| Rafael Benítez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.
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. He guided Segunda División club Extremadura back to La Liga in his first season in the 1997–98 season, but the team was relegated the following season. He left the club, and coached Tenerife in 2000, winning promotion in his only season.
Benítez was appointed coach of Valencia and won La Liga in the 2001–02 and 2003–04 seasons, with the UEFA Cup alongside the latter. 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 Benítez a second-place finish in 2008–09. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
|  Valencia | 01/04 | La Liga 01/02  | 38 | | La Liga 02/03 | 38 |  Champions 02/03 | 14 | | La Liga 03/04 | 38 | |  Liverpool | 04/10 | | EPL 04/05 | 38 | | Champions 04/05 | 13 | | EPL 05/06 | 38 | | UEFA S.Cup 05 | 1 | | Champions 05/06 | 8 | | FA Cup 05/06 | 4 |  Club World Cup 05 | 2 | | Champions 06/07 | 13 | | Champ Qualif 06/07 | 2 | | Comty. Shield 06 | 1 | | EPL 06/07 | 38 | | FA Cup 06/07 | 1 | | Champ Qualif 07/08 | 2 | | EPL 07/08 | 38 | | League Cup 07/08 | 3 | | FA Cup 07/08 | 4 | | Champions 07/08 | 12 | | Champ Qualif 08/09 | 2 | | League Cup 08/09 | 2 | | EPL 08/09 | 38 | | FA Cup 08/09 | 3 | | Champions 08/09 | 10 | | League Cup 09/10 | 2 | | EPL 09/10 | 38 | | FA Cup 09/10 | 2 | | Champions 09/10 | 6 | | Europa League 09/10 | 8 | |  Inter Milan | 10 | | Supercoppa 10 | 1 | | Serie A 10/11 | 15 | | UEFA S. Cup 10 | 1 | | Champions 10/11 | 6 | | Club World Cup 10 | 2 | | | Chelsea | 12/13 | | League Cup 12/13 | 3 | | EPL 12/13 | 26 | | Champions 12/13 | 1 | | Europa League 12/13 | 9 | | FA Cup 12/13 | 7 | | Club World Cup 12 | 2 | | | Napoli | 13/15 | | Emirates Cup 13 | 2 | | Coppa Italia 13/14 | 5 | | Serie A 13/14 | 38 | | Champions 13/14 | 6 | | Europa League 13/14 | 4 | | Champ Qualif 14/15 | 2 | | Coppa Italia 14/15 | 4 | | Serie A 14/15 | 38 | | Europa League 14/15 | 14 | | Supercoppa 14 | 1 | | | Real Madrid | 15/16 | | ICC 15 | 4 | | Audi Cup 15 | 2 | | La Liga 15/16 | 18 | | Copa del Rey 15/16 | 2 | | Champions 15/16 | 6 | | | Newcastle United | 16/19 | | EPL 15/16 | 10 | | Championship 16/17 | 46 | | League Cup 16/17 | 4 | | FA Cup 16/17 | 3 | | League Cup 17/18 | 1 | | EPL 17/18 | 38 | | EFL Trophy 17/18 | 3 | | FA Cup 17/18 | 2 | | EFL Trophy 18/19 | 5 | | EPL 18/19 | 38 | | League Cup 18/19 | 1 | | FA Cup 18/19 | 3 | |  Dalian Pro | 19/21 | | CSL 19 | 15 | | CSL 20 | 20 | | | Everton | 21/22 | | Friendlies 21 | 1 | | League Cup 21/22 | 2 | | FA Cup 21/22 | 1 | | EFL Trophy 21/22 | 3 | | EPL 21/22 | 19 | | | Celta Vigo | 23/24 | | La Liga 23/24 | 28 | | Copa del Rey 23/24 | 1 | |  Panathinaikos | 25/now | | Super League 25/26 | 8 | | Europa League 25/26 | 3 |
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6 lineups analysed - Number represent player in starting lineup. Click to show
Lineups not confirmed are not included.
See also Team Substitutions
| Lineups found Starting lineup changes since last game | | | | | | | | | | September 2010 | | | | M1 | 14Sep | | Twente | | 2-2 | 4-2-3-1 | Initial team: J César, Maicon, Lúcio, Samuel, Zanetti, Mariga, Cambias., Pandev, Sneijder, Eto'o, Milito, | | |  15-Sep to 18-Sep Pandev right collateral ligament knee strain | |  19-Sep to 19-Sep Zanetti taken to hospital following today game after chest pains | | | 20-Sep to 20-Sep Nagatomo 2nd Yellow Card assigned by Lega Serie A Federal Committee | | | 20-Sep to 05-Oct Zanetti post-traumatic pneumothorax | | M2 | 29Sep | H | Werder | | 4-0 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Córdoba, Chivu, Stankov., P Coutinho, Biabiany,
Out:Samuel, Zanetti, Mariga, Pandev, Milito, | | | October 2010 | | | | | 04-Oct to 19-Oct Córdoba left biceps femoris muscle strain | | | 09-Oct to 22-Oct Cambias. left biceps femoris muscle strain | | | 09-Oct to 27-Oct Milito left biceps femoris muscle strain | | | 13-Oct to 15-Nov Mariga left biceps femoris muscle strain | | M3 | 20Oct | H | Tottenham | | 4-3 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Samuel, Zanetti,
Out:Córdoba, Cambias., | | | November 2010 | | | | | 21-Oct to 08-Nov Kharja right thigh flexor muscle injury | | | 21-Oct to 08-Nov Stankov. right calf flexor muscle strain | | | 27-Oct to 26-Nov T Motta right knee pain | | | 30-Oct to 10-Nov J César right thigh strain | | | 30-Oct to 11-Nov Cambias. left thigh strain | | M4 | 02Nov | | Tottenham | | 3-1 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Castell., Muntari, Pandev,
Out:J César, Stankov., P Coutinho, | | | | 03-Nov to 25-Nov Muntari right calf | | | 07-Nov to 26-Nov Maicon left thigh strain | | M5 | 24Nov | H | Twente | | 1-0 | 4-2-3-1 | In:Córdoba, Materaz., Stankov., Cambias.,
Out:Maicon, Samuel, Chivu, Muntari, | | | December 2010 | | | |  25-Nov to 06-Dec Eto'o Federal Judge Ban for violent behaviour (2 of 3 matches) | | M6 | 07Dec | | Werder | | 3-0 | 4-4-2 | In:Orlando., Biraghi, Santon, T Motta, Nwankwo, Muntari,
Out:Castell., Lúcio, Materaz., Stankov., Biabiany, Sneijder, | | | Color References: GK, DF, DM, MF, FW , Unknown Pos |
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