Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez

(Reuters) - (This version of the story corrects season of debut league title with Valencia to 2001-02) Factbox on new Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez, who was appointed to replace Italian Carlo Ancelotti on Wednesday. * Born in Madrid, April 16, 1960. EARLY CAREER * After a knee injury ends a modest playing career, Benitez begins coaching in Real Madrid's youth section. * From 1993 to 2001 he coaches Real Madrid B, Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura and Tenerife. * Leads Valencia to their first league title in 31 years in his first season in charge in 2001-02. * They win La Liga again in 2003-04 and beat Olympique Marseille 2-0 in UEFA Cup final for their first domestic and European double. LIVERPOOL * Liverpool appoint Benitez in June 2004. * First season ends in triumph with an unforgettable Champions League final victory over AC Milan when Liverpool overturn a 3-0 halftime deficit and win on penalties. * 2005-06 - Liverpool beat West Ham in the FA Cup final. * 2006-07 - Liverpool reach the Champions League final again but lose to Milan. * 2009-10 - A poor season ends with Liverpool seventh in the Premier League and they also fail to progress beyond the Champions League group stage. * June 3, 2010 - Benitez leaves Liverpool by mutual consent and a week later joins European champions Inter Milan. INTER * Inter stick with the same treble-winning squad but injuries begin to bite and their form dips. * Benitez leaves after a troubled six months in charge despite winning the Club World Cup. CHELSEA * Appointed as interim boss of the European champions in November 2012 after Roberto Di Matteo is sacked following their Champions League group stage elimination. * Benitez is never popular with fans and results do not especially improve although Chelsea beat Benfica in Europa League final NAPOLI * Takes over at Napoli in May 2013 and wins the Coppa Italia in his debut season. * Napoli finish third in Serie A but are unable to build on their success in 2014-15. * They lose their Champions League qualifier to Athletic Bilbao and miss out on the lucrative group stage. * They are beaten in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and Europa League and Benitez announces on May 28 he is leaving at the end of the campaign. * Subsequent defeat to Lazio in their final game of the season means they fail to secure a place in next season's Champions League playoff round. (Compiled by Iain Rogers, editing by Martyn Herman)