Fenerbahce sign Mourinho

Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho has signed a 2-year deal with Fenerbahçe.

Jose Mourinho, Aziz Yildirim’s biggest promise, has signed a 2-year contract with Fenerbahce, according to Sky Sport.

According to Italian journalist Di Marzio, Fenerbahçe Sporting Director Branco met with Mourinho and reached an agreement.

It was stated that Jose Mourinho and Ali Koç will watch the Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund match to be played tomorrow night together.

Who is Jose Mourinho?

Jose Mourinho was born on January 26, 1963 in Setubal, Portugal. He is a technical director and former professional footballer.

Dubbed “The Special One” by the British media, Jose Mourinho is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.

A regular midfielder in the Portuguese leagues, Mourinho ended his football career at the age of 24 and worked first as an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting and Porto, and then as an assistant coach at Barcelona under both Robson and his successor Louis van Gaal.

After short stints at Benfica and União de Leiria, Mourinho returned to Porto as manager in 2002, winning the Primeira Liga twice, a Taça de Portugal, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, Porto’s first European Cup title since 1987.

After these successes, he became the manager of Premier League team Chelsea. In his three seasons at the club, he won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and two League Cups. In 2007, he left his position due to disagreements with the club’s owner Roman Abramovich.

In 2008, Mourinho moved to Italian club Inter Milan, where he won Serie A twice and in 2010 achieved the European treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Champions League, a first for an Italian club. This made him one of only five managers to win the European Cup with two clubs and earned him his first FIFA World Coach of the Year award that same year.

Mourinho then moved to Real Madrid in Spain and won La Liga with a record points haul in the 2011-12 season, becoming only the fifth manager to win league titles in four countries. He also won a Copa del Rey and a Supercopa de España.

Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 to return to Chelsea, where he won another league title and the League Cup, but was sacked in 2015 after poor results. He stayed in England, taking charge of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively, but his tenure at both clubs was relatively short and ended acrimoniously. Despite this, Mourinho won the UEFA Europa League, League Cup and FA Community Shield in his first season at Manchester United and led Tottenham to the final of the League Cup, only to be sacked less than a week before the final was to be played.

He was soon hired by Roma and won the first ever UEFA European Conference League. This made him the first manager to win a major European competition with four clubs and the third to win three major UEFA club competitions.

He was named Portuguese Coach of the Century in 2015 by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and was the first manager to spend more than €1 billion on transfers.

He has been compared by fans and critics alike to Argentine coach Helenio Herrera for his tactical knowledge, charismatic and controversial personality and for being known for prioritizing results over attractive football.

Career as a manager
Porto (6 Cups)

UEFA Champions League (1): 2004

UEFA Europa League (1): 2003

Primeira Liga (2): 2003, 2004

Taça de Portugal (1): 2003

Supertaça (1): 2003

Chelsea (8 Cups)

Premier League (3): 2005, 2006, 2015

FA Cup (1): 2007

EFL Cup (3): 2005, 2007, 2015

FA Community Shield (1): 2005

UEFA Super Cup runner-up (1): 2013