DALGLISH - DEAL IS GREAT NEWS.KENNY DALGLISH Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. He was famous for his successes with Celtic in the 1970s and with the English club Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. today told of his delight that Rafa Benitez has pledged his future to Liverpool. The Kop legend is in no doubt that the Reds have the right man at the helm and reckons Benitez's new five year contract is "great news" for the club and its fans. Dalglish said: "As Liverpool fans, I think we're just all really happy right now that the boys are performing very well and that Rafa has ended all the speculation about his future by signing his new deal. It's great news. "We've just had two great results against Real Madrid and Manchester United and now the manager - the man we all believe is the right man for the job - has signed his contract. "It's fantastic news at the end of a magnificent week. "I think the timing of this is brilliant for everyone. "It allows Rafa plenty of time to prepare for next season, to identify new players he may want to bring into the club and to look at any other changes he may want to make. "If we'd gone into the summer with his future still undecided then it would have been difficult to make those sort of plans. "Now that it's all sorted everyone can settle down and I don't think any Liverpool fan could possibly be any happier at this moment in time. "It's been a very positive week for everyone connected with the club, but let's hope it's just the first of a number of positive weeks before the end of the season. There's still lots to play for." RAFAEL BENITEZ FACTFILE 1960: Born Madrid, April 4. 1974: Joins Real Madrid as a youngster, making slow progress through the ranks. 1981: Leaves Real Madrid without ever playing for the first team and joins Third Division Parla. 1983: Part of the Parla side which gains promotion to the Spanish Segunda B. 1985: Joins Segunda B side Linares. Spends almost the entire season injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. and retires as a player in 1986. 1986: Appointed to Real Madrid's coaching staff, starting off with their juniors and working up through to the under-19s. 1994: Leads Real Madrid's B team to seventh in Spain's Second Division and ends the season as assistant to first-team coach Vicente del Bosque. 1995: Appointed coach of Valladolid but sacked after 23 games with the team bottom of the Primera Liga table. 1996: Takes over at Osasuna in Second Division, but lasts just nine games after recording one win. 1997: Joins Second Division outfit Extremadura and leads them to promotion, finishing second in the table with 23 wins in 42 games. 1999: Extremadura relegated from top flight after a play-off defeat to Villarreal, earlier finishing the season 17th. 1999-2000: Quits quits adj. On even terms with by payment or requital: I am finally quits with the loan. [Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin Extremadura to take a year's sabbatical sab·bat·i·cal also sab·bat·ic adj. 1. Relating to a sabbatical year. 2. Sabbatical also Sabbatic Relating or appropriate to the Sabbath as the day of rest. n. A sabbatical year. to study coaching in Italy and England. 2000: Appointed boss of Second Division Tenerife and leads them promotion. 2001: Named as surprise choice to replace Hector Cuper at Valencia. Decision questioned by the fans but he leads Valencia to their first Primera Liga title in 31 years in first campaign in charge. 2003: Valencia fade away Verb 1. fade away - become weaker; "The sound faded out" dissolve, fade out change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the to finish fifth in the table, although they do reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. 2004: Benitez leads Valencia to their first ever double, lifting both the Primera Liga and the UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup. June 1 - Valencia announce that Benitez and club have agreed to part by mutual consent. June 16 - Benitez confirmed as Liverpool manager on five-year contract. 2005: May - Wins Champions League in his first season as Liverpool come from 3-0 down to beat AC Milan on penalties in Istanbul. 2007: February - American duo Tom Hicks
He became Chairman on 18 September 1991. He owned 17,850 shares in Liverpool F.C. which represented 51% of the club. , vowing to bring the Premier League title to Anfield. May - Benitez's side reach the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons, but lose to 2-1 to AC Milan in Athens. 2008: Relations between Benitez and the Anfield hierarchy sour suddenly with doubts over the Spaniard's long-term future, largely due to differences of opinion over transfer policy. 2009: March 18 - Benitez finally signs a new five-year contract with the Reds after months of uncertainty, keeping him at Anfield until 2014. CAPTION(S): FAMILY TIES: Rafa Benitez took counsel from his family before tying his future to the Reds for the next five years. He is pictured at Anfield with daughters Claudia and Agathe. |
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