COACH

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Benítez has received more than 7,293,830 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Benítez is the 51st most popular coach (up from 74th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Spain (up from 548th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Coach.

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  • 7.3M

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  • 67.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Rafael Benítez ranks 51 out of 471Before him are Hugo Sánchez, Roy Hodgson, Tomislav Ivić, Matt Busby, Dragan Stojković, and Óscar Tabárez. After him are Siniša Mihajlović, Enzo Bearzot, Jorge Valdano, Pierre Littbarski, Vicente Feola, and Safet Sušić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Rafael Benítez ranks 32Before him are Yoon Suk Yeol, Bono, Kim Ki-duk, Roland Ratzenberger, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and Stanley Tucci. After him are Ivan Lendl, Careca, Hugo Weaving, Pierre Littbarski, James Spader, and John F. Kennedy Jr..

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rafael Benítez ranks 321 out of 3,355Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Lluís Llach (1948), Emilio Butragueño (1963), Hisham I of Córdoba (757), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), and Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285). After him are Prudentius (348), Amancio Amaro (1939), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Rafael Nadal (1986), and John of Ávila (1500).

Among COACHES In Spain

Among coaches born in Spain, Rafael Benítez ranks 4Before him are Luis Aragonés (1938), Vicente del Bosque (1950), and Pep Guardiola (1971). After him are César Rodríguez Álvarez (1920), Tito Vilanova (1968), Unai Emery (1971), José Villalonga (1919), Juande Ramos (1954), Luis de la Fuente (1961), Juan Manuel Lillo (1965), and Ramón Encinas (1893).