Taken from: www.valenciacf.es
Name: Rafael Benítez
DOB: 16/04/1960
Place of birth: Madrid
MARITAL STATUS : Married, two daughters
ACADEMIC STUDIES :
• National Football Coach. Title obtained in the XXXII National Course
that took place in Albacete (June - July of 1989)
• Degree in Physical Education by the National Institute of Physical
Education (INE) assigned to the Polytechnic University of Madrid, in 1982
WORK EXPERIENCE :
• Castilla "B" Youth team. Seasons 86/87, 87/88 and 88/89
• Real Madrid CF Youth team "B". Seasons 89/90 and 90/91
• Real Madrid CF Sub - 19. Season 90/91,91/92 and 92/93
• Real Madrid "B" (2nd Division). Season 93/94
• Real Madrid CF (2nd coach with Vicente del Bosque).
Season 93/94
• Real Madrid CF "B" (2nd Division). Season 94/95
• Real Valladolid CF (1st Division). Season 95/96
• CA Osasuna (2nd Division). Season 96/97
• Extremadura CF (2nd Division). Season 97/98
• Extremadura CF (1st Division). Season 98/99
• CD Tenerife (2nd Division). Season 00/01
RECORD :
• League Champion with Castilla "B". Seasons 86/87 and 88/89
• Preferente League Champion with Real Madrid CF Youth team.Season 89/90
• Cup Champion with Real Madrid CF Under-19. Season 90/91
• League and Cup Champion with Real Madrid CF Under-19. Season 92/93
• Promotion to 1st Division with Extremadura CF. Season 97/98
• Promotion to 1st Division with CD Tenerife. Season 00/01
OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST :
• "Soccer" teacher in CAMP of Davis University (USA) in August of 1990.
•5 times International for Spain University, in the Mexico Universiada in
1979.
• As a footballer, he played in the lower categories of Real Madrid from
the 73/74 season up until the 80/81 season. In 1981 he signed up for AD
Parla, where he played in 3rd and 2nd Division B in the 81/82, 82/83,
83/84 and 84/85 seasons. He ended his footballer carrier in Linares CF,
playing in 2nd Division B in the 85/86 season.
•Commentator and analyst in several communication media: Telemadrid
(96/97), Eurosport (Eurocopa 2000), Cadena COPE (96/00), MARCA (99/00), El
Mundo, FUTVOL.COM, NAVEGALIA.COM
•Speaker in several universities, congresses, schools and official centres
(INEF, CEE, FMF) about topics related to football.
(Edited by KopTalk.com)
