Rafael Rafa Benítez Maudes (born 16 April 1960) is a Spanish specialist football manager and also former gamer who is the supervisor of Premier Organization club Everton. Benítez signed up with Real Madrid s training staff at the age of 26, going on to work as the under-19 as well as reserve team train, as well as assistant manager for the senior team. He relocated far from Genuine Madrid in 1995, yet management spells at Actual Valladolid as well as Osasuna were brief as well as not successful. He led Segunda División club Extremadura back to La Liga in his very first period in the 1997-- 98 period, however the team was relegated the complying with period. He left the club, and coached Tenerife in 2000, winning promotion in his only season. Benítez was assigned train of Valencia as well as won La Liga in the 2001-- 02 season. In 2004, an additional La Liga league title and also a UEFA Cup triumph were added building on the foundation laid by Héctor Cúper who had taken Valencia to two ...