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Rafael Benítez

1960 - Today

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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 Celta Vigo. Benítez 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Benítez is the 14th most popular coach (up from 51st in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Spain (up from 321st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Rafael Benítez ranks 14 out of 471. Before him are Fabio Capello, Claudio Ranieri, Louis van Gaal, Leo Beenhakker, Hans-Dieter Flick, and Guus Hiddink. After him are Giovanni Trapattoni, Marco van Basten, Vicente del Bosque, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Rinus Michels, and Marcello Lippi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Rafael Benítez ranks 10. Before him are Yoon Suk Yeol, Philippe of Belgium, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tim Cook, Yulia Tymoshenko, and John F. Kennedy Jr.. After him are Miguel Díaz-Canel, Jeffrey Dahmer, Hassan Nasrallah, Antonio Banderas, Sean Penn, and Jo Nesbø.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Benítez ranks 91 out of 3,355. Before him are Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548), Muhammad XII of Granada (1459), Abbas ibn Firnas (810), Roderic (688), Juan Gris (1887), and Alfonso XII of Spain (1857). After him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Vicente del Bosque (1950), Peter III of Aragon (1239), and José Ortega y Gasset (1883).

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Among COACHES In Spain

Among coaches born in Spain, Rafael Benítez ranks 2. Before him are Pep Guardiola (1971). After him are Vicente del Bosque (1950), Luis Aragonés (1938), Tito Vilanova (1968), Luis de la Fuente (1961), César Rodríguez Álvarez (1920), Unai Emery (1971), José Villalonga (1919), Juande Ramos (1954), Ramón Encinas (1893), and Benito Floro (1952).

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