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José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix ( zhoh-ZAY moh-REEN-yoh; European Portuguese: ; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Primeira Liga club Benfica. Nicknamed The Special One, he is one of the most decorated managers of all time. Mourinho has won league championships in four countries, is one of only seven managers to have won the European Cup with two clubs, and is the only manager to have won all three current UEFA club competitions.
After an uneventful career as a midfielder in the Portuguese leagues, Mourinho retired from playing aged 24 and moved into coaching. He was first an interpreter for Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto, before gaining success as an assistant at Barcelona under Robson and his successor, Louis van Gaal. After brief managerial stints at Benfica and União de Leiria, Mourinho returned to Porto in 2002, winning two Primeira Liga titles, the Taça de Portugal, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. That success earned him a move to Chelsea in 2004, where he remarked, "I think I'm special one" at his first press conference, leading to British media dubbing him "The Special One". With Chelsea, Mourinho won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, and two League Cups in three seasons, before departing in 2007 amid reports of disagreements with owner Roman Abramovich.
In 2008, Mourinho joined Italian club Inter Milan. He led them to the Serie A title in his first season, before winning a continental treble — Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League — in 2010, a first in history for an Italian club. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
Hce 27-May-16 08:37
Manchester Utd official
27/05/2016 09:30, Report by Communications Department
MOURINHO APPOINTED UNITED MANAGER
• Portuguese coach has won 22 trophies since 2003
José Mourinho will take over as manager of Manchester United from the 2016/17 season, signing a three-year contract with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.
José, 53, has managed at the top level of European football for over a decade and in that time has won league titles and cups in four countries (Portugal, England, Italy and Spain), as well as winning the UEFA Champions League twice – in 2004 with FC Porto and in 2010 with Inter Milan.
Announcing the appointment, Ed Woodward said: José is quite simply the best manager in the game today. He has won trophies and inspired players in countries across Europe and, of course, he knows the Premier League very well, having won three titles here.
I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome him to Manchester United. His track record of success is ideal to take the club forward.
José Mourinho said: To become Manchester United manager is a special honour in the game. It is a club known and admired throughout the world. There is a mystique and a romance about it which no other club can match.
I have always felt an affinity with Old Trafford; it has hosted some important memories for me in my career and I have always enjoyed a rapport with the United fans. I’m looking forward to being their manager and enjoying their magnificent support in the coming years.
Hce 03-Jun-13 13:57
Chelsea F.C.
MOURINHO APPOINTED
Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Jose Mourinho as First Team Manager.
Mourinho has signed a four-year contract and will return to the club where he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups between 2004 and 2007.
Ron Gourlay, Chelsea FC Chief Executive, said: I am delighted to welcome Jose back to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the outstanding candidate.
It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he is the right manager to do just that.
He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again.
Since leaving Chelsea in 2007, the 50-year-old Portuguese has worked in Italy with Inter and Spain with Real Madrid, lifting three league championships, two domestic cups and the Champions League.
Originally appointed at Stamford Bridge in 2004, immediately after winning Europe s top competition with Porto, he quickly achieved success securing his first trophy for the club as early as February 2005, when we beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra-time in Cardiff to win the Carling Cup. We went on to win the league that season with a record 95 points and a record low of just 15 goals conceded in 38 games.
The club celebrated consecutive championships in our centenary 2005/06 season, secured with a 3-0 win over Manchester United in late April, and the next campaign we were able to add the Carling Cup with victory over Arsenal in Cardiff, and the FA Cup when United were beaten again in the first senior game at the new Wembley.
Mourinho departed by mutual consent in September 2007, going on to develop his already impressive CV by winning the Serie A twice in two years and the Champions League with Inter, before joining Real Madrid in 2010, where he lifted both La Liga and the Copa Del Rey, ending his stay in Spain yesteday.
He brings three coaching staff with him in Rui Faria, Silvino Louro and Jose Morais. Each carries the title of Assistant First Team Coach and will work alongside current first team staff Steve Holland, Christophe Lollichon and Chris Jones.
The new manager will be officially presented in a press conference at Stamford Bridge on Monday 10 June, further details of which will follow in due course.
Hce 21-May-13 14:32
Real Madrid C.F.
Florentino Perez: “We reached an agreement with Jose Mourinho to end our relationship at the end of this season”
Florentino Perez gave a much-anticipated press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu’s president’s box once the club’s board of directors meeting concluded. The president opened his statement by announcing two decisions: “The first is that, after speaking with our manager Jose Mourinho, we’ve agreed to end our contractual relationship at the end of this season. The club and manager agree the timing is right to bring our relationship to an end. On behalf of the board of directors, I would like to thank Jose Mourinho for all his hard work over the last three years. With Mourinho, we made a big leap competitively and sporting-wise. We wish him all the best. The second decision is that, once heard by the board, and in accordance with Article 38b of the Bylaws, as Real Madrid’s president I announced that I’m calling for the established process to hold elections for the President and the Board, elections that, according to mandatory deadlines, should be held this 16 June. I’ve made the decision to stand in these elections and I’ll present my candidacy in the coming days”.
When asked about the reasons for “dismissing” Jose Mourinho, Perez replied: “The question has nothing to do with reality. It was a mutual decision, no one has been dismissed”. Regarding the conversation with the Portuguese boss, Perez said: “When you’re here it’s never nice when you have to leave, but after three years we agreed that the timing was right to end this relationship and we want to thank him for his hard work. We had a frank conversation and we talked about issues that could be solved. He’s the longest-serving manager in the 1st Division. Personally, Mourinho thinks that it’s better to leave the club and I think it’s the right decision to embark on a new project”.
Asked about what were the highs and lows about Mourinho’s time as Real’s manager, Florentino Perez replied: “They way we see it, the balance of Mourinho s time here is that we have made a very important qualitative leap both competitively and sporting-wise. We are back where this club should be; prior to his arrival we were knocked out in the Champions League round of 16 and were not even seeded. The balance is positive. A year ago we were all delighted with the squad’s season and “La Liga of records”. This year, making it to the Champions semi-finals, a Cup final and second in La Liga, would maybe be enough for mere mortals but not for a club like this. We’re demanding and proud to be so. Our culture is to win. The balance is positive, but we don’t consider this season enough because the club and Mourinho have such a high level of expectations”.
Florentino Perez was clear on whether Mourinho’s exit would force the club to pay compensation: “There’s no compensation. Mourinho said that in a press conference and I’m repeating it. I would have liked him to continue because I believe in stability, but the level of pressure has increased in such a way that people reach their limit”. About if the mutual decisions is made for the good of the club, the president said: “Every coach has his personality, but his level of expectation and competitiveness is unhesitating. He’s made mistakes and he’s apologized, but the level of pressure that he lives with isn’t normal. We’re used to the pressure, but there are also times that have surpassed the limits of what’s normal. This is a club that is used to living with pressure and when I arrived in 2000 I struggled to get used to it because many people want to exert their influence. This is something that happens sometimes with this pressure and Mourinho told me that in England a match lasts for two hours before the game and two hours after, and here you live it seven days a week and 24 hours a day. People aren’t used to that and can only handle it through experience. On the other hand, that’s what makes this club great, because you can’t rest, not even for a day. But there’s pressure that goes beyond what’s reasonable, with insults and defamatory comments; everyone has a family and children”.
Regarding the relationship between Mourinho and his players, Perez was clear: “We always respect the technical decisions the manager makes. These things have happened, happen and will continue to happen in Real Madrid. The most important thing is that we’re united as members. Economic and institutional stability will ensure that we hold on to our identity and today is a sad day because someone is leaving. This club will always remember him because he gave us a competitive leap. We were unlucky in the three Champions semi-finals. We could have made it to the finals. He’s a very demanding coach with himself and with others. He’s very competitive and that can wear someone out”. When asked whether, as president, he over-protected the manager or players, Perez replied: “I’ve stayed away from issues dealing with the players in this new phase and I haven’t disturbed the manager or the players”.
Regarding whether Mourinho’s failure is also Florentino Perez’s failure, the president said: “If you tell someone else that it’s been a failure with the level of success that we have it doesn’t match reality and it would be unfair. In our culture it’s not enough, but the important thing is that we’re back to where we should be. Our club is more united than ever. When I became president four years ago the club was going through a turbulent time, something we have to remember so that it doesn’t happen again. The members are now more united than ever”. When asked why Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t collect the runner-up Cup medals, Florentino Perez replied: “I imagine they didn’t go because they were sanctioned”.
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