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José Mourinho

Published: Wednesday 1 June 2011, 16.35CET
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José Mourinho
Madrid coach José Mourinho ©Getty Images
Published: Wednesday 1 June 2011, 16.35CET

José Mourinho

Real Madrid CF

Date of birth: 26 January 1963
Nationality: Portuguese
Coaching career: SL Benfica, UD Leiria, FC Porto, Chelsea FC, FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF

• A former teacher, Mourinho had spells working at Sporting Clube de Portugal, Porto and FC Barcelona as a coaching assistant in the 1990s.

• As coach, had a brief, nine-game stay at Benfica and a highly successful tenure at Leiria before really making his mark after arriving at Porto in January 2002. In his first full season, 2002/03, Porto won the UEFA Cup and a domestic double. The next year they retained their league title and claimed the UEFA Champions League with a 3-0 defeat of AS Monaco FC in Gelsenkirchen.

• Joined Chelsea in 2004 and led the club to the League Cup and their first league championship for 50 years in his first season. Followed up with the league title again in 2006, and both the League Cup and FA Cup in 2007.

• Left Chelsea in September 2007 and stayed out of football until joining Inter in June 2008. In his first campaign the Nerazzurri retained their Serie A crown, a feat they repeated in 2009/10 when they also added the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League title, their first European Cup win since 1965.

• Victory at the Santiago Bernabéu was Mourinho's last act as Inter coach before joining Madrid on a four-year deal. His first season featured the club's first Copa del Rey victory in 18 years and a UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance, his second the Liga title and an end to Barcelona's three successive championship triumphs. By reaching the UEFA Champions League last four again in 2012/13, he equalled Sir Alex Ferguson's record of seven semi-final appearances.

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