying signings spend wisely
People are saying that we are not making signings -- but I say we will sign the best. I have discussed the issues with our chief executive (Rick Parry) and we will spend our money wisely and carefully on the best. It is important not to spend a lot but to spend it well.
champions manager players playing sign
It is important for the manager to be able to say to players they want to sign that they will be playing in the Champions League.
game lost
We lost a game that we were controlling.
result wait
We will wait to see the result of the scan.
controlled goal half tempo
We controlled the tempo in the first half but after we conceded the goal it was difficult.