Included in the UEFA’s best XI for five years, in FIFA’s best XI for six years, and named the IFFHS´ Best Playmaker in the World on several occasions. He has won four Champions Leagues, two European Championships and the World Cup, along with several league and cup titles, national and international, with FC Barcelona.
Included in the UEFA’s best XI for five years, in FIFA’s best XI for six years, and named the IFFHS´ Best Playmaker in the World on several occasions. He has won four Champions Leagues, two European Championships and the World Cup, along with several league and cup titles, national and international, with FC Barcelona.
Rafa Benítez
Spanish football manager.
Among the teams he has managed are Real Madrid, Valencia, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Napoli, Dalian, Everton and Celta de Vigo.
He has won 13 titles including all international trophies possible at club level including the Champions League, two UEFA Cups, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup. He was awarded UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year in 2004 and in 2005.
Joseba Etxeberria
SD Eibar
Manager of SD Eibar and former player.
As a player he spent most of his career at Athletic Club Bilbao where he arrived from Real Sociedad at the age of 17. He achieved 50 caps for Spain, playing in a World Cup.
As a coach he spent three seasons at Athletic Club as assistant to Ernesto Valverde and has managed CD Mirandés and CD Tenerife in Spain’s second division.
Víctor Fernández
Real Zaragoza
Manager of Real Zaragoza.
He has managed teams such as Celta de Vigo, Porto and Real Betis. He also played an important role in the sporting direction of Real Madrid for various years.
He has won the Spanish Cup, the Recopa and the Intercontinental Cup.
