Portuguese Jose Mourinho, who has been without a club since January, became the new coach of Fenerbahce and announced today on social networks that he finished second in the latest edition of the Turkish Football League.
“Merhaba [olá], Fenerbahce fans. See you tomorrow [domingo]. Let’s start our journey together,” the Portuguese coach said in a video posted on the Turkish club’s social media, inviting fans to welcome him to the stadium on Sunday.
Mourinho, 61, has not been on the bench since mid-January when he was sacked by Italian side Roma, the club he managed for two-and-a-half seasons and led to victory in the inaugural edition of the Europa Conference League. in 2021/22, becoming the first manager to win three continental club cups since the Champions League in 2003/04 and 2009/10 and the Europa League in 2002/03 and 2016/17.
Taking over from his compatriot Paulo Fonseca, Mourinho led the Giallorossi in 138 official matches, in which they recorded 68 wins, 39 defeats and 31 draws, finishing Serie A in sixth place in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons, both seasons he finished ahead. Romans before being dealt by Daniele de Rossi midway through the final with Roma in ninth place.
Fenerbahce is Turkey’s second-winningest club with 19 league titles, behind only Galatasaray (24), but has not lifted the trophy for ten years, since the 2013/14 season. The last three seasons they finished the championship in second place, and in the last season they were only three points behind their eternal rival, who became a two-time champion.
Jose Mourinho, who replaces Ismail Cartal in this position, will become the third Portuguese coach to lead Fenerbahce, after Vitor Pereira (between 2015 and 2016, as well as in the 2021/22 season) and Jorge Jesus (2022/23).
The Istanbul team will be the 10th club that Mourinho will manage in his career, after Benfica, Unia Leiria, Porto, Chelsea (twice), Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United , Tottenham and Roma.
After joining the technical teams of Englishman Bobby Robson at Sporting, Porto and Barcelona, and Dutchman Louis van Gaal at the Catalans, Mourinho had his first experience, albeit short-lived, as a head coach. at Benfica in the 2000/01 season.
He was followed by União de Leiria and Porto, a club where he enjoyed a successful campaign, notably a second national championship and victories in the UEFA Cup (2002/03) and Champions League (2003/04), before moving at Chelsea and led the Blues to the Premier League title in 2005 and 2006.
He would leave London midway through his fourth season in 2007/08 and move to Italy the following season to join Inter Milan, leading the Nerazzurri to two Italian titles (2008/09 and 2009/10) and a league title. . champions in 2010, a trophy that has eluded the Milanese club for 45 years.
A move to Real Madrid in 2010 came during a period of almost absolute dominance for Barcelona in Spain, leading to the 2012 Spanish title and then a return to Chelsea, securing the manager’s third English title. , in 2015.
However, his second “life” at Stamford Bridge was shorter than the first, and he would be sacked midway through his third season, the same would happen in his next experience, also in England, but at Manchester United, where he led the team between 2016 to 2019, managing to win the FA Super Cup and the Europa League in the 2016/17 season.
More modest was his time at Tottenham without any trophies, between 2019 and 2021, before moving to the Italian capital, where he recorded the fourth consecutive sending-off of his career in January.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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