Spanish professional soccer team manager and former player who most recently managed Premier League club Everton from 2021 to 2022. Benítez joined Real Madrids 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, and has had management spells at a dozen different clubs. Rafael Benítez married Maria Montserrat in 1998. They have two daughters, Claudia, who was born in Madrid in 1999, and Ágata who was born in Valencia in 2002. Benítez is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less