10 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Rafa Benitez

5. Euro Glory

Benitez is currently the only manager in history to have won the UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Having managed an array of European giants - Valencia, Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea and Real Madrid - his personal trophy cabinet far outweighs that on offer at St James' Park, so it will be interesting to see whether or not the Spaniard can bring that winning mentality with him to Tyneside unlike so many before him who have failed.