by lakes10 » Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:59 pm
After joining Segunda B side Linares, Benitez endured a lengthy spell on the sidelines which saw to the end of his playing days. He hung up his boots in 1986 and returned to Real Madrid, this time as a coach.
'Rafa' worked his way up through the Real junior teams, and soon had control of the under-19s. The early highlight of his managerial apprenticeship came in 1994 when he led Real Madrid's B side to seventh in Spain's second division.
he has always stated that he would love to be the manager of the main team and that it is his goal in his managing life.