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{{short description|Portuguese football manager (born 1963)}}
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{{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Mourinho Félix}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = José Mourinho
| image = FC Salzburg gegen AS Roma (UEFA Euroleague play-off, 2023-02-16) 41.jpg
| caption = Mourinho with [[Associazione Sportiva Roma|Roma]] in 2023
| fullname = José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix<ref name=BDFutbol>{{cite web |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l3685.html |title=Mourinho: José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix: Manager |publisher=BDFutbol |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010957/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/l/l3685.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|26|df=y}}<ref name=BDFutbol />
| birth_place = [[Setúbal]], [[Portugal]]
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100503053209/http://www.inter.it/it/squadra/allenatore</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] (head coach)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}
| youthclubs1 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| years1 = 1980–1982
| clubs1 = [[Rio Ave F.C.|Rio Ave]]
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1982–1983
| clubs2 = [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1983–1985
| clubs3 = [[G.D. Sesimbra|Sesimbra]]
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1985–1987
| clubs4 = [[União Futebol Comércio e Indústria|Comércio e Indústria]]
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 8
| totalcaps = 62
| totalgoals = 9
| manageryears1 = 2000
| managerclubs1 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| manageryears2 = 2001–2002
| managerclubs2 = [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]]
| manageryears3 = 2002–2004
| managerclubs3 = [[FC Porto|Porto]]
| manageryears4 = 2004–2007
| managerclubs4 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| manageryears5 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs5 = [[Inter Milan]]
| manageryears6 = 2010–2013
| managerclubs6 = [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
| manageryears7 = 2013–2015
| managerclubs7 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| manageryears8 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs8 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| manageryears9 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs9 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| manageryears10 = 2021–2024
| managerclubs10 = [[AS Roma|Roma]]
| manageryears11 = 2024–
| managerclubs11 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
}}
'''José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix''' <small>[[Order of Prince Henry|GOIH]]</small> ({{IPA|pt-PT|ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu|lang|jose-mourinho-name-pronunciation-ptbr.ogg}}; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who is currently the head coach of [[Süper Lig]] club [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]. He is one of the most decorated managers and is widely considered to be among the greatest managers of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2019/05/23/5ce5c24eca4741c7638b4567.html |title=Guardiola on his way to becoming the most successful coach of all time |work=Marca |last1=Rubio |first1=Alberto |last2=Clancy |first2=Conor |date=23 May 2019 |access-date=11 August 2019 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624040914/https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2019/05/23/5ce5c24eca4741c7638b4567.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho has won league championships in four different countries, is one of only six managers to have won the [[European Cup and UEFA Champions League history|European Cup]] with two different 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 football league system|Portuguese leagues]], Mourinho finished playing at age 24 and moved into coaching.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alves |first=Marcus |title='Great Ability' but 'A Bit Lazy': Remembering Jose Mourinho's Playing Days |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2879331-great-ability-but-a-bit-lazy-remembering-jose-mourinhos-playing-days |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mourinho e as memórias de um Rio Ave em maré alta |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga/felix-mourinho/mourinho-e-as-memorias-de-um-rio-ave-em-mare-alta |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Maisfutebol |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-29 |title=Quando Mourinho era o Special One no Comércio e Indústria |url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/futebol-nacional/quando-mourinho-era-o-special-one-no-comercio-e-industria-4481801.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.dn.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=José Mourinho :: Perfil do Jogador :: zerozero.pt |url=https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/jose-mourinho/79732?epoca_id=116 |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=www.zerozero.pt |language=pt}}</ref> He was first an interpreter for [[Bobby Robson]] at [[Sporting CP]] and [[FC Porto]], before gaining success as an assistant at [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] under Robson and then his successor, [[Louis van Gaal]]. After brief stints as manager at [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]], Mourinho returned to Porto in 2002, winning two [[Primeira Liga]] titles, the [[Taça de Portugal]], the [[2003 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup]] and the [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League]]. That success earned him a move to England with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2004, where he famously remarked "I think I'm a special one" at his first press conference, which led to the British media dubbing him "The Special One". With Chelsea, Mourinho won two [[Premier League]] titles, an [[FA Cup]] and two [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]s in three seasons, before he departed in 2007 amid reports of disagreements with owner [[Roman Abramovich]].<ref name="chelsea exit">{{cite news |title=Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7003912.stm |access-date=24 May 2012 |archive-date=13 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013010738/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7003912.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2008, Mourinho joined Italian club [[Inter Milan]]. He led them to the [[Serie A]] title in his first season before winning a [[Treble (association football)|continental treble]] of Serie A, the [[Coppa Italia]] and the UEFA Champions League in 2010, a first in history for an Italian club. This made him one of five coaches to have won the European Cup with two different clubs,<ref>{{cite news |last=Harrold |first=Michael |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=2010/index.html |title=2009/10: Inter back on top at last |publisher=UEFA |access-date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904142341/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season%3D2010/index.html |archive-date=4 September 2010}}</ref> and later that year saw him crowned the inaugural [[FIFA World Coach of the Year]].<ref name="Goal" /> Mourinho then moved to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in Spain, where he won the [[La Liga]] title in [[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]], breaking numerous domestic records including for most points, goals and wins in a season, and becoming the fifth coach to win league titles in four different countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/03/real-madrid-jose-mourinho-title |title=José Mourinho's mission accomplished as Real Madrid seal title |work=The Guardian |access-date=3 May 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010930/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/may/03/real-madrid-jose-mourinho-title |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Gerets champion |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Eric-gerets-champion/85694 |work=l'Equipe.fr |access-date=29 October 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010955/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Eric-gerets-champion/85694 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 and rejoined Chelsea, where he won [[2014–15 Premier League|another league title]] and [[2015 Football League Cup Final|League Cup]], but was dismissed in 2015 after a poor run of results.<ref name="sacking">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34670192 |title=Jose Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager |date=17 December 2015 |access-date=17 December 2015 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010954/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34670192 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Mourinho was appointed at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in 2016 and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/2663/Jos%C3%A9-Mourinho/overview|title=José Mourinho Manager Profile|website=www.premierleague.com|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514222342/https://www.premierleague.com/managers/2663/Jos%C3%A9-Mourinho/overview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho appointed United manager |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/May/club-statement-manchester-united-confirm-jose-mourinho-as-new-manager.aspx |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527084338/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/May/club-statement-manchester-united-confirm-jose-mourinho-as-new-manager.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> but his tenures at both clubs ended acrimoniously.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SpursOfficial||number=1384082806209355779|title=The Club can today announce that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties. #THFC #COYS}}</ref> Despite this, Mourinho won the [[2017 UEFA Europa League Final|UEFA Europa League]] and [[2017 EFL Cup Final|League Cup]] with Manchester United and led Tottenham to a [[2020–21 EFL Cup|League Cup]] final, but was fired less than a week before it. He was the manager of Roma between 2021 and 2024, where he won the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League]] in his first season: it was the club's first European title and first trophy since 2008 and made Mourinho the first manager to win a major European competition with four clubs and the third manager to win [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of managers to have won the three main European club competitions|all UEFA club competitions]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/news/0275-153b4c3b58ce-9dd2bc95bfd0-1000/ |title=Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |first=Sam |last=Honeyman |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526032744/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/news/0275-153b4c3b58ce-9dd2bc95bfd0-1000/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He then joined Fenerbahçe.

Mourinho was named Portuguese Coach of the Century by the [[Portuguese Football Federation]] (FPF) in 2015.<ref name="Euronews">{{cite web |url=http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/15/giants-of-portuguese-football-honoured-at-centenary-of-fpf/ |title=Giants of Portuguese football honoured at centenary of FPF |website=Euronews.com |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=9 February 2016 |archive-date=14 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114105258/http://www.euronews.com/2015/01/15/giants-of-portuguese-football-honoured-at-centenary-of-fpf |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to his tactical knowledge, charismatic and controversial personality, and a reputation for prioritising results over attractive football, he has drawn comparisons, by both admirers and critics, with Argentine manager [[Helenio Herrera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/apr/29/jose-mourinho-internazionale-helenio-herrera-barcelona |title=In José Mourinho Inter finally have a true heir to Helenio Herrera |last=Williams |first=Richard |date=29 April 2010 |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010931/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/apr/29/jose-mourinho-internazionale-helenio-herrera-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serieaddicted.com/article/helenio-herrera-or-jose-mourinho-40-years-before.php |title=Helenio Herrera, or Josè Mourinho 40 years before |author=Formica, Federico |work=SerieAddicted |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519045722/http://www.serieaddicted.com/article/helenio-herrera-or-jose-mourinho-40-years-before.php |archive-date=19 May 2014}}</ref>

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==Early life, playing career and education==
Mourinho was born in 1963 to a large middle-class family in [[Setúbal]] (a city in the [[Lisbon metropolitan area]]), Portugal, the son of José Manuel Mourinho Félix, who was known by the name [[Félix Mourinho]], and his wife, Maria Júlia Carrajola dos Santos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/10927714/jose-mourinhos-father-felix-dies-at-the-age-of-79|title=Jose Mourinho's father Felix dies at the age of 79|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=26 June 2017|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404153343/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/10927714/jose-mourinhos-father-felix-dies-at-the-age-of-79|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/06/26/man-united-manager-jose-mourinhos-father-dies-in-portugal/103194810/|title=Man United manager Jose Mourinho's father dies in Portugal|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=26 June 2017|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-date=30 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221310/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/06/26/man-united-manager-jose-mourinhos-father-dies-in-portugal/103194810/|url-status=live}}</ref> His father played football professionally for [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]] and [[Vitória F.C.|Vitória de Setúbal]], earning one cap for [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the course of his career. His mother was a primary school teacher from an affluent background;<ref name=Statesman>{{cite web |last=Cowley |first=Jason |title=NS Man of the year – Jose Mourinho |work=[[New Statesman]] |date=19 December 2005 |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200512190026 |access-date=10 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331113408/http://www.newstatesman.com/200512190026 |archive-date=31 March 2007}}</ref> her uncle funded the construction of the Vitória de Setúbal football stadium. The [[Carnation Revolution]] leading to the fall of [[António de Oliveira Salazar]]'s ''[[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]]'' regime in April 1974 also led to the family losing all but a single property in nearby [[Palmela]].<ref name=Sitting>{{cite news |title=Sitting pretty |work=The Observer |date=1 August 2004 |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1270852,00.html |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617170259/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1270852,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and joined the Belenenses youth team. Graduating to the senior level, he left the club in 1980 to sign for [[Rio Ave F.C.|Rio Ave]], where he played for the reserve team, and in 1981, was joined by his father, who was named first team manager. There, he struck up a prolific partnership with veteran striker [[Mário Reis (footballer)|Mário Reis]]. According to former teammate [[Baltemar Brito]] (who would become an assistant to Mourinho early on his managerial career), the duo scored around 100 goals, with Mourinho netting forty-seven times.<ref name="br">{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2879331-great-ability-but-a-bit-lazy-remembering-jose-mourinhos-playing-days|title='Great Ability' but 'A Bit Lazy': Remembering Jose Mourinho's Playing Days|work=Bleacher Report|first=Marcus|last=Alves|date=March 6, 2020|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=25 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825165043/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2879331-great-ability-but-a-bit-lazy-remembering-jose-mourinhos-playing-days|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to playing for the reserves, Mourinho was usually tasked with scouting other teams for his father.<ref name=Indy>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/jose-mourinho-received-an-invaluable-lesson-in-the-harsh-realities-of-the-game-from-his-dad-10224328.html|title=Mourinho's invaluable lesson from his dad|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|first=Sam|last=Wallace|date=8 May 2015|access-date=18 March 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404144645/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/jose-mourinho-received-an-invaluable-lesson-in-the-harsh-realities-of-the-game-from-his-dad-10224328.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was rarely selected by his father, but he made his debut for the club in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, in a 2–1 extra time win over [[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]].<ref name="br"/> On the final day of the campaign against champions-elect [[Sporting CP]], a defender was injured in the pre-match warm up, so he was told to get changed. Club president José Maria Pinho, fearing the threat of nepotism, overruled the decision to do so; the incident saw the pair leave to join Belenenses in the summer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mourinho: Further Anatomy of a Winner|publisher=Hachette UK|first=Patrick|last=Barclay|year=2011|chapter=Born into football|isbn=9781409134213}}</ref> Mourinho mostly spent the season playing for the reserve team, and he played for the first team in the second round of the [[1982–83 Taça de Portugal|Taça de Portugal]] against Clube Desportivo de Vila Franca, an amateur club from [[Vila Franca do Campo]], [[São Miguel Island]], Azores. With Belenenses 8–0 up at half-time, Mourinho came on as a second-half substitute and scored a hat-trick as the team won 17–0,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mourinho fez um "hat-trick" |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/taca-de-portugal/detalhe/mourinho-fez-um-hat-trick |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref> which remains the club's biggest ever victory in the tournament.<ref name="br"/> When his father returned to Rio Ave, Mourinho did not go with him and continued to play in the lower levels of the [[Portuguese football league system]], first with [[G.D. Sesimbra|Sesimbra]], and then for [[União Futebol Comércio e Indústria|Comércio e Indústria]], where he finished his career. At the latter club, he was [[Captain (sports)|captain]] of the team and would save the life of a teammate who had gotten trapped in a car that had caught on fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4085955/mourinho-chose-liverpool-united-greenwood-in-dortmund-sights-real-madrid-stars-discuss-transfers|title=Mourinho chose Liverpool, United's Greenwood in Dortmund's sights, Real Madrid stars discuss transfers|website=ESPN.com|date=April 17, 2020|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=25 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825165042/https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4085955/mourinho-chose-liverpool-united-greenwood-in-dortmund-sights-real-madrid-stars-discuss-transfers|url-status=live}}</ref> Mourinho decided that he lacked the requisite pace and power to become a professional and chose to focus on becoming a football coach instead.<ref name=Statesman /><ref name=JoseWay>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: The Jose way |work=[[The Independent]] |date=27 February 2005 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jose-mourinho-the-jose-way-485013.html |access-date=15 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010941/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jose-mourinho-the-jose-way-485013.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: 'Ronaldo has been by far the best player in the Premiership. But he must win a trophy' |work=[[The Independent]] |date=26 April 2008 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/jose-mourinho-ronaldo-has-been-by-far-the-best-player-in-the-premiership-but-he-must-win-a-trophy-815907.html |access-date=15 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010959/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/jose-mourinho-ronaldo-has-been-by-far-the-best-player-in-the-premiership-but-he-must-win-a-trophy-815907.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Education ===
Mourinho failed in the subject of [[mathematics]] during the final year of high school, and this prevented him of finishing high school at time to enroll at the physical education college as was his wish, but later on, after finishing high school in the special examination period of September, his mother enrolled him in a private business school because there weren't vacant places for him in the physical education college and, in addition, his mother believed business school would bring him to a more successful [[career path]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mourinho chumbou a Matemática, a mãe mandou-o para Gestão e acabou... em treinador |url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/paises/inglaterra/detalhe/mourinho-chumbou-a-matematica-a-mae-mandou-o-para-gestao-e-acabou-em-treinador |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brussels |first=Matt Hughes in |date=2023-11-22 |title=It all adds up fine for Mourinho as Chelsea saunter on |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/it-all-adds-up-fine-for-mourinho-as-chelsea-saunter-on-k2p5wx2mkrp |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=X-Files José Mourinho: O lado oculto do 'Special One' |url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/domingo/detalhe/x_files_jose_mourinho_o_lado_oculto_do_special_one |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=www.cmjornal.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fazer o curso com uma perna às costas |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/fazer-o-curso-com-uma-perna-as-costas |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Maisfutebol |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fazer o curso com uma perna às costas {{!}} MAISFUTEBOL |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/amp/fazer-o-curso-com-uma-perna-as-costas |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=maisfutebol.iol.pt}}</ref> Mourinho dropped out business school on his first day, deciding he would rather focus on sport, and chose to attend the Instituto Superior de Educação Física (ISEF) to study [[physical education]].<ref name="Sitting" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=José Mourinho prevê "mais 10 ou 15 anos" de carreira e diz que "fez os mais novos sonharem" |url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/paises/inglaterra/tottenham/detalhe/jose-mourinho-preve-mais-10-ou-15-anos-de-carreira-e-diz-que-fez-os-mais-novos-sonharem |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref> After 1989, the Higher Institute of Physical Education (ISEF) became the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH), or Faculty of Human Kinetics, in English, and since then it was a part of the [[Technical University of Lisbon]] that would award a [[Honorary degree|honoris causa]] doctorate degree to Mourinho in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FMH - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana |url=https://www.repository.utl.pt/handle/10400.5/135 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.repository.utl.pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=José Mourinho doutorado Honoris Causa |url=https://expresso.pt/actualidade/jose-mourinho-doutorado-honoris-causa=f502083 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Jornal Expresso |language=pt-PT}}</ref> After he concluded his education in ISEF, he attended coaching courses held by the [[The Football Association|English]] and [[Scottish Football Association|Scottish]] Football Associations.<ref name=":4" /> In this period of his life, former [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] manager [[Andy Roxburgh]] took note of the young Portuguese's drive and attention to detail.<ref name=Feature /> Mourinho sought to redefine the role of coach in football by mixing coaching theory with motivational and psychological techniques.<ref name=Statesman />

==Coaching career==
After leaving his job as a physical education [[Teacher|school teacher]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.acp.pt |title=José Mourinho regressa à escola ao volante de um Jaguar |url=https://www.acp.pt/newsarticleAutoclube.aspx?menuid=1716&did=6067 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.acp.pt |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-16 |title=A profissão de José Mourinho antes de chegar a treinador de futebol |url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/1340783/a-profissao-de-jose-mourinho-antes-de-chegar-a-treinador-de-futebol |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Notícias ao Minuto |language=pt}}</ref> Mourinho looked for a path into professional football management in his hometown and became youth team coach at Vitória de Setúbal in the early 1990s. Later, he accepted the position of assistant manager at [[C.F. Estrela da Amadora|Estrela da Amadora]],<ref name=Feature>{{cite news |last=Hawkley |first=Ian |title=The big feature: Jose Mourinho |work=The Times |date=9 May 2004 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-big-feature-jose-mourinho-psqz6l2728w |access-date=14 May 2018 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010956/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-big-feature-jose-mourinho-psqz6l2728w |url-status=live }}</ref> then was a scout at [[A.D. Ovarense|Ovarense]]. Then, in 1992, an opportunity arose to work as a translator for a top foreign coach: [[Bobby Robson]] had been appointed as the new manager of Lisbon club Sporting CP and needed an English-speaking local coach to work as his [[Interpreter (communication)|interpreter]].<ref name=JoseWay /> His presentation was on 7 July, alongside president [[Sousa Cintra]], manager Robson and [[Manuel Fernandes (footballer, born 1951)|Manuel Fernandes]].<ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2014 |title=José Mourinho. Uma história que não conhece |trans-title=Jose Mourinho. A story you do not know |language=PT |url=https://ionline.sapo.pt/282904 |website=[[i (Portuguese newspaper)|i]] |access-date=14 May 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010934/https://ionline.sapo.pt/282904 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho began discussing tactics and coaching with Robson in his interpreting role.<ref name=JoseWay /> Robson was sacked by the club in December 1993. When [[FC Porto|Porto]] appointed him as their head coach, Mourinho moved with him, continuing to coach and interpret for players at the new club.<ref name=Feature /> The Porto team, consisting of players like [[Ljubinko Drulović]], [[Domingos Paciência|Domingos]], [[Rui Barros]], [[Jorge Costa (footballer)|Jorge Costa]] and [[Vítor Baía]], went on to dominate Portuguese football the following years. With Robson as head coach and Mourinho as his assistant, Porto reached the [[1993–94 UEFA Champions League]] semi-finals and won the [[1993–94 Taça de Portugal]], the [[1994–95 Primeira Liga|1994–95]] and [[1995–96 Primeira Liga|1995–96]] [[List of Portuguese football champions|Portuguese championship]], and the 1994, 1995 and 1996 [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|Portuguese Super Cup]], the latter with a [[1996 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|5–0 victory]] over [[O Clássico|arch-rivals]] [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], in what proved to be Robson's last game at Porto, earning Robson the nickname "Bobby Five-O" in Portugal.

After two years at Porto, the duo moved again, joining [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in 1996.<ref name=TDT1>{{cite news |last=Ley |first=John |title=Mourinho's Chelsea love affair finally ends |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=20 September 2007 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2321557/Mourinho%27s-Chelsea-love-affair-finally-ends.html |access-date=20 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=7 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207055447/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2321557/Mourinho%27s-Chelsea-love-affair-finally-ends.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mourinho gradually became a prominent figure of the club's staff by translating at press conferences, planning practice sessions and helping players through tactical advice and analyses of the opposition. Robson and Mourinho's styles complemented each other: the Englishman favoured an attacking style, while Mourinho covered defensive options, and the Portuguese's love of planning and training combined with Robson's direct man-management. The Barcelona attack was led by a prime [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] – whom Mourinho regards as the best player post-Diego Maradona.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Brazil's Ronaldo is the best player from last 20 years |url=http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2014/07/09/jose-mourinho-brazils-ronaldo-is-the-best-player-from-last-20-ye/ |access-date=30 August 2018 |agency=HITC |archive-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830142304/http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2014/07/09/jose-mourinho-brazils-ronaldo-is-the-best-player-from-last-20-ye/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The partnership was fruitful and Barcelona finished the season by winning the [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]], the [[1996–97 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] and [[1996 Supercopa de España|Supercopa de España]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season=1996/Round=158/match=53916/index.html |title=Barcelona 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain |work=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040430140323/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/ECWC/AllTimeStatistics/season%3D1996/Round%3D158/match%3D53916/index.html |archive-date=30 April 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Robson moved clubs the following season but this time Mourinho did not follow, as Barcelona were keen to retain him as assistant manager.<ref name=Feature /> The two remained good friends and Mourinho later reflected on the effect Robson had had upon him:

{{blockquote|text=One of the most important things I learnt from Bobby Robson is that when you win, you shouldn't assume you are ''the'' team, and when you lose, you shouldn't think you are rubbish.<ref name=Feature />}}

He began working with Robson's successor, [[Louis van Gaal]], and he learned much from the Dutchman's conscientious style. Both assistant and head coach combined their studious approach to the game and Barcelona won [[List of Spanish football champions|La Liga]] twice in Van Gaal's first two years as coach.<ref name=Feature /> Van Gaal saw that his number two had the promise to be more than a skilled assistant. He let Mourinho develop his own independent coaching style and entrusted him with the coaching duties of [[FC Barcelona B|Barcelona B]].<ref name=TDT1 /> Van Gaal also let Mourinho take charge of the first team (acting as Mourinho's assistant himself) for certain trophies, like the [[Copa Catalunya]], which Barcelona won in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hawkley |first=Ian |title=Battle of the Bernabeu |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2004 |access-date=22 May 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8695530.stm |archive-date=24 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524102839/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8695530.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Managerial career==

===Benfica===
The chance to become a top-tier manager arrived in September 2000 when Mourinho was appointed as the replacement for [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] manager [[Jupp Heynckes]] after the fourth week of the [[2000–01 Primeira Liga|Primeira Liga]].<ref name=BenficaStart>{{cite news |title=Mourinho replaces Heynckes at Benfica |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/933884.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 September 2000 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/933884.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{blockquote|text=When I spoke with Van Gaal about going back to Portugal to be an assistant at Benfica, he said: "No, don't go. Tell Benfica if they want a first-team coach you will go; if they want an assistant you will stay."<ref>Menicucci, Paolo. [http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1487991.html "The Master And His Apprentice on UEFA.COM"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010938/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e5-0e7490d644d9-5950da04c745-1000--the-master-and-his-apprentice/?referrer=%2fuefachampionsleague%2fnews%2fnewsid%3d1487991 |date=9 January 2021 }}, UEFA, Milan, 17 May 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.</ref>}}

The Benfica hierarchy wanted to appoint [[Jesualdo Ferreira]] as the new assistant coach, but Mourinho refused and picked [[Carlos Mozer]], a retired Benfica defender, as his right-hand man instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mozer fired as InterClube coach |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 May 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7378156.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918115419/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7378156.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho was highly critical of Ferreira, whom he had first encountered as his teacher at ISEF and later lambasted the veteran coach by stating, "This could be the story of a donkey who worked for 30 years but never became a horse."<ref>{{cite news |last=Sinnott |first=John |title=Low down on Porto |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=18 September 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6993496.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212120622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6993496.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Only weeks after being given the job at Benfica, Mourinho's mentor, Bobby Robson, offered him the assistant manager's role at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Such was Robson's desperation for Mourinho to join him he offered to step down after two years in charge and hand over the reins to Mourinho. Mourinho turned the offer down and said he knew Robson would never step down at the club he loved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho rejected Newcastle role |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30 November 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4054319.stm |access-date=10 December 2008 |archive-date=19 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619010337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4054319.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho and Mozer proved a popular combination, enjoying a 3–0 win against [[Derby de Lisboa|rivals]] Sporting CP in December.<ref name=Guard1>{{cite news |title=If something got in his way – which is winning – he would leave |work=The Guardian |date=17 January 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/17/newsstory.chelsea |access-date=20 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010959/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jan/17/newsstory.chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Benfica 3 – 0 Sporting CP |publisher=Soccerway |date=3 December 2000 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/match/liga-sagres/benfica/sporting-clube-de-portugal/129886/summary |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010945/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2000/12/03/portugal/portuguese-liga-/benfica/sporting-clube-de-portugal/129886/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Their reign appeared to be at risk after Benfica's election turned against club president [[João Vale e Azevedo]] and the newly elected [[Manuel Vilarinho]] said that he would instate ex-Benfica player [[Toni (footballer, born 1946)|Toni]] as his new coach.<ref name=TDT1 /> Although Vilarinho had no intention of firing him immediately, Mourinho used the victory over Sporting to test the president's loyalty and he asked for a contract extension.<ref name=Guard1 /> Vilarinho refused the demand and Mourinho resigned from his position immediately. He left the club on 5 December 2000<ref name=BenficaEnd>{{cite news |title=José Mourinho: "Direcção mostrou falta de confiança" |trans-title =José Mourinho: "Board showed a lack of faith in our work" |url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=59976 |newspaper=Record |location=Lisbon |date=6 December 2000 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615052837/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Benfica/interior.aspx?content_id=59976 |archive-date=15 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> after just nine league games in charge. Upon later reflection, Vilarinho rued his poor judgement and expressed his frustration at losing Mourinho:

{{blockquote|text=[Put me] back then [and] I would do exactly the opposite: I would extend his contract. Only later I realised that one's personality and pride cannot be put before the interest of the institution we serve.<ref name=Guard1 />}}

===União de Leiria===
Mourinho found a new managerial post in July 2001 with [[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]].<ref name=LeiriaStart>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Wilson |title=The devil and José Mourinho |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/22/devil-and-jose-mourinho |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=22 December 2015 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=3 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503054743/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/22/devil-and-jose-mourinho |url-status=live }}</ref> During his time at União de Leiria, the team was on a run contesting places as high as third and fourth. After a 1–1 draw against [[C.D. Santa Clara|Santa Clara]] on 20 January 2002, Mourinho recorded eight matches unbeaten in the league (six wins, two draws) since 25 November 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/uniao-leiria/2001-2002/results |title=Uniao Leiria 2001-2002 (League Results) |publisher=statto.com |access-date=11 May 2017}} {{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> And the team was in fourth place, one point ahead of [[FC Porto|Porto]], one point behind [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and six points behind the top of the league table.<ref name=JM-at-Uniao>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/uniao-leiria/2001-2002/table/2002-01-20 |title=Uniao Leiria 2001-2002 (Table on Sunday 20th January 2002) |publisher=statto.com |access-date=11 May 2017}} {{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=17838 |title=Santa Clara 1-1 U. Leiria (Liga Portuguesa 2001/02) |publisher=zerozero.pt |language=pt |access-date=11 May 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011010/https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=17838 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho's successes at Leiria did not go unrecognised and he caught the attention of larger Portuguese clubs.<ref name=TDT1 />

===Porto===
Mourinho was then chosen by Porto to replace [[Octávio Machado]] on 23 January 2002.<ref name=PortoStart>{{cite web |title=Mourinho ready for Porto challenge |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=15693.html |publisher=UEFA |date=23 January 2002 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219232642/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=15693.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At this time, Porto was in fifth place in the Liga (behind Sporting CP, [[Boavista F.C.|Boavista]], União de Leiria and Benfica), had been eliminated from the [[Taça de Portugal]] and was in last place in their [[2001–02 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League second group stage]]. Mourinho guided the team to third place that year after a strong 15-game run (including 11 wins) and gave the promise of "making Porto champions next year".

He quickly identified several key players as the backbone of what he believed would be a perfect Porto team: Vítor Baía, [[Ricardo Carvalho]], [[Costinha]], [[Deco]], [[Dmitri Alenichev]] and [[Hélder Postiga]]. He recalled captain Jorge Costa after a six-month loan to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]. Signings from other clubs included [[Nuno Valente]] and [[Derlei]] from União de Leiria; [[Paulo Ferreira]] from Vitória de Setúbal; [[César Peixoto]] from [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]];<ref>{{cite news|title=César Peixoto certo no FC Porto|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/fc-porto/detalhe/cesar-peixoto-certo-no-fc-porto|newspaper=Record|language=PT|date=3 July 2002|access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref> [[Pedro Emanuel]] from Boavista; and [[Edgaras Jankauskas]] and [[Maniche]], who both had been out of contract at Benfica.

====2002–03: First league title and European treble====
In 2003, Mourinho won his first [[2002–03 Primeira Liga|Primeira Liga]] with a 27–5–2 record, 11 points clear of Benfica, the team he quit two years earlier. The total of 86 points out of the possible maximum of 102 was a Portuguese record, until the [[2015–16 Primeira Liga|2015–16 season]] won by Benfica (88 points), since the rule of three points per win was introduced. Mourinho also won the [[2002–03 Taça de Portugal|Taça de Portugal]], beating former club Leiria in the [[2003 Taça de Portugal Final|final]], and the [[2003 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup final]] against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], both in May 2003.

====2003–04: Final season and Champions League title====
The following season witnessed further successes: he led Porto to victory in the one-match [[2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|Portuguese Super Cup]], beating Leiria 1–0. They lost the [[2003 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] 1–0 to [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], with [[Andriy Shevchenko]] scoring the only goal. The team was dominant in the [[2003–04 Primeira Liga|Primeira Liga]] and finished the season with a perfect home record, an eight-point advantage and a 27-match unbeaten run that ran from the start of the season until early April, when they lost to [[Gil Vicente F.C.|Gil Vicente]]. They secured the title five weeks before the end of the season. Porto lost the [[2004 Taça de Portugal Final]] to Benfica in May 2004, but two weeks later, Mourinho won a greater prize: the [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]], with a [[2004 UEFA Champions League Final|3–0 win]] over [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] in Germany. The club had eliminated [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] and [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] and their sole defeat of the competition came against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the group round.

In the first leg between Manchester United and Porto, United manager [[Alex Ferguson]] confronted Mourinho after [[Roy Keane]] received a red card for stamping on Vítor Baía.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/3487984.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Mourinho mocks Ferguson |date=25 February 2004 |access-date=27 May 2012 |archive-date=23 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823171544/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/3487984.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second leg at [[Old Trafford]], Porto were on the verge of an away-goals defeat when Costinha scored in the 89th minute to win the tie. Mourinho flamboyantly [[Goal celebration|celebrated the goal]] by leaving his dugout, punching the air as he sprinted down the sideline near to his celebrating players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOBLwejwPZ8|title=José Mourinho on his Porto touchline run at Old Trafford|date=8 December 2015 |via=YouTube|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=15 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415190533/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOBLwejwPZ8|url-status=live}}</ref> Mourinho's Porto win over Ferguson's United was a preview of his move to the [[Premier League]] managing [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], where the two men would enjoy a competitive but respectful relationship. In 2005, after Chelsea clinched the Premier League title, Ferguson had his players form a guard of honour at Chelsea's next game at Old Trafford,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2359449/Chelsea-snatch-record-from-United.html |title=Chelsea snatch record from United |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 May 2005 |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011001/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2359449/Chelsea-snatch-record-from-United.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a favour that Mourinho returned in 2007 at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], after Ferguson's squad were confirmed league champions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6633875.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=Terry braced for guard of honour |date=8 May 2007 |access-date=8 June 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109024514/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6633875.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7006330.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=Ferguson pays tribute to Mourinho |date=21 September 2007 |access-date=27 May 2012 |archive-date=23 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223025723/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7006330.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{blockquote|text=Liverpool are a team that interests everyone and Chelsea does not interest me so much because it is a new project with lots of money invested in it. I think it is a project which, if the club fail to win everything, then [Roman] [[Roman Abramovich|Abramovich]] could retire and take the money out of the club. It's an uncertain project. It is interesting for a coach to have the money to hire quality players but you never know if a project like this will bring success.<ref name=LivMove>{{cite news |last=Wallace |first=Sam |title=Mourinho would prefer Liverpool |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 April 2004 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2377496/Mourinho-would-prefer-Liverpool.html |access-date=20 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010952/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2377496/Mourinho-would-prefer-Liverpool.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

Liverpool offered their managerial position to [[Rafael Benítez]], and Mourinho instead accepted a large offer from Roman Abramovich and pledged his immediate future to Chelsea.<ref name=LivMove />

===Chelsea===
On 2 June 2004, Mourinho moved to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] on a three-year contract, after a £1.7&nbsp;million compensation package was agreed with Porto, making him the first Portuguese manager in the Premier League.<ref name=PortoEnd>{{cite news |title=Chelsea appoint Mourinho |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3765263.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2004 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112084128/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3765263.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In a press conference upon joining the English side, Mourinho spoke on Chelsea's credentials, stating: "We have top players and, sorry if I'm arrogant, we have a top manager", before adding,

{{blockquote|Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one.<ref>{{cite web |title='I am a special one': The day Jose Mourinho announced himself to the Premier League |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/12040/12838761/the-day-jose-mourinhos-special-one-tag-was-born-when-the-enigma-announced-himself-to-the-premier-league |access-date=18 May 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230819125125/https://www.skysports.com/football/story-telling/12040/12838761/the-day-jose-mourinhos-special-one-tag-was-born-when-the-enigma-announced-himself-to-the-premier-league |work=Sky Sports |last=Walker |first=Ron }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=What Mourinho said |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3769431.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2004 |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=22 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090222110810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3769431.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

This comment resulted in the media dubbing him "The Special One",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/01/why-is-jose-mourinho-the-special-one/ |title=Why is Jose Mourinho the Special One? |work=The Telegraph |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011016/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/01/why-is-jose-mourinho-the-special-one/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21621112 |title=Jose Mourinho: The world according to the 'Special One' |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=30 July 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011025/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21621112 |url-status=live }}</ref> and his [[Boasting|braggadocio]] was widely recognised during his early managerial career.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Profile: Jose Mourinho: Here we go, here we go in a luxury coach |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/profile-jose-mourinho-here-we-go-here-we-go-in-a-luxury-coach-r290fx7d7p0 |access-date=6 May 2022 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506183650/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/profile-jose-mourinho-here-we-go-here-we-go-in-a-luxury-coach-r290fx7d7p0 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho recruited his backroom staff from Porto, consisting of assistant manager [[Baltemar Brito]], fitness coach [[Rui Faria]], chief scout [[André Villas-Boas]] and goalkeeping coach [[Silvino Louro]]. He retained [[Steve Clarke]], a long-serving former player at Chelsea, who had also performed an assistant managerial-type role under previous managers at the club. In terms of spending, Mourinho carried on where his predecessor [[Claudio Ranieri]] left off, as, bankrolled by Roman Abramovich, he spent in excess of £70&nbsp;million in transfer fees on players such as [[Tiago Mendes|Tiago]] (£10&nbsp;million) from Benfica, [[Michael Essien]] (£24.4&nbsp;million) from Lyon, [[Didier Drogba]] (£24&nbsp;million) from [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]], [[Mateja Kežman]] (£5.4&nbsp;million) from [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] and Porto pair Ricardo Carvalho (£19.8&nbsp;million) and Paulo Ferreira (£13.3&nbsp;million).

====2004–06: First trophies in England====
Under Mourinho, Chelsea built on the potential developed in the previous season. By early December, they were at the top of the [[2004–05 FA Premier League|Premier League]] table and had reached the knock-out stages of the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. He secured his first trophy by winning the [[2004–05 Football League Cup|League Cup]] against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] [[2005 Football League Cup Final|3–2]] ([[Extra time#Association football|AET]]) in [[Cardiff]]. Towards the end of the match, Mourinho was escorted from the touchline after putting his finger to his mouth in the direction of Liverpool fans, as a response to taunts directed towards him whilst Liverpool were leading, before the equalising goal.

Chelsea met Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16, a highly contested match where the Blues lost away in the first leg 2–1 but advanced on aggregate, winning at home 4–2. In the quarter-finals against [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], Mourinho who was banned from attending the stadium, waited in the dressing room before the match to talk to his players, then he hid in a laundry basket to leave the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11612678/jose-mourinho-explains-how-he-hid-in-laundry-basket-to-escape-ban-while-at-chelsea |title=Jose Mourinho explains how he hid in laundry basket to escape ban while at Chelsea |website=Sky Sports |date=20 January 2019 |access-date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830144318/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11612678/jose-mourinho-explains-how-he-hid-in-laundry-basket-to-escape-ban-while-at-chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref> Later on, he missed the chance of back-to-back Champions League successes when Chelsea were knocked out of the competition by a controversial goal in the semi-finals by eventual winners Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Nick |title=Motion expert says Garcia's shot did cross |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |page=77|date=5 May 2005}}</ref> Under Mourinho, Chelsea secured their first [[List of English football champions|top-flight domestic title]] in 50 years, setting a string of [[Football records in England|English football records]] in the process, including the most points ever achieved in the Premier League (95) and the fewest goals conceded (15).

Chelsea started the next season well: they defeated [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2–1 to win the [[2005 FA Community Shield]] and topped the Premier League from the first weekend of the [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]] season. Chelsea beat rivals Manchester United 3–0 to win their second consecutive Premier League title and Mourinho's fourth domestic title in a row. After the presentation of his championship medal, Mourinho threw Robert Huth's and blazer into the crowd. Mourinho was awarded a second medal for Huth within minutes, which he also threw into the crowd.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-09 |title=Jose Mourinho: Chelsea boss actually threw player's medal into crowd |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/jose-mourinho-chelsea-boss-actually-threw-players-medal-into-crowd-35922343 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=OneFootball |language=en}}</ref>

====2006–07: Continued domestic success====
The [[2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season|2006–07 season]] saw growing media speculation that Mourinho would leave the club at the season's conclusion due to alleged poor relations with owner Roman Abramovich and a power struggle with sporting director [[Frank Arnesen]] and Abramovich advisor [[Piet de Visser (football manager)|Piet de Visser]]. Mourinho later cleared doubts regarding his future at Stamford Bridge, stating that there would only be two ways for him to leave Chelsea: if Chelsea did not offer him a new contract before the expiry of his current deal in June 2010, or if Chelsea were to sack him.<ref>{{cite web |date=24 February 2007 |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/NewsHomePage/0,,10268~986873,00.html |title=Jose:Respect for fans; Respect for Carling Cup |publisher=[[Chelsea FC]] |access-date=24 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403194024/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/NewsHomePage/0%2C%2C10268~986873%2C00.html |archive-date=3 April 2007}}</ref>

[[File:JoseMourinho.jpg|thumb|upright|Mourinho with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2007]]

Didier Drogba had the highest scoring season of his career that year and this led to his newly signed strike partner [[Andrey Shevchenko]] to be dropped from the starting line-up towards the end of the season by Mourinho. Notably, in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] semi-final match against Liverpool at [[Anfield]], Shevchenko was not even included on the bench. The other high-profile arrival besides Shevchenko was German captain [[Michael Ballack]], a free agent from [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] who was signed to strengthen the midfield. The Icelandic striker [[Eiður Guðjohnsen]] departed the club for Barcelona.

Despite the unrest, Chelsea won the [[2006–07 Football League Cup|League Cup]] again by defeating Arsenal at the [[Millennium Stadium]]. The possibility of the quadruple was brought to an end on 1 May 2007 when Liverpool eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League on penalties at Anfield, following a 1–1 aggregate draw. Days later, Chelsea drew 1–1 with Arsenal at the [[Emirates Stadium|Emirates]], which secured the Premier League title for Manchester United. This was Mourinho's first season without a league title win in five years. Mourinho led Chelsea to a 1–0 victory against Manchester United in the [[2007 FA Cup Final]], winning in the first final to be played at the rebuilt [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]]. This was his first FA Cup win which meant that he had won every domestic trophy available to a Premier League manager.

There was to be further friction between Mourinho and Abramovich when [[Avram Grant]] was appointed as director of football, despite objections from Mourinho. Grant's position was further enhanced by being given a seat on the board. In spite of these tensions, the 2007–08 transfer season would see the departure of Dutch winger [[Arjen Robben]] to Real Madrid and the arrival of French midfielder [[Florent Malouda]] from Lyon.

====2007–08: Departure====
In the first match of the [[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08 season]], Chelsea beat [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 3–2 to set a new record of 64 consecutive home league matches without defeat. Despite surpassing the record set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1981,<ref name=Unbeaten>{{cite news |title=Mourinho thrilled to break record |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=12 August 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6943246.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918135114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6943246.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> the start to the [[2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season|2007–08 season]] was less successful than previous starts. The team lost at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] and followed this with a goalless draw at home to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. Their opening game in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] saw them only manage a 1–1 home draw against the Norwegian team [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] in front of only 24,973 (an almost half-empty stadium), which included an unimpressed owner Roman Abramovich.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea 1-1 Rosenborg |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6996403.stm |agency=BBC |access-date=28 August 2018 |archive-date=22 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422204916/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6996403.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho unexpectedly left Chelsea on 20 September 2007 "by mutual consent", although there had been a series of disagreements with owner Abramovich.<ref name="chelsea exit" /> The Chelsea board held an emergency meeting and decided it was time to part with their manager. Mourinho left as the most successful manager in Chelsea's history, having won six trophies for the club in three years. He was also undefeated in all home league games. [[Avram Grant]] succeeded Mourinho as Chelsea manager but failed to win any trophies in his year in charge and would be sacked at the end of the 2007–08 season. Grant's squad managed to reach the [[2008 UEFA Champions League Final|final of the Champions League]] (something Mourinho failed to achieve in his three years at Chelsea), reach the [[2008 Football League Cup Final|final]] of the League Cup and maintained the unbeaten home streak at Stamford Bridge. Grant's Chelsea also finished second in the Premier League.

===Inter Milan===
On 2 June 2008, Mourinho was appointed the successor of [[Roberto Mancini]] at [[Inter Milan]] on a three-year contract and brought along with him much of his backroom staff who had served him at both Chelsea and Porto.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=29399&L=en |title=Josè Mourinho joins Inter |publisher=Inter Milan |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-date=12 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512092530/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=29399&L=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3641015,00.html |title=Inter confirm Mourinho |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021121643/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3641015,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He chose [[Giuseppe Baresi]], a former Inter player and ex-head coach of their youth academy, as his assistant.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7431480.stm |title=Mourinho takes over as Inter boss |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=2 June 2008 |date=2 June 2008 |archive-date=27 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127012104/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7431480.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> He spoke solely in [[Italian language|Italian]] in his first press conference as Inter boss, claiming to have learnt it "in three weeks".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/03/mourinho.shtml |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |title=E' subito Mourinho-show. "Né speciale, né pirla" |access-date=3 June 2008 |date=3 June 2008 |archive-date=17 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017225721/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/06_Giugno/03/mourinho.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho stated that he only intended to make a few major signings in the summer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/2302320/Former-Chelsea-manager-Jose-Mourinho-charms-the-Italians-after-joining-Inter-Milan.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |title=Jose Mourinho Charms the Italians after joining Inter |access-date=15 August 2008 |date=2 July 2008 |location=London |first=Oliver |last=Brown |archive-date=7 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207055510/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/2302320/Former-Chelsea-manager-Jose-Mourinho-charms-the-Italians-after-joining-Inter-Milan.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> By the end of the transfer window, he had brought three new players to the side: Brazilian winger [[Mancini (Brazilian footballer)|Mancini]] (€13&nbsp;million),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/operazioni_di_mercato/2008-07-15_cessione_a_titolo_definitivo_dei_diritti_alle_prestazioni_sportive_del_calciatore_amantino_faioli_alessandro.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608031743/http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/operazioni_di_mercato/2008-07-15_cessione_a_titolo_definitivo_dei_diritti_alle_prestazioni_sportive_del_calciatore_amantino_faioli_alessandro.pdf |title=Trasferimento a Titolo Definitivo Del Diritto Alle Prestazioni Sportive Del Calciatore Amantino Faioli Alessandro |date=15 July 2008|access-date=1 September 2016 |publisher=A.S. Roma |language=it |archive-date=8 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho makes Mancini first major signing |agency=Reuters |date=16 July 2008 |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/story/4620268a19724.html |access-date=21 October 2008 |archive-date=15 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915060346/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/535103 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ghanaian midfielder [[Sulley Muntari]] for a reported €14&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news |title=Inter rule out Lampard after Muntari signs |work=[[The Independent]] |date=28 July 2008 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/inter-rule-out-lampard-after-muntari-signs-879125.html |access-date=21 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=31 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731011556/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/inter-rule-out-lampard-after-muntari-signs-879125.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and Portuguese winger [[Ricardo Quaresma]] for a cash/player exchange fee of €18.6&nbsp;million plus young Portuguese midfielder [[Pelé (footballer, born 1987)|Pelé]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Carminati |first=Nadia |title=Inter agree Quaresma fee |publisher=[[Sky Sports]] |date=1 September 2008 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4078144,00.html |access-date=21 October 2008 |archive-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021121656/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4078144,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/Ingles/RCConsolidado20072008_INGLES.pdf |title=R&C FCP 2007 IN.indd |access-date=1 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002172155/http://www.fcporto.pt/IncFCP/PDF/Investor_Relations/Ingles/RCConsolidado20072008_INGLES.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2009}}</ref>

====2008–09: First Serie A title====
[[File:Mourinho in Moscow.jpg|thumb|upright|Mourinho as [[Inter Milan]] manager in 2008]]

In his first season as Inter head coach, Mourinho won the [[2008 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa Italiana]], beating [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] on penalties,<ref>{{cite web |title=Inter Milan wins Italian Super Cup |work=International Herald Tribune |date=24 August 2008 |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/24/sports/EU-SOC-Italian-Roundup.php |access-date=21 October 2008 |archive-date=14 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914174131/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/24/sports/EU-SOC-Italian-Roundup.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and finished top of Serie A. Inter were eliminated 2–0 on aggregate by Manchester United in the first knock-out round of the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], and he also failed to win the [[2008–09 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], losing 3–1 on aggregate to [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inter suffer Italian Cup KO |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=23 April 2009 |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i-KhEVqAYzoqlckH2Fe8eJg_PrMw |access-date=16 May 2009 |archive-date=5 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305201303/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i-KhEVqAYzoqlckH2Fe8eJg_PrMw |url-status=dead }}</ref> As [[UEFA]] was beginning to push the larger clubs in top leagues to play more homegrown players, Mourinho regularly played 18-year-old Italian forward [[Mario Balotelli]] and promoted academy defender [[Davide Santon]] to the first team permanently, installing an Italian contingent into a team previously composed of mostly foreign players. Both teenagers played a part in the ''[[List of Italian football champions|Scudetto]]''-winning season and played enough games to earn their first senior trophy.

Despite his domestic successes in winning the ''Scudetto'' by a 10-point margin, Mourinho's first season in Italy was viewed as disappointing by some Inter fans, as the club failed to improve on the performances of his predecessor Roberto Mancini in the Champions League. Inter put in a series of lacklustre group stage performances that included a shock 1–0 home loss to [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] and an away draw with Cypriot minnows [[Anorthosis Famagusta F.C.|Anorthosis Famagusta]]. Inter qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League but failed to make it to the quarter-finals after being defeated by Manchester United.

On 16 May 2009, Inter mathematically won the Serie A title after runners-up Milan lost to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]. This loss left the ''Nerazzurri'' seven points above their crosstown rivals with only two games remaining. They would eventually finish 10 points clear of Milan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/8511149 |work=The Guardian |date=16 May 2009 |title=Inter land Serie A title after Milan lose |access-date=16 May 2009 |location=London |archive-date=31 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231145848/http://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/8511149 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2009–10: Final season in Italy and historic treble====
On 28 July 2009, Mourinho was reported to have shown interest in taking over at Manchester United when Alex Ferguson retired. He was quoted as saying, "I would consider going to Manchester United but United have to consider if they want me to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson. If they do, then of course."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/united-appeals-to-mourinho-6797712.html|title=United appeals to Mourinho|work=Evening Standard|date=12 April 2012|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=25 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825164548/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/united-appeals-to-mourinho-6797712.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]] left Inter in April 2009, and the exit of the Brazilian striker was followed by the Argentine duo [[Julio Ricardo Cruz|Julio Cruz]] and [[Hernán Crespo]]. Legendary Portuguese attacking midfielder and veteran [[Luís Figo]] retired. Figo was on the verge of leaving Inter under Mancini due to a lack of playing time, but in his final season Mourinho used him frequently. Mourinho signed Argentine striker [[Diego Milito]], who fell just one goal short of winning the top scorer award with [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]], as well as [[Thiago Motta]] and [[Wesley Sneijder]], to bolster the midfield. Perhaps his most notable signing of the summer of his second season was a swap deal of [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] in exchange for Barcelona's Cameroonian striker [[Samuel Eto'o]] and a reported £35&nbsp;million. This transfer was the second most expensive in the history of the transfer market, after [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid earlier in the summer. Eto'o got off to a promising start with Inter by scoring two goals in the first two matches of the season.

Ricardo Quaresma's signing from Mourinho's old club Porto was viewed as providing a previously missing link in the Inter squad, but his play disappointed the club and led him to be loaned out to Chelsea midway through the season, ironically Mourinho's other former club. Mancini also failed to dominate in the midfield and addressing these shortcomings in the transfer market became a priority for Inter. Inter's lack of a creative playmaker, or ''trequartista'', had been blamed for the Champions League failure. In an attempt to deal with this issue, Inter signed Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/6080045/European-Round-up-Samuel-Etoo-scores-on-Inter-Milan-debut.html |title=European Round-up: Samuel Eto'o scores on Inter Milan debut |date=24 August 2009 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=13 February 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011003/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/6080045/European-Round-up-Samuel-Etoo-scores-on-Inter-Milan-debut.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Inter struggled in their first two matches of the new season. The team lost the [[2009 Supercoppa Italiana|Supercoppa]] to Lazio 2–1 and drew 1–1 with newly promoted [[A.S. Bari|Bari]] at the [[San Siro]]. Mourinho's team improved dramatically after that, as he built a formidable midfield with Sneijder at the heart of it and the likes of new signing Thiago Motta and veterans [[Javier Zanetti]] and [[Dejan Stanković]]. Inter went on to score more than 30 goals before the end of November, thrashing [[Derby della Madonnina|derby rivals]] Milan 4–0, with new signings Diego Milito and Motta both scoring, and hammering Genoa 5–0, the largest margin of victory in the Serie A that season. Mourinho was sent off in the December ''[[Derby d'Italia]]'' away fixture after he sarcastically applauded the referee for what he felt was a dubious free-kick given to Juventus and Inter went on to lose 2–1, courtesy of a [[Claudio Marchisio]] winner in the second half.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho sent off as Inter Milan are defeated by Juventus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/05/europeanfootball-internazionale |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 December 2009 |location=London |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011015/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/05/europeanfootball-internazionale |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Manager Jose Mourinho of Inter Milan, April 18, 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Mourinho in 2009]]

Mourinho achieved what was hailed as one of his career highlights after Inter managed to progress to the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] quarter-finals by defeating his former team Chelsea in both legs (2–1 win at San Siro, then followed by a 1–0 win at Stamford Bridge).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8568613.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=16 March 2010 |date=16 March 2010 |title=Chelsea 0–1 Inter Milan (agg 1–3) |archive-date=1 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801200306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8568613.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> His difficult relationship with young striker Mario Balotelli and the team's loss of form that led Inter to achieve only seven points in six games (with three of those games, including a shock 1–3 defeat at the hands of Sicilian minnows [[Catania S.S.D.|Catania]], happening during Mourinho's ban) were heavily criticised by the media and pundits.

On 6 April 2010, Mourinho became the first manager in history to take three different teams to the semi-finals of the Champions League (this record was equalled by Bayern Munich manager Louis van Gaal a day later) after Inter managed to overcome a 1–0 defeat to [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in Russia in the second leg of their quarter-final tie, which ended 2–0 on aggregate, with Wesley Sneijder's goal in the sixth minute proving decisive. This marked the first time in seven years that Inter managed to make the semi-finals of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8603408.stm|title=CSKA Moscow 0–1 Inter Milan (agg 0–2)|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 April 2010|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=30 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221311/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8603408.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 April, Inter continued their success in the season by  reaching the [[2009–10 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] final, for the first time under Mourinho, in a 1–0 away (2–0 on aggregate) victory over [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milanoweb.com/notizie/sport-e-motori/8490_inter-in-finale-di-coppa-italia-grazie-al-gol-di-eto-o |title=Inter in finale di Coppa Italia grazie al gol di Eto'o|trans-title=Inter into final of Coppa Italia thanks to goal from Eto'o |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714093212/http://www.milanoweb.com/notizie/sport-e-motori/8490_inter-in-finale-di-coppa-italia-grazie-al-gol-di-eto-o |archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref>

On 28 April 2010, José Mourinho reached the Champions League final for the second time in his career after Inter beat holders Barcelona 3–2 on aggregate, despite losing 1–0 at [[Camp Nou]] (which Mourinho called "the most beautiful defeat of my life"). This brought Inter back into a [[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals|European Cup final]] 38 years after their last final appearance (a defeat to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id=bd973706-0723-412f-acdc-95419511a287&idCanal=00000057-0000-0000-0000-000000000057 |title=.: Inter volta à final 38 anos depois – Liga dos Campeões – Jornal Record :. |publisher=Record.xl.pt |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704092027/http://www.record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id=bd973706-0723-412f-acdc-95419511a287&idCanal=00000057-0000-0000-0000-000000000057 |archive-date=4 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Mourinho was involved in a brief confrontation with Barcelona goalkeeper [[Víctor Valdés]] while attempting to join in with the Inter celebrations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/barcelona-no1-valdes-facing-uefa-action-after-amazing-mourinho-bust-803711 |title=Barcelona No1 Valdes facing UEFA action after amazing Mourinho bust-up |publisher=tribalfootball.com |access-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526092800/http://www.tribalfootball.com/barcelona-no1-valdes-facing-uefa-action-after-amazing-mourinho-bust-803711 |archive-date=26 May 2010}}</ref> Mourinho afterwards stated that "anti-Madridismo" had motivated the Barça fans, suggesting that they were obsessed with reaching the final and winning the tournament on their arch-rival's home ground. ''[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]'' proclaimed that Mourinho had passed the test to become the next head coach of Real Madrid, as their fans celebrated the elimination of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/sid_lowe/04/29/real.celebrate/ |title=Barcelona's Champions League exit celebrated by Real Madrid – Sid Lowe |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=3 June 2010 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103145953/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/sid_lowe/04/29/real.celebrate/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 2 May, after a 2–0 away win in Rome against Lazio, Inter almost secured the Serie A title. On 5 May 2010, the team won the Coppa Italia, defeating Roma [[2010 Coppa Italia Final|1–0]], and on 16 May 2010, Inter beat [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] 1–0 to secure the domestic [[Double (association football)|double]], accomplishing the feat of winning all trophies available for a manager in the Serie A.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292116&cc=5739&league=ITA.COPPA_ITALIA |title=Inter claim first gong of the treble |date=6 May 2010 |work=[[ESPNsoccernet]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 May 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023204754/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292116&cc=5739&league=ITA.COPPA_ITALIA |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=278289&cc=5739&league=ITA.1 |title=Milito strike sets up Treble chance |date=16 May 2010 |work=[[ESPNsoccernet]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 May 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023204759/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=278289&cc=5739&league=ITA.1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 22 May 2010, Inter won the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final|2010 Champions League]] after beating Bayern Munich 2–0, and in doing so became the first Italian club to complete the [[Treble (association football)|treble]], with Mourinho personally celebrating the second Champions League title in his managerial career.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292088&cc=5739 |title=Bayern Munich 0–2 Internazionale |date=22 May 2010 |work=[[ESPNsoccernet]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=24 May 2010 |archive-date=16 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=292088&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The day after having won the Champions League, Mourinho said that he was "sad, as almost for sure it's my last game with Inter". He then added that "if you don't coach Real Madrid then you will always have a gap in your career".<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho admits Inter exit likely |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8699064.stm |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=22 May 2010 |access-date=23 May 2010 |archive-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525184638/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8699064.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> After days of discussions between Real Madrid and Inter, a [[Transfer (association football)#Managers|world-record-breaking]] compensation package was successfully agreed on 28 May 2010, and Mourinho was consequently released by Inter.<ref name="InterEnd">{{cite web |title=Moratti e Perez, accordo per Mourinho |url=http://www.inter.it/it/news/48484 |publisher=Inter Milan |language=it |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010951/https://www.inter.it/it/news/2010/05/28/moratti-e-perez-accordo-per-mourinho.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8708315.stm |title=Real Madrid to unveil Jose Mourinho as coach |date=28 April 2010 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=28 May 2010 |archive-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130020049/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8708315.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Real Madrid===
On 28 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mourinho would take over from [[Manuel Pellegrini]] at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mourinho-to-be-unveiled-at-madrid-on-monday-after-1637m-compensation-deal-1986040.html |title=Mourinho to be unveiled at Madrid on Monday after £7m compensation deal |date=28 May 2010 |work=The Independent |access-date=31 May 2010 |location=London |first=Gordon |last=Tynan |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407205044/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mourinho-to-be-unveiled-at-madrid-on-monday-after-1637m-compensation-deal-1986040.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 31 May 2010, Mourinho was unveiled as the new manager of Real Madrid after signing a four-year contract, and became the eleventh manager at the club in the previous seven years.<ref name=RealStart>{{cite news |title=Real Madrid unveil Jose Mourinho as their new coach |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8708315.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 May 2010 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=12 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112103819/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8708315.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho was appointed sporting manager as well as first-team coach, and he was referred to as a ''[[Galácticos|Galáctico]]'', a term more often used for star players instead of coaches.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mourinho-exit-leave-real-president-hole-085508564.html |title=Mourinho exit would leave Real president in a hole |work=Yahoo! News UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605044130/http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mourinho-exit-leave-real-president-hole-085508564.html |archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/01/jose-mourinho-real-madrid |location=London |work=The Guardian |first=Sid |last=Lowe |title=José Mourinho braced for a bitter parting from Real Madrid |date=1 May 2013 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118114705/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/01/jose-mourinho-real-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref>

Prior to Mourinho's arrival, Real Madrid had underperformed, despite paying record transfer fees for ''Galácticos'' such as [[Kaká]] and Cristiano Ronaldo. Their [[2009–10 Real Madrid CF season|2009–10 season]] was marked by disappointments such as ''[[Alcorconazo]]'', a shock [[2009–10 Copa del Rey]] round of 32 defeat to [[Segunda División B]] team [[AD Alcorcón|Alcorcón]], and elimination from the Champions League by Lyon in the round of 16, though they finished second in [[2009–10 La Liga|La Liga]] with a club record 96 points.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> By the end of the transfer window, after the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], Mourinho had brought four new players to the squad: the Germans [[Sami Khedira]] (€13&nbsp;million) and [[Mesut Özil]] (€15&nbsp;million), Portuguese defender [[Ricardo Carvalho]] (€8&nbsp;million) and Argentine winger [[Ángel Di María]] (€25&nbsp;million plus €11&nbsp;million on incentives).

====2010–11: First season in Spain====
[[File:Mourinho Madrid.jpg|thumb|Mourinho with [[Real Madrid]] in 2010]]

On 29 August 2010, Real Madrid drew 0–0 at [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] in Mourinho's first [[La Liga]] game as manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=302066&cc=5739&league=ESP.1 |title=Mallorca 0–0 Real Madrid |date=29 August 2010 |work=ESPN Soccernet |access-date=30 August 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023204810/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=302066&cc=5739&league=ESP.1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When asked about all the missed opportunities against [[Levante UD|Levante]] in [[2010–11 La Liga|La Liga]] and [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] in the Champions League, Mourinho said, "One day some poor rival is going to pay for the chances we've missed today." The following match at the Bernabéu ended with a 6–1 victory over Deportivo de La Coruña. The following league games confirmed Mourinho's statement, defeating [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] 4–1 and [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] 6–1.

On 29 November 2010, Mourinho's Madrid were defeated in his first ''[[El Clásico]]'' encounter against Barcelona. The match, held in Camp Nou, ended 5–0 to the hosts, with Real Madrid director [[Florentino Pérez]] regarding it the worst game in the history of Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/12/02/2242527/florentino-perez-admits-the-loss-to-barcelona-was-the-worst |title=Florentino Perez Admits The Loss To Barcelona Was The Worst in Real Madrid History |date=2 December 2010 |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=11 February 2011 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011221655/http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/12/02/2242527/florentino-perez-admits-the-loss-to-barcelona-was-the-worst |url-status=live }}</ref> Sporting director [[Jorge Valdano]] also criticised Mourinho for his "inability to bring a major correction to the game" and "not leaving his bench for the [majority] of the match".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/11/29/2237994/jorge-valdano-insists-real-madrid-and-barcelona-do-not-have |title=Jorge Valdano Insists Real Madrid And Barcelona Do Not Have A Gulf in Class |date=29 November 2010 |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=11 February 2011 |archive-date=12 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012020117/http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2010/11/29/2237994/jorge-valdano-insists-real-madrid-and-barcelona-do-not-have |url-status=live }}</ref> When asked by a media reporter, Mourinho refused to call the loss a humiliation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9240329.stm |title=Real boss Jose Mourinho denies humiliation by Barcelona |date=29 November 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 February 2011 |archive-date=8 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408035802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9240329.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 30 November 2010, Mourinho was fined £33,500 for appearing to instruct [[Xabi Alonso]] and [[Sergio Ramos]] to attempt to receive a tactical second yellow card in the 4–0 [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] win against Ajax.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=847604&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5739 |title=UEFA ban and fine Mourinho |date=30 November 2010 |work=ESPN |access-date=30 November 2010 |archive-date=23 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023231911/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=847604&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also banned for two Champions League matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9244634.stm |title=Uefa bans Real coach Jose Mourinho for improper conduct |date=30 November 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=30 November 2010 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9244634.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> On 22 December 2010, Mourinho won a match by the widest margin in his career, winning 8–0 against Levante, also of La Liga, in the first leg of their quarter-final of the [[2010–11 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://desporto.clix.pt/futebol/futebol-internacional/jose-mourinho/mourinho-consegue-maior-goleada-da-sua-carreira.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110121010324/http://desporto.clix.pt/futebol/futebol-internacional/jose-mourinho/mourinho-consegue-maior-goleada-da-sua-carreira.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 January 2011 |title=Mourinho consegue maior goleada da sua carreira @ Clix |publisher=Desporto |access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref>

On 20 April 2011, Mourinho won his first trophy in Spanish football as Real Madrid defeated arch-rivals Barcelona 1–0 in the [[2011 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey final]] held at the [[Mestalla Stadium|Mestalla]] in [[Valencia]], ending Real Madrid's 18-year-long Copa del Rey drought.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3365041,00.html |title=Madrid clinch Copa del Rey |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423012003/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0%2C19764%2C11065_3365041%2C00.html |archive-date=23 April 2011 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> It was also Real's first trophy since their 2007–08 La Liga title. One week later, the two teams met again in the first leg of the semi-finals of the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout stage|Champions League]], Real Madrid's furthest progress in the tournament since the [[2002–03 UEFA Champions League|2003]] semi-finals, as the club was knocked out in the 2004 quarter-finals, and then from 2005 to 2010 the club had suffered six consecutive exits at the round of 16. At the Bernabéu, Real's [[Pepe (footballer, born 1983)|Pepe]] was dismissed in the 61st minute and Mourinho was sent to the stands for protesting; afterward, Barça's [[Lionel Messi]] scored two late goals to take control of the tie. The second leg at Camp Nou finished 1–1, which eliminated Real from the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9473024.stm |work=BBC Sport |title=Barcelona 1–1 Real Madrid (3–1) |date=3 May 2011 |access-date=2 May 2013 |archive-date=22 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922141849/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9473024.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chowdhury |first=Saj |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13191779 |title=Real Madrid 0–2 Barcelona |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011032/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/13191779 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2011–12: Record breaking La Liga title====
On 7 December 2011, Real Madrid defeated Ajax with a 3–0 scoreline and concluded the Champions League group stage with six victories,<ref>{{cite news |title=Reserves keep Real perfect |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1553590.html |agency=[[Press Association|PA]] |publisher=[[FIFA]] |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=7 December 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232944/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1553590.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> becoming the fifth team in Champions League history to accomplish the feat.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Real Madrid wins 3–0 to send Ajax out |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/wires/12/07/2080.ap.soc.ajax.real.madrid.2nd.ld.writethru.0724/index.html |agency=[[Associated Press]] |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=7 December 2011 |archive-date=30 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234508/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/wires/12/07/2080.ap.soc.ajax.real.madrid.2nd.ld.writethru.0724/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The victory was the team's 15th consecutive win to equal a [[List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics|club record]] set 50 years earlier, in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid equals own record of 15 consecutive victories |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330074503836/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_equals_own_record_of_15_consecutive_victories.htm |last=Jabalquinto |first=Diego |publisher=Real Madrid CF |date=7 December 2011 |access-date=7 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160216/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330074503836/noticia/Noticia/Real_Madrid_equals_own_record_of_15_consecutive_victories.htm |archive-date=7 January 2012}}</ref> On 21 April 2012, Real Madrid won 2–1 against Barcelona in ''El Clásico'' at Camp Nou, extending their lead in [[2011–12 La Liga|La Liga]] to seven points with four matches remaining. This was the first victory for Real Madrid in La Liga against their archrivals since 2008 and the first overall at Camp Nou since 2007. Also, in this match Real Madrid broke the record for most goals scored in the championship, with 109.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Madrid win in Barcelona, Virtual Champions |url=http://www.thenewage.co.za/49027-10-53-Real_Madrid_win_in_Barcelona_Virtual_Champions |work=[[The New Age (South African newspaper)|The New Age]] |date=21 April 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231082803/http://www.thenewage.co.za/49027-10-53-Real_Madrid_win_in_Barcelona_Virtual_Champions |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho gets 1st win at Barcelona in 10th try |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mourinho-gets-1st-win-at-Barcelona-in-10th-try/articleshow/12818266.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 April 2012 |access-date=22 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080117/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mourinho-gets-1st-win-at-Barcelona-in-10th-try/articleshow/12818266.cms |archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> Barça manager [[Pep Guardiola]] conceded the title to Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/22/pep-guardiola-barcelona-real-madrid-title |location=London |work=The Guardian |title=Pep Guardiola concedes title to Real Madrid and focuses on Chelsea |date=22 April 2012 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-date=14 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214190007/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/22/pep-guardiola-barcelona-real-madrid-title |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho's side advanced to the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League#Semi-finals|semi-finals]] of the Champions League for the second consecutive year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/real-madrid/10014707/Borussia-Dortmund-v-Real-Madrid-Jose-Mourinho-says-second-not-enough-as-Spaniards-eye-10th-European-Cup.html |location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |title=Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid: Jose Mourinho says 'second not enough' as Spaniards eye 10th European Cup |date=24 April 2013 |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402104616/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/real-madrid/10014707/Borussia-Dortmund-v-Real-Madrid-Jose-Mourinho-says-second-not-enough-as-Spaniards-eye-10th-European-Cup.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The first leg away finished with a 2–1 win to Bayern Munich. In the second leg at home, Real Madrid took a 2–0 lead from two Cristiano Ronaldo goals but Bayern's Arjen Robben (a former Real player whom Mourinho previously managed at Chelsea) converted a penalty to level the aggregate score at 3–3, and Madrid was eliminated in the shootout with Ronaldo, Kaká and Ramos all failing to convert their spot kicks.<ref>{{cite news |author=Sid Lowe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/25/real-madrid-bayern-munich-champions-league |title=Real Madrid 2–1 Bayern Munich (BM win 3–1 on pens) |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=5 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005085713/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/25/real-madrid-bayern-munich-champions-league |url-status=live }}</ref> Bayern manager Jupp Heynckes said that Mourinho "came to the dressing room to congratulate my players and coaching staff after the game. It was very noble".<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Brooks |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/jose-mourinho-went-bayern-dressing-room-offer-congratulations-191815424.html |title=Jose Mourinho went to Bayern's dressing room to offer his congratulations after defeat |publisher=Sports.yahoo.com |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122537/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/jose-mourinho-went-bayern-dressing-room-offer-congratulations-191815424.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Bayern-coach-exacts-revenge-against-Madrid/articleshow/12875214.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Bayern coach exacts revenge against Madrid |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430172253/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Bayern-coach-exacts-revenge-against-Madrid/articleshow/12875214.cms |archive-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

On 2 May 2012, Real Madrid won 3–0 against [[Athletic Bilbao]] to clinch the Liga title for the first time in four years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02052012/58/liga-real-madrid-win-liga-title-bilbao.html |title=Liga – Real Madrid win Liga title in Bilbao |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=3 May 2012 |archive-date=22 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522173227/http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 May 2012, Real Madrid defeated Mallorca 4–1 in their last league match of the season, which set [[Football records in Spain|records]] for most games won in a La Liga season (32), most away wins (16), most points obtained in any of the top European leagues (100), improving the most goals scored record they already had set earlier (121) and finishing the season with the highest goal difference (+89).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/veces-real/20120513dasdasftb_37/Tes |title=100 veces Real |website=as.com |access-date=13 May 2012 |language=es |archive-date=23 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623171459/http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/veces-real/20120513dasdasftb_37/Tes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/realmadrid/158880-un-real-madrid-de-records.html |title=Un Real Madrid de 'récords' |website=vavel.com |access-date=14 May 2012 |language=es |archive-date=29 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529091008/http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/realmadrid/158880-un-real-madrid-de-records.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Real Madrid topped the league nine points clear of runners-up Barcelona.

====2012–13: Final season in Madrid====
[[File:Mourinho Boateng Diarra Traore Yankee Stadium.jpg|thumb|Mourinho with [[A.C. Milan]] players prior to a pre-season match with Real Madrid in New York City, 2012]]

On 22 May 2012, Mourinho signed a new four-year contract to remain as Real Madrid manager through to 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mourinho-extends-contract-with-Real-until-2016/articleshow/13393267.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717214843/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mourinho-extends-contract-with-Real-until-2016/articleshow/13393267.cms|archive-date=17 July 2012 |title=Jose Mourinho |access-date=22 May 2012 |work=The Times of India |url-status=dead}}</ref> After losing 3–2 in Barcelona in the first leg of the [[2012 Supercopa de España]], Real Madrid won the return leg in Madrid 2–1. Real Madrid won the competition on the [[away goals rule]] after a tie of 4–4 on aggregate. This meant Mourinho had won every domestic title available for a manager in the Spanish top division within two years. He became the only coach who has won the national [[super cup]]s in four European countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Actualidad_Primer_Equipo_en/1330116297457/noticia/Noticia/Mourinho_is_the_only_coach_who_has_won_the_Super_Cup_in_four_different_European_countries.htm |title=Mourinho is the only coach who has won the Super Cup in four different European countries |date=31 August 2012 |publisher=Real Madrid CF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901221356/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Actualidad_Primer_Equipo_en/1330116297457/noticia/Noticia/Mourinho_is_the_only_coach_who_has_won_the_Super_Cup_in_four_different_European_countries.htm |archive-date=1 September 2012}}</ref> This also made Mourinho the first manager in history to win every domestic title, the league championship, cup, super cup and league cup (if available) in four European leagues.

Real Madrid reached the semi-finals of the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] for the third consecutive year under Mourinho's management. The club was defeated 4–1 in the first leg away at [[Borussia Dortmund]]. In the second leg at home, Real managed to score two goals in the last 10 minutes, but the team could not get the third goal that would have levelled the aggregate score and sent them through on away goals.<ref name="Lowe 2013" />

In the post-game press conference after the second leg with Dortmund, Mourinho hinted that the [[2012–13 Real Madrid CF season|2012–13 season]] with Real Madrid would be his last, saying, "I am loved by some clubs, especially one. In Spain it is different, some people hate me, many of you in this [press] room."<ref name="Rogers 2013">{{cite news |title=Mourinho exit would leave Real president in a hole |url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mourinho-exit-leave-real-president-hole-085508564.html |publisher=Reuters |first=Iain |last=Rogers |date=1 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605044130/http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mourinho-exit-leave-real-president-hole-085508564.html |archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> Mourinho's fraught relationships with Sergio Ramos and club captain [[Iker Casillas]] (a popular player whom Mourinho sidelined in 2013) caused divisions between fans in the "Mourinhistas" and "Madridistas" (the more traditional Real Madrid fans) camps.<ref name="Lowe 2013">{{cite news |title=José Mourinho braced for a bitter parting from Real Madrid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/01/jose-mourinho-real-madrid |work=The Guardian |first=Sid |last=Lowe |author-link=Sid Lowe |date=1 May 2013 |location=London |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118114705/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/01/jose-mourinho-real-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref> His relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo became difficult because, according to Mourinho, the player "maybe thinks that he knows everything and that the coach cannot improve him anymore", so was unwilling to accept constructive criticism.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1468873/cristiano-ronaldo-thinks-knows-all?cc=5739 |title=Jose: Ronaldo thinks he knows it all |first=Dermot |last=Corrigan |work=ESPN FC |date=5 June 2013 |access-date=16 May 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518001404/http://www.espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1468873/cristiano-ronaldo-thinks-knows-all?cc=5739 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho was also criticised<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Bobby Charlton Criticism Of Jose Mourinho |url=http://therepublikofmancunia.com/sir-bobby-charlton-criticism-of-jose-mourinho |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402120030/http://therepublikofmancunia.com/sir-bobby-charlton-criticism-of-jose-mourinho/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for controversial incidents, including poking [[Tito Vilanova]] (then assistant coach at Barcelona) in the eye during a brawl, continual complaints about refereeing bias, clashes with journalists and Real officials, and frequent hints that Barça received favourable treatment from UEFA.<ref name="Rogers 2013" />

Following the [[2013 Copa del Rey Final|2013 Copa del Rey final]] loss to [[Atlético Madrid]] on 17 May, Mourinho called the 2012–13 season "the worst of my career".<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Real Madrid season worst of my career |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22578880 |access-date=17 May 2013 |newspaper=BBC |date=17 May 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107235347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22578880 |url-status=live }}</ref> Three days later, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez announced Mourinho would leave the club at the end of the season by "mutual agreement", a year after signing a contract extension to 2016.<ref name=RealEnd>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Real Madrid boss to leave next month |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22583729 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=2 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202073519/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22583729 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Return to Chelsea===
[[File:Jose Mourinho and Jose Morais.jpg|thumb|upright|Mourinho (left) with his assistant [[José Morais]] in 2013]]

On 3 June 2013, Chelsea appointed Mourinho as manager for the second time, on a four-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho returns as Chelsea manager on four-year deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22574810 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 June 2013 |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403222717/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22574810 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho told Chelsea TV, "In my career I've had two great passions – Inter and Chelsea – and Chelsea is more than important for me." "It was very, very hard to play against Chelsea, and I did it only twice which was not so bad." "Now I promise exactly the same things I promised in 2004 with this difference to add: I'm one of you."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8755531/Chelsea-confirm-re-appointment-of-Jose-Mourinho-on-four-year-contract |title=Chelsea confirm return of Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge on four-year contract |date=3 June 2013 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=3 June 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011017/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/8755531/Chelsea-confirm-re-appointment-of-Jose-Mourinho-on-four-year-contract |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 June 2013, Mourinho was officially confirmed as Chelsea manager for the second time at a press conference held at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10110138/Jose-Mourinho-returns-to-Chelsea-first-Stamford-Bridge-press-conference-as-it-happened.html |title=Jose Mourinho returns to Chelsea, first Stamford Bridge press conference: as it happened |date=11 June 2013 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=11 June 2013 |location=London |first=Thom |last=Gibbs |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011002/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10110138/Jose-Mourinho-returns-to-Chelsea-first-Stamford-Bridge-press-conference-as-it-happened.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2013–15: Return and Third Premier League title====
Mourinho's first competitive game back in charge of Chelsea ended in a 2–0 home victory against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 18 August 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10241983/Chelsea-2-Hull-City-0-match-report.html |title=Chelsea 2 Hull City 0 |date=18 August 2013 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=19 August 2013 |location=London |first=Henry |last=Winter |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011011/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/10241983/Chelsea-2-Hull-City-0-match-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 30 August Mourinho faced defending [[2013 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League]] winners [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the [[UEFA Super Cup 2013|UEFA Super Cup]], which was his second as a manager.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 August 2013|title=José Mourinho irked by Pep Guardiola rivalry before European Super Cup|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/29/jose-mourinho-pep-guardiola-super-cup|access-date=26 July 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111172159/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/29/jose-mourinho-pep-guardiola-super-cup|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite taking the lead Chelsea lost to Bayern on penalties as [[Romelu Lukaku]] saw his decisive penalty getting saved by Bayern keeper [[Manuel Neuer]]. Following the loss to Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich he said, "They take the cup and the best team lost. Even with ten men we played fantastically. Pride is OK but we lost."<ref>{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|date=30 August 2013|title=2013 Super Cup: Neuer puts an end to Chelsea hopes {{!}} UEFA Super Cup|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c50fe1176fa-0806c022945a-1000--2013-super-cup-neuer-puts-an-end-to-chelsea-hopes/|access-date=26 July 2021|website=UEFA.com|archive-date=26 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726103943/https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c50fe1176fa-0806c022945a-1000--2013-super-cup-neuer-puts-an-end-to-chelsea-hopes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 29 January 2014, following a 0–0 draw at home to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], Mourinho described the Hammers as playing "19th century football", saying, "This is not the best league in the world, this is football from the 19th century," and, "The only [other] thing I could bring was a [[Black+Decker|Black and Decker]] to destroy the wall."<ref name="19th century">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25956108 |title=West Ham play 19th-century football – Jose Mourinho |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 January 2014 |access-date=30 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011015/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25956108 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March, recognizing his contributions to the club, Mourinho was given share number 1 by the Chelsea Pitch Owners Association which owns the Stamford Bridge freehold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Mourinho joins Chelsea Pitch Owners with special CPO share number one |url=https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/3/9/5487122/jose-mourinho-chelsea-pitch-owner |date=9 March 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140310095511/http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2014/3/9/5487122/jose-mourinho-chelsea-pitch-owner |archive-date=10 March 2014 |last=Pasztor |first=David |work=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref>

On 19 April 2014, Mourinho suffered his first ever home league defeat as Chelsea manager in a 2–1 loss to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] at Stamford Bridge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26999147 |title=Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland |date=19 April 2014 |access-date=20 April 2014 |work=BBC |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011035/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/26999147 |url-status=live }}</ref> He consistently played down Chelsea's title chances throughout the season and referred to it as a transitional season,<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Jose Mourinho: Chelsea are not title contenders |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26023637 |access-date=10 November 2014 |work=BBC Sport |date=3 February 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011048/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/26023637 |url-status=live }}</ref> slowly moulding his squad and most significantly dropping (and eventually selling) Chelsea's player of the year of the two previous seasons, [[Juan Mata]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burt |first1=Jason |title=Jose Mourinho defiant over Chelsea outcast midfielder Juan Mata, who 'does not work hard enough' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10325709/Jose-Mourinho-defiant-over-Chelsea-outcast-midfielder-Juan-Mata-who-does-not-work-hard-enough.html |access-date=10 November 2014 |work=The Telegraph |date=21 September 2013 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011006/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10325709/Jose-Mourinho-defiant-over-Chelsea-outcast-midfielder-Juan-Mata-who-does-not-work-hard-enough.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Chelsea went on to finish third in the [[2013–14 Premier League]], four points behind champions [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14 Champions League]] by [[Atlético Madrid]].

[[File:Chelsea 2 Spurs 0 Capital One Cup winners 2015 (16507117799).jpg|thumb|upright|Mourinho with Chelsea playmaker [[Eden Hazard]] in 2015. Their relationship soured in the following season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/eden-hazard-jose-mourinho-chelsea-news-latest-swipe-antonio-conte-injury-return-a7954751.html |title=Eden Hazard in swipe at former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho after claiming it took Antonio Conte a week to improve him |work=The Independent |access-date=31 July 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010956/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/eden-hazard-jose-mourinho-chelsea-news-latest-swipe-antonio-conte-injury-return-a7954751.html |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

Chelsea started their [[2014–15 Premier League]] [[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|campaign]] with a 3–1 victory against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on 18 August at [[Turf Moor]]. This match marked the first competitive action for new signings [[Diego Costa]], [[Cesc Fàbregas]] and [[Thibaut Courtois]], the latter starting in goal after a three-year loan spell at Atlético Madrid. Didier Drogba also made his return appearance to the Chelsea squad, coming off the bench in the second half.

On 24 January 2015, Chelsea were knocked out of the fourth round of the [[FA Cup]] with a [[Chelsea F.C. 2–4 Bradford City A.F.C. (2015)|surprise 2–4 defeat]] to [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], ending their hopes of a potential [[List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season|quadruple]]. Mourinho described the defeat as a "disgrace".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30860394 |title=Chelsea 2–4 Bradford City |date=24 January 2015 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |first=Michael |last=Emmons |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011013/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30860394 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 March 2015, Chelsea defeated [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] 2–0 in the [[2015 Football League Cup Final|League Cup final]] to claim their first trophy of the season, and Mourinho's first trophy since returning to Chelsea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31572594 |title=Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |first=Phil |last=McNulty |date=1 March 2015 |access-date=2 March 2015 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107235347/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31572594 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 March 2015, Chelsea were knocked out of the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] round of 16 after losing to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] on away goals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31816148 |title=Chelsea 2–2 Paris St-Germain (aet) |date=11 March 2015 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |first=Phil |last=McNulty |access-date=19 March 2015 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107235347/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31816148 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 3 May 2015, Chelsea were crowned Premier League champions after beating [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] with three games to spare.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32471261 |title=Chelsea secured the Premier League title by beating Crystal Palace at an ecstatic Stamford Bridge |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=4 May 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011032/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32471261 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho was subsequently named as [[Premier League Manager of the Season]], with Chelsea losing just three matches all season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32841764 |title=Chelsea: Jose Mourinho and Eden Hazard win award double |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=22 May 2015 |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011037/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32841764 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2015–16: Second departure====
On 7 August 2015, Mourinho signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea that would have kept him at Stamford Bridge until 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mourinho signs new contract |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/mourinho-signs-new-contract.html |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=8 August 2015 |archive-date=8 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808162151/http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/mourinho-signs-new-contract.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 August, Mourinho reached his 100th Premier League home match at Chelsea, which ended in a 2–1 loss to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace claim shock win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge |url=http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=422626 |work=ESPN |date=29 August 2015 |access-date=7 July 2016 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828061936/http://www.espnfc.us/report?gameId=422626 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chelsea started the [[2015–16 Chelsea F.C. season|season]] by picking up just eleven points in their first twelve games in the [[2015–16 Premier League|Premier League]]. They also went out of the [[2015–16 Football League Cup|League Cup]] to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on penalties on 27 October.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/11958446/Stoke-City-1-Chelsea-1-Stoke-wins-5-4-on-penalties-match-report-More-misery-for-Mourinho-as-Hazard-fluffs-his-lines.html |title=Stoke City 1 Chelsea 1 (Stoke wins 5-4 on penalties) match report: More misery for Mourinho as Hazard fluffs lines |date=27 October 2015 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=28 October 2015 |last1=Wallace |first1=Sam |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011017/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/11958446/Stoke-City-1-Chelsea-1-Stoke-wins-5-4-on-penalties-match-report-More-misery-for-Mourinho-as-Hazard-fluffs-his-lines.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chelsea News and Scores - ESPN FC |url=http://www.espnfc.com/club/chelsea/363/index |website=www.espnfc.com |access-date=1 November 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010951/https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/_/id/363 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 17 December 2015, after losing nine of 16 Premier League matches, Chelsea announced that they had parted company with Mourinho "by mutual consent". The club went on to state: "The club wishes to make clear Jose leaves us on good terms and will always remain a much-loved, respected and significant figure at Chelsea."<ref>{{cite web |title=Club statement on Mourinho |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/club-statement.html |website=www.Chelseafc.com |access-date=18 December 2015 |archive-date=17 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217214253/http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/club-statement.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Manchester United===
====2016–17: Europa League title and double====
{{wikinews|Manchester United appoints José Mourinho as new manager}}
On 27 May 2016, Mourinho signed a three-year contract with Manchester United, with an option to stay at the club until at least 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/May/club-statement-manchester-united-confirm-jose-mourinho-as-new-manager.aspx |title=Mourinho appointed United manager |publisher=Manchester United |date=27 May 2016 |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527084338/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2016/May/club-statement-manchester-united-confirm-jose-mourinho-as-new-manager.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 August 2016, Mourinho won his first trophy, the [[FA Community Shield]], beating reigning Premier League champions [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36934956 |title=Jose Mourinho began his reign as Manchester United manager with a trophy |work=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612160031/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36934956 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho was victorious in his first Premier League game as United boss, winning 3–1 away to [[AFC Bournemouth]] on 14 August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/14041 |title=Official Site of the English Premier League |website=www.premierleague.com |access-date=14 August 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010944/https://www.premierleague.com/match/14041 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Manchester United v RSC Anderlecht, 20 April 2017 (31).jpg|thumb|left|Mourinho speaking to his players during a Europa League game against Anderlecht at Old Trafford in 2017]]

On 11 September 2016, Mourinho lost his first [[Manchester derby]] as a manager in a 2–1 defeat to Manchester City; this was also his eighth loss against his rival manager while with Real Madrid, former Barça manager [[Pep Guardiola]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/sep/11/pep-guardiola-jpse-mourinho-manchester-city-manchester-united-premoer-league |title=Pep Guardiola wins tactical battle with José Mourinho in Manchester derby |last=Cox |first=Michael |date=11 September 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=18 September 2016 |archive-date=17 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917131208/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/sep/11/pep-guardiola-jpse-mourinho-manchester-city-manchester-united-premoer-league |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 23 October 2016, Mourinho made his first visit back to Chelsea with Manchester United since leaving in December 2015. The match ended in a 4–0 defeat which left them six points off the top of the table.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/23/chelsea-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report |title=N'Golo Kanté seals Chelsea rout of Manchester United to ruin Mourinho return |date=24 October 2016 |work=Guardian |access-date=25 October 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010930/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/23/chelsea-manchester-united-premier-league-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho won his second Manchester derby as a manager on 26 October 2016 in a 1–0 victory at Old Trafford in the [[2016–17 EFL Cup#Fourth round|EFL Cup]]. [[Juan Mata]] scored the only goal of the game in the 54th minute, with the victory being Mourinho's fourth against Guardiola (four wins, six draws, eight losses).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/man-utd-vs-man-city/367473 |title=Mata edges derby for Man Utd |date=26 October 2016 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=27 October 2016 |archive-date=27 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027125021/http://www.skysports.com/football/man-utd-vs-man-city/367473 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10630777/jose-mourinho-v-pep-guardiola-the-story-of-the-rivalry |title=Mourinho vs Guardiola |date=26 October 2016 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=27 October 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010953/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10630777/jose-mourinho-v-pep-guardiola-the-story-of-the-rivalry |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the charges made by the FA over Mourinho's comments about referee [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10633918/jose-mourinho-charged-by-fa-over-anthony-taylor-comments |title=Jose Mourinho charged by FA over Anthony Taylor comments |date=27 October 2016 |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-date=29 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029113632/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10633918/jose-mourinho-charged-by-fa-over-anthony-taylor-comments |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho once again got into trouble with a referee on 29 October when he was sent to the stands by [[Mark Clattenburg]] during the 0–0 home draw against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10637195/jose-mourinho-sent-to-stands-at-half-time-of-burnley-clash |title=Jose Mourinho sent to stands at half time of Burnley clash |date=29 October 2016 |publisher=SkySports |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011021/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10637195/jose-mourinho-sent-to-stands-at-half-time-of-burnley-clash |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 January 2017, despite a 2–1 second leg loss away to [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]], Mourinho's United reached the final of the [[EFL Cup]] by virtue of a 3–2 aggregate win.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38672990 |title=Hull City 2–1 Manchester United (Agg: 2–3) |date=27 January 2017 |newspaper=BBC Sport |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211164845/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38672990 |url-status=live }}</ref> Manchester United won 3–2 over Southampton in the [[2017 EFL Cup Final|EFL Cup Final]] at Wembley. With the victory, he became the first United manager to win a major trophy in his debut season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/26/jose-mourinho-becomes-first-manchester-united-manager-to-win-trophy-in-debut-season-at-old-trafford-as-red-devils-lift-efl-cup-6474383/ |title=Jose Mourinho makes Manchester United history as Red Devils clinch EFL Cup |first=Louis |last=Sealey |date=26 February 2017 |access-date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011017/https://metro.co.uk/2017/02/26/jose-mourinho-becomes-first-manchester-united-manager-to-win-trophy-in-debut-season-at-old-trafford-as-red-devils-lift-efl-cup-6474383/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 24 May 2017, Manchester United won the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] courtesy of a 2–0 win over Ajax.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40004559 |title=Ajax 0–2 Manchester United |date=24 May 2017 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=24 May 2017 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125181826/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40004559 |url-status=live }}</ref> This was Mourinho's second major trophy of his first season as Manchester United manager. It also maintained his 100% record of winning every major European Cup final as a manager.<ref name=":0" />

====2017–18: Premier League and FA Cup runner-up====
[[file:José Mourinho.jpg|thumb|upright|Mourinho during a UEFA Champions League pre-match press conference with United in 2017]]

Mourinho strengthened his side further in the summer of 2017, with the signings of Belgian striker [[Romelu Lukaku]], defender [[Victor Lindelöf]] and midfielder [[Nemanja Matić]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934|title=Romelu Lukaku: Man Utd sign Everton striker for initial £75m on five-year deal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 July 2017|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710161610/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40550934|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40236474|title=Victor Lindelof: Manchester United sign £31m Benfica defender|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 June 2017|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=25 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825164548/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40236474|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40781406|title=Nemanja Matic: Manchester United complete signing of Chelsea midfielder|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 July 2017|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802001647/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40781406|url-status=live}}</ref> United made a strong start to the season before a difficult winter schedule widened the gap between them and city rivals [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40781406|title=Manchester United 0–0 Southampton|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Alex|last=Bysouth|date=30 December 2017|access-date=25 August 2022|quote=It means Mourinho's side will head into 2018 in third place after Chelsea beat Stoke 5-0 earlier in the day, while Manchester City have the chance to increase their lead to 16 points when they visit Crystal Palace on Sunday.|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802001647/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40781406|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mourinho was criticised for Manchester United's Champions League exit to [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] at the last-sixteen stage, which resulted in a surprise twelve minute rant from Mourinho defending his United career.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43434736 |title=Man Utd: Jose Mourinho's 12-minute defence of Champions League record |work=BBC Sport |date=16 March 2018 |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011033/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43434736 |url-status=live }}</ref> Manchester United finished second in the table – the club's best result since the departure of Alex Ferguson five years prior – after a 1–0 home defeat to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]], finishing nineteen points behind Manchester City.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43686476 |title=Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion |work=BBC Sport |date=15 April 2018 |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011055/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43686476 |url-status=live }}</ref> United also lost the [[2018 FA Cup Final]] to Mourinho's former club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] after an Eden Hazard penalty sealed a 1–0 win for the Blues.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNulty |first1=Phil |title=Chelsea 1&ndash;0 Manchester United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44091559 |access-date=19 May 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2018 |archive-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718123013/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44091559 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2018–19: Final season in Manchester====
After a poor start to the 2018–19 season which saw Manchester United lose two of their opening three league games for the first time in 26 years, including a 3–0 home loss to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] – the heaviest home defeat of his career – an animated Mourinho demanded "respect" from critical journalists and held up three fingers (one for each Premier League trophy he had won as coach), adding: "I won more Premier Leagues alone than the other 19 managers [in the league] together."<ref name="Mourinho response" /> At his next press conference four days later, he said: "I am the manager of the one of the greatest clubs in the world but I'm also one of the greatest managers in the world."<ref name="Mourinho response" />

{{blockquote|"Of course. Did you never spend time reading the philosopher [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]]? He said: 'The truth is in the whole. It's always in the whole that you find the truth."|Mourinho's response to being asked if he would still be a great coach if he did not win the Premier League title with Manchester United.<ref name="Mourinho response">{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Man Utd boss says he is 'one of greatest managers in the world' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45369322 |access-date=31 August 2018 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011012/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45369322 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

At the end of a Manchester United league game at Mourinho's former club Chelsea on 20 October 2018, Mourinho was involved in a tunnel incident. With Chelsea's [[Ross Barkley]] scoring a 96th-minute equaliser, a Chelsea coach, Marco Ianni, [[Goal celebration#Managers and coaches celebrations|celebrated the goal]] by running across the Manchester United bench and clenching his fists close to Mourinho's face.<ref name="Scuffle">{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Manchester United manager says he is not to blame for Chelsea scuffle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45928442 |access-date=21 October 2018 |agency=BBC |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011034/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45928442 |url-status=live }}</ref> An incensed Mourinho leapt up and attempted to chase Ianni down the tunnel, with security intervening. As he sat back down, some Chelsea fans repeatedly (and loudly) started chanting against Mourinho.<ref name="Chant" /> At full-time, Mourinho walked over to United fans and applauded, and on his way back to the tunnel he held up three fingers towards Chelsea fans, reminding them he won three Premier League titles for the club.<ref name="Scuffle" /><ref name="Chant">{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho Reveals Aftermath Of Astonishing Touchline Fracas |url=https://www.balls.ie/football/jose-mourinho-touchline-fracas-399205 |access-date=21 October 2018 |agency=Balls.ie. |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011024/https://www.balls.ie/football/jose-mourinho-touchline-fracas-399205 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After starting the [[2018–19 Manchester United F.C. season|2018–19]] season with just seven wins in the first 17 Premier League games, leaving Manchester United 19 points behind the league leaders, Mourinho was sacked by the club on 18 December 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Manchester United sack manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46603018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 December 2018 |access-date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=16 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616175525/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46603018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Tottenham Hotspur===
On 20 November 2019, Mourinho was appointed as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year contract, replacing the sacked [[Mauricio Pochettino]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/20/tottenham-hotspur-jose-mourinho-named-new-manager-of-spurs |title=Tottenham Hotspur: José Mourinho named new manager of Spurs |first=Ed |last=Aarons |date=20 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052827/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/nov/20/tottenham-hotspur-jose-mourinho-named-new-manager-of-spurs/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/november/jose-mourinho-appointed-new-head-coach/ |title=Jose Mourinho appointed new Head Coach |website=Tottenham Hotspur |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120182417/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/november/jose-mourinho-appointed-new-head-coach/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2019–20: First season with Tottenham====
[[File:2020-03-10 Fußball, Männer, UEFA Champions League Achtelfinale, RB Leipzig - Tottenham Hotspur 1DX 3751 by Stepro.jpg|thumb|right|Mourinho managing [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in a [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] game against [[RB Leipzig]] in 2020]]

On 23 November 2019, Mourinho managed his first match with Tottenham Hotspur in a 3–2 away win against West Ham United.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50443047 |title=West Ham United 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur |website=BBC Sport |date=23 November 2019 |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052837/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50443047/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He later sparked media attention on 26 November 2019, when he claimed that [[ball boy]] Callum Hynes 'assisted' Spurs' second goal in a 4–2 win over [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] in the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/epl-news-tottenham-spurs-ball-boy-jose-mourinho-harry-kane-son-heungmin-video-watch-champions-league/news-story/3ee0fb340127df8e4208b6dcbaa40f2e|title=EPL news: Tottenham; Spurs ball boy, Jose Mourinho, Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, video, watch, Champions League|date=1 December 2019|website=Fox Sports|access-date=1 December 2019|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052846/https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/epl-news-tottenham-spurs-ball-boy-jose-mourinho-harry-kane-son-heungmin-video-watch-champions-league/news-story/3ee0fb340127df8e4208b6dcbaa40f2e/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16|Champions League round of 16]], Tottenham Hotspur lost both matches to be defeated 0–4 on aggregate against [[RB Leipzig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/10/rb-leipzig-tottenham-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-match-report |title=Leipzig leave Lloris squirming and hurry Mourinho's stale Spurs to the exit |website=The Guardian |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052848/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/10/rb-leipzig-tottenham-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-match-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho recorded his 300th win in English football when Tottenham beat West Ham United 2–0 on 23 June 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51866058 |title=Tottenham Hotspur 2:0 West Ham United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |work=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2020 |access-date=24 June 2020 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052850/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51866058/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He secured his first ever win as a manager at [[St James' Park]] on 15 July 2020 when Tottenham defeated Newcastle by a scoreline of 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53330143|title=Jose Mourinho praised the "incredible" Harry Kane after the Tottenham striker passed 200 goals at club level with a double in Wednesday's 3-1 win against Newcastle.|work=BBC Sport|date=15 July 2020|access-date=15 July 2020|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052858/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53330143/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mourinho finished his first season with Tottenham Hotspur at sixth position in the [[2019–20 Premier League|Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nwsl/news/uswnt-superstar-alex-morgan-explains-how-she-joined-tottenham-on-such-short-notice/ |title=Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says Spurs finishing sixth in Premier League was 'a miracle' |website=CBS Sports |date=24 August 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052910/https://www.cbssports.com/nwsl/news/uswnt-superstar-alex-morgan-explains-how-she-joined-tottenham-on-such-short-notice// |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2020–21: Cup final and dismissal====
On 4 October 2020, Mourinho managed Tottenham Hotspur to a 6–1 win against his former club Manchester United at Old Trafford.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/54412951 |title=Mourinho proud of 'super-confident' Tottenham |website=BBC Sport |date=4 October 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052911/https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/54412951/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2–0 victory over Arsenal on 6 December 2020 put Tottenham on top of the [[2020–21 Premier League|Premier League]] and meant Mourinho was only the club's second manager to win his first two North London derbies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tottenham 2–0 Arsenal: 'We're entering our prime' - Kane|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55118788|date=6 December 2020|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102113453/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55118788|url-status=live}}</ref> A last-minute 2–1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield saw them drop to second place, three points off the top.

On 10 February 2021, Tottenham were knocked out of the [[2020–21 FA Cup|FA Cup]], losing 5–4 after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in the quarter-finals; this was the first time since 2010 that a José Mourinho-led team had conceded five goals in a match.<ref>{{cite news|title=Everton 5–4 Tottenham: Bernard goal sees Everton edge classic|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55953180|date=10 February 2021|access-date=31 March 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028163308/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55953180|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 February 2021, Tottenham lost 1–0 to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], marking the first time in his career that Mourinho had lost two consecutive home games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55836547 |title=Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea |website=BBC Sport |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021 |archive-date=20 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220225706/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55836547 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 18 March, Tottenham lost 3–0 to [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] after extra time in the second leg of the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League]] round of 16, being eliminated from the competition 3–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56451396 |title=Tottenham lose to Dinamo Zagreb: Mourinho 'sorry' and Lloris calls exit 'a disgrace' |website=BBC Sport |date=18 March 2021 |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=25 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325191446/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56451396 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 19 April 2021, Mourinho was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur after 17 months in charge of the club, days before the [[2021 EFL Cup Final|EFL Cup Final]] against Manchester City.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/19/jose-mourinho-sacked-as-tottenham-manager-says-ap-source |title=Jose Mourinho sacked as Tottenham manager days before cup final |website=euronews.com |date=19 April 2021 |access-date=4 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184043/https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/19/jose-mourinho-sacked-as-tottenham-manager-says-ap-source |url-status=live }}</ref> This marked the first time Mourinho had departed a club without winning a trophy since 2002. He was replaced by former [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] player [[Ryan Mason]] as interim manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56799400|title=Jose Mourinho: Tottenham sack manager after 17 months|access-date=19 April 2021|date=19 April 2021|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210419123208/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56799400|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=Club statement|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/april/club-statement/|date=19 April 2021|access-date=19 April 2021|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|website=tottenhamhotspur.com|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210419123201/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/april/club-statement/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Roma===
{{quote box |align=right |width=33% |source={{ndash}}Mourinho, reflecting on 2 decades of managing football clubs and its changing landscape.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Mourinho exclusive interview: Roma renaissance, leadership style, motivation and how he has had to change as a coach |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12638933/jose-mourinho-exclusive-interview-roma-renaissance-leadership-style-motivation-and-how-he-has-had-to-change-as-a-coach |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220624141107/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12638933/jose-mourinho-exclusive-interview-roma-renaissance-leadership-style-motivation-and-how-he-has-had-to-change-as-a-coach |date=24 Jun 2022 |archive-date=24 June 2022 |work=SkySports |location=United Kingdom |first=Adam |last=Bate |access-date=27 June 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|quote="Some time ago you just had the fitness coach. Now you have the performance coach, the recovery coach, the individual coach, and you have the prevention coach. It is crazy. It has brought our work to an incredible dimension. You have to deal with so many people with so different characters and egos now. You also need to cope with much more information than before. Sometimes I have to select the most important information because we simply can't deal with everything."
}}
On 4 May 2021, Mourinho was appointed head coach of [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] from the start of the [[2021–22 A.S. Roma season|2021–22 season]], replacing compatriot [[Paulo Fonseca]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/5/club-statement-jose-mourinho|title=Club statement: José Mourinho|publisher=[[A.S. Roma]]|date=4 May 2021|access-date=4 May 2021|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408120843/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/5/club-statement-jose-mourinho|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2021–22: Ending Roma's trophy drought and UEFA Treble====
In his first transfer window at Roma, Mourinho brought in several significant signings in the summer. His first move in the transfer market was the permanent signing of Atalanta defender [[Roger Ibañez]] for a fee of €8m on 1 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2020/1/roma-complete-ibanez-addition|title=Roma complete Ibanez addition|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=27 January 2020|accessdate=15 July 2021|archive-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316040646/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2020/1/roma-complete-ibanez-addition|url-status=live}}</ref> He also identified some areas in which the team required improvement, leading Roma to sign Portuguese goalkeeper [[Rui Patrício]] (€11.5 million), Uruguayan defender [[Matías Viña]] (€13 million) and two strikers Uzbek [[Eldor Shomurodov]] (€17.5 million) and English [[Tammy Abraham]] (€40 million).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/tammy-abraham-is-roma-s-new-no-9|title=Tammy Abraham is Roma's new No. 9!|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=17 August 2021|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614210752/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/tammy-abraham-is-roma-s-new-no-9|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/matias-vina-completes-roma-move|title=Matias Vina completes Roma move!|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=8 August 2021|access-date=8 August 2021|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612152903/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/matias-vina-completes-roma-move|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/eldor-shomurodov-completes-roma-move|title=Eldor Shomurodov completes Roma move!|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=2 August 2021|access-date=3 August 2021|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527202526/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/eldor-shomurodov-completes-roma-move|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/7/rui-patricio-completes-roma-move|title=Rui Patricio completes Roma move|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=13 July 2021|access-date=14 July 2021|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602052304/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/7/rui-patricio-completes-roma-move|url-status=live}}</ref> To offset this spending, and to adhere to [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations|UEFA Financial Fair Play regulations]], Mourinho sanctioned the departure of several players, including first-team players [[Juan Jesus]], [[Edin Džeko]], [[Pedro (footballer, born 1987)|Pedro]], and [[Javier Pastore]], while also incorporating academy players into the first team such as [[Pietro Boer]], [[Edoardo Bove]] and [[Nicola Zalewski]], with the latter replacing [[Leonardo Spinazzola]], after he ruptured his Achilles tendon during the [[UEFA Euro 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 August 2021|title=Pastore's contract ended by mutual consent|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/pastore-s-contract-ended-by-mutual-consent|access-date=30 August 2021|website=A.S. Roma|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419223610/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/pastore-s-contract-ended-by-mutual-consent|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 August 2021|title=Pedro Rodriguez leaves the club|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/pedro-rodriguez-leaves-the-club|access-date=21 August 2021|website=A.S. Roma|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614210752/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/pedro-rodriguez-leaves-the-club|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 August 2021|title=Exit confirmed for Edin Dzeko|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/exit-confirmed-for-edin-dzeko|access-date=17 August 2021|website=A.S. Roma|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614210752/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/exit-confirmed-for-edin-dzeko|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=28 May 2021|title=Ufficiale, Juan Jesus lascia la Roma: il difensore non rinnova|trans-title=Official, Juan Jesus leaves Roma: no contract renewal|url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/ufficiale-juan-jesus-lascia-roma/5nbvzhg5stm1120fmlyclakx4|access-date=16 July 2021|website=Goal|language=it|archive-date=14 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614210751/https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/ufficiale-juan-jesus-lascia-roma/5nbvzhg5stm1120fmlyclakx4|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 19 August 2021, Mourinho managed his first match with Roma in a 2–1 away win against [[Trabzonspor]] in the first leg of the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] play-off round.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carci |first1=Francesco |title=Conference League, Trabzonspor-Roma 1-2: decide Shomurodov, buona la prima europea di Mourinho |trans-title=Conference League, Trabzonspor-Roma 1-2: Shomurodov decides, Mourinho's European debut a good one |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/coppe/2021/08/19/news/conference_league_trabzonspor-roma_1-2_shomurodov_decisivo_buona_la_prima_per_mourinho-314617230/ |access-date=30 August 2021 |work=[[La Repubblica]] |date=19 August 2021 |language=Italian |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406032131/https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/coppe/2021/08/19/news/conference_league_trabzonspor-roma_1-2_shomurodov_decisivo_buona_la_prima_per_mourinho-314617230/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three days later, he made his return to Serie A, after eleven years, managing a 3–1 home victory over [[Fiorentina]] at [[Stadio Olimpico]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/roma/2021/08/22-84721249/mourinho_questa_e_la_mia_roma_con_me_i_calciatori_danno_tutto_|title=Mourinho: "Questa è la mia Roma. Con me i calciatori danno tutto"|website=Tutto Sport|access-date=22 August 2021|language=it|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405045255/https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/roma/2021/08/22-84721249/mourinho_questa_e_la_mia_roma_con_me_i_calciatori_danno_tutto_|url-status=live}}</ref> On 26 August, Mourinho secured qualification for the Europa Conference League, after overseeing a 3–0 home win against Trabzonspor in the play-off second leg.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roma 3-0 Trabzonspor: Zaniolo helps send side into group stage|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/roma-3-0-trabzonspor-zaniolo-helps-send-side-into-group-stage|access-date=27 August 2021|website=www.asroma.com|language=en|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828191016/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2021/8/roma-3-0-trabzonspor-zaniolo-helps-send-side-into-group-stage|url-status=live}}</ref> Mourinho reached 1,000 games as a manager in a 2–1 win against [[U.S. Sassuolo Calcio|Sassuolo]] on 12 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58544330 |title=Jose Mourinho: Roma boss celebrates 1,000th game with a win and trademark celebration |work=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2021 |access-date=16 November 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411090248/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58544330 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 26 September [[Derby della Capitale|against Lazio]], Roma lost 2–3, and Mourinho became the first Roma manager to lose his first Serie A Roma's derby since [[Luis Enrique]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=LAZIO CLAIM DERBY WIN OVER JOSE MOURINHO'S ROMA |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/serie-a/2021-2022/serie-a-live_sto8555722/story.shtml |website=EUROSPORT |access-date=20 February 2022 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221338/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> On 21 October, in a [[UEFA Europa Conference League|Conference League]] game against [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]], Roma suffered a humiliating 1–6 defeat, marking the first time that one of Mourinho's sides conceded 6 goals in a single match; Mourinho blamed the defeat on 'not having a very good squad'.<ref>{{cite web |title=European roundup: Jose Mourinho's Roma beaten 6-1 at Bodo/Glimt, then complains: 'We don't have a good squad' |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12440615/bodo-glimt-6-1-roma-jose-mourinho-ships-six-goals-for-first-time-in-managerial-career |website=Sky Sports |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406022030/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12440615/bodo-glimt-6-1-roma-jose-mourinho-ships-six-goals-for-first-time-in-managerial-career |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ten days later against Milan, Mourinho suffered his first home defeat in league games in Italy; before this match, he was unbeaten in 43 consecutive games matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho's unbeaten streak in Serie A home games is over |url=https://sport.news.am/eng/news/126680/mourinhos-unbeaten-streak-in-serie-a-home-games-is-over.html |website=news am |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405051032/https://sport.news.am/eng/news/126680/mourinhos-unbeaten-streak-in-serie-a-home-games-is-over.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho bemoans 'lack of respect tom Roma fans' |url=https://www.beinsports.com/th-en/serie-a/news/mourinho-bemoans-lack-of-respect-to-roma-fa-5/1775320 |website=bein sports |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216000032/https://www.beinsports.com/th-en/serie-a/news/mourinho-bemoans-lack-of-respect-to-roma-fa-5/1775320 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 4 December, against Inter, Roma was defeated 3–0, marking was the first time in Mourinho's career that one of his teams was 3–0 down at half-time; he said after the match that Inter 'are stronger than Roma in normal conditions; in non-normal conditions, they are much stronger'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho's Roma loses 3-0 to former team Inter Milan |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2021/12/04/61abbc3746163ffdb58b45d5.html |work=Marca |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406090843/https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2021/12/04/61abbc3746163ffdb58b45d5.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Campanale |first1=Susy |title=Mourinho: 'Inter are much stronger than Roma' |url=https://football-italia.net/mourinho-inter-are-much-stronger-than-roma/ |website=Football Italia |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406090843/https://football-italia.net/mourinho-inter-are-much-stronger-than-roma/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |title=Toxic endgame looms for José Mourinho as doom cycle comes round ever quicker |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/dec/11/toxic-endgame-looms-for-jose-mourinho-as-doom-cycle-comes-round-ever-quicker |access-date=19 February 2022 |agency=The Guardian |date=11 December 2021 |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527065800/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/dec/11/toxic-endgame-looms-for-jose-mourinho-as-doom-cycle-comes-round-ever-quicker |url-status=live }}</ref> In order to reinforce the team for the second part of the season, in the winter transfer window, Roma signed [[Ainsley Maitland-Niles]] and [[Sérgio Oliveira]], both on loan from [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[FC Porto|Porto]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/1/ainsley-maitland-niles-completes-roma-move|title=Maitland-Niles completes Roma move!|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=8 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108152922/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/1/ainsley-maitland-niles-completes-roma-move|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/1/sergio-oliveira-completes-roma-move|title=Sergio Oliveira completes Roma move|publisher=A.S. Roma|date=12 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525043048/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/1/sergio-oliveira-completes-roma-move|url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 March 2022, Mourinho won his first ''Derby della Capitale'' after managing a 3–0 win over Lazio.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/2022/03/20-91102504/roma-lazio_3-0_abraham_e_pellegrini_show_mourinho_sorpassa_sarri|title=Roma-Lazio 3-0: Abraham e Pellegrini show, Mourinho sorpassa Sarri|website=Corriere dello Sport|access-date=22 April 2022|language=it|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404151844/https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/2022/03/20-91102504/roma-lazio_3-0_abraham_e_pellegrini_show_mourinho_sorpassa_sarri|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 5 May, Mourinho guided Roma to their first European final since [[1991 UEFA Cup Final|1991]] by beating [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, making him the first manager to reach the final of all three current major European competitions and the first manager to reach a major European final with four different clubs.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mourinho 'very emotional' as Roma beat Leicester |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61341521 |access-date=6 May 2022 |date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406095835/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61341521 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 May, Mourinho won his first title with Roma by defeating [[Feyenoord]] in the [[2022 UEFA Europa Conference League Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/may/25/roma-v-feyenoord-europa-conference-league-final-live-score-updates|title=Roma 1-0 Feyenoord: Europa Conference League final – as it happened!|date=25 May 2022|work=The Guardian|access-date=15 June 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525174413/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/may/25/roma-v-feyenoord-europa-conference-league-final-live-score-updates|url-status=live}}</ref> This was Roma's first trophy in 11 years, making him the third manager – after [[Udo Lattek]] and [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] – to have [[UEFA club competition records and statistics#List of managers to have won the three main European club competitions|won all three existing major European trophies]], and the first to achieve the UEFA treble by winning the Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, and Europa Conference League (in place of the defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup).<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Mourinho: 'A serial winner who has brought Roma to life' |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61588209 |website=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcast Corporation |access-date=25 May 2022 |date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525230946/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61588209 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also the first time a Serie A team won a continental championship since [[Inter Milan]]'s [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]], achieved under Mourinho himself as coach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Digby |first1=Adam |title=After Roma Make History In Conference League, Mourinho Wants 'Special Project' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamdigby/2022/06/07/after-roma-make-history-in-conference-league-mourinho-wants-special-project/ |access-date=12 April 2023 |work=Forbes |date=7 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416060728/https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamdigby/2022/06/07/after-roma-make-history-in-conference-league-mourinho-wants-special-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2022–23: Back-to-back European finals====
In his second transfer window at Roma to prepare for the [[2022–23 A.S. Roma season|2022–23 season]], due to [[UEFA]]'s [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations|Financial Fair Play]] regulations, the club only spent €7 million in the market with incomings players being signed by free transfers and loans, including Turkish defender [[Zeki Çelik]] from [[Lille OSC|Lille]], the Serbians [[Nemanja Matić]] and [[Mile Svilar]], and Italian striker [[Andrea Belotti]] on free transfers, and Dutch midfielder [[Georginio Wijnaldum]] on loan from [[Paris Saint-Germain]]. The most notable signing of Roma's transfer window was the acquisition of Argentine forward [[Paulo Dybala]] on a free transfer after his contract with [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] had expired.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho Draws Interesting Comparison to Jesus Christ for Work Done at Roma |work=Sports Brief |url=https://sportsbrief.com/football/41490-mourinho-draws-interesting-comparison-jesus-christ-work-roma/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603053139/https://sportsbrief.com/football/41490-mourinho-draws-interesting-comparison-jesus-christ-work-roma/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paulo Dybala signs for Roma! |url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/7/paulo-dybala-signs-for-roma |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=www.asroma.com |language=en |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814191646/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/7/paulo-dybala-signs-for-roma |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Argentine Dybala joins Roma on free transfer |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62204021 |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815212136/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62204021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club began their league season with a 1–0 away win over [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] on 14 August 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Roma hang on for narrow win over Salernitana with Bryan Cristante goal |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.in/football/report/_/gameId/644619 |access-date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816051449/https://www.espn.in/football/report/_/gameId/644619 |url-status=live }}</ref> Afterwards, Roma embarked on a four-game unbeaten streak, before suffering their first defeat of the season, losing 4–0 against [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]], on 4 September, marking Mourinho's largest defeat in his Serie A's career and the third time that he had lost with a margin of more than four goals in a top-flight league match in his career. After the match, he said that he "preferred losing one match 4–0 than four matches 1–0".<ref>{{cite news |title=Serie A: Mourinho's Roma suffers humiliating 4-0 loss at Udinese |work=Sports Star |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/roma-jose-mourinho-loses-to-udinese-2022-serie-a-results/article65852495.ece |access-date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526003610/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/roma-jose-mourinho-loses-to-udinese-2022-serie-a-results/article65852495.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho claims Roma were unlucky in 4-0 loss, labels referee 'perfect' for Udinese |work=Keep Up |url=https://keepup.com.au/news/mourinho-claims-roma-were-unlucky-in-4-0-loss-labels-referee-perfect-for-udinese/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526183736/https://keepup.com.au/news/mourinho-claims-roma-were-unlucky-in-4-0-loss-labels-referee-perfect-for-udinese/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 October, Roma recorded their first win against Inter since February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Serie A {{!}} Inter 1-2 Roma: Smalling stuns San Siro |work=Football Italia |url=https://football-italia.net/serie-a-inter-1-2-roma-smalling-stuns-san-siro/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526003556/https://football-italia.net/serie-a-inter-1-2-roma-smalling-stuns-san-siro/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Prior to deadline day, following Wijnaldum's injury and the departures of [[Matías Viña]] and [[Nicolò Zaniolo]], with the latter falling out with the club's hierarchy, Roma delved into the winter transfer market to sign Norwegian forward [[Ola Solbakken]] on a free transfer, Guinean midfielder [[Mady Camara]] on loan from [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] and Spanish defender [[Diego Llorente]] on loan from [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/11/solbakken-agrees-to-join-roma-in-january |title=SOLBAKKEN AGREES TO JOIN ROMA IN JANUARY |website=[[AS Roma]] |access-date=23 November 2022 |date=23 November 2022 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327114206/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/11/solbakken-agrees-to-join-roma-in-january |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Roma|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/8/mady-camara-joins-the-giallorossi|title=MADY CAMARA JOINS THE GIALLOROSSI|date=31 August 2022|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=31 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831133242/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2022/8/mady-camara-joins-the-giallorossi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2023/1/diego-llorente-completes-loan-move|title=Diego Llorente completes loan move|publisher=AS Roma|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131190730/https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2023/1/diego-llorente-completes-loan-move|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 February 2023, Roma were knocked out of the [[2022–23 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]], losing 2–1 at home to [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Coppa Italia {{!}} Roma 1-2 Cremonese: Giant-Killers Reach Semi-Final |url=https://football-italia.net/coppa-italia-roma-1-2-cremonese-giant-killer-reach-semi-final/ |website=football italia |date=February 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327171956/https://football-italia.net/coppa-italia-roma-1-2-cremonese-giant-killer-reach-semi-final/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 28 February, Roma was beaten again by Cremonese, the latter's first win in Serie A in 27 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cremonese 2-1 Roma: Jose Mourinho Sent Off As Hosts Claim First Serie A Win in 27 Years in Dramatic Match |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/serie-a/2022-2023/cremonese-2-1-roma-jose-mourinho-sent-off-as-hosts-claim-first-serie-a-win-in-27-years-in-dramatic-m_sto9437904/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221310/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> After drawing with Juventus earlier in the season, a 1–0 win over them at Stadio Olimpico on March 5 meant for the first time that Roma stayed unbeaten against Juventus in a Serie A season since [[2003–04 Serie A|2003–04 campaign]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Roma remain undefeated against Juventus for the first time since 2003/04 |url=https://romapress.net/roma-remain-undefeated-against-juventus-for-the-first-time-since-2003-04/ |website=Roma Press |date=5 March 2023 |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401165839/https://romapress.net/roma-remain-undefeated-against-juventus-for-the-first-time-since-2003-04/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite a challenging season for Mourinho due to inconsistencies and injuries to key players, on 18 May he guided Roma to their second consecutive European final, beating former Real Madrid player [[Xabi Alonso]]'s [[Bayer Leverkusen]] 1–0 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the [[2022–23 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], repeating the same feat during his time at Porto of reaching back-to-back European finals in 2003 and 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Europa League: Roma and Sevilla advance to the final |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2023/05/19/europa-league-roma-defeats-bayer-leverkusen-on-aggregate-while-sevilla-drops-juventus-setting-up-finals-match-up_6027194_143.html |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=Le Monde |date=19 May 2023 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606083744/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/europe/article/2023/05/19/europa-league-roma-defeats-bayer-leverkusen-on-aggregate-while-sevilla-drops-juventus-setting-up-finals-match-up_6027194_143.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Following a 2–2 home draw to Salernitana in Serie A, Mourinho admitted that "Champions League qualification would be more than a miracle" for Roma, after disagreeing with Roma's sporting director Tiago Pinto comments that Champions League qualification was the main goal for Roma's season, adding that "we can write history and want to continue doing it, but qualifying for the Champions League when spending €7 million on the transfer market is more than history, more than a miracle. It's Jesus Christ coming to Rome and having a walk around the Vatican."<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho: 'Champions League spot more than a miracle for Roma' |url=https://football-italia.net/mourinho-champions-league-spot-more-than-a-miracle-for-roma/ |access-date=26 May 2023 |work=Football Italia |date=22 May 2023 |archive-date=26 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526014341/https://football-italia.net/mourinho-champions-league-spot-more-than-a-miracle-for-roma/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to ''[[Corriere dello Sport]]'', the relationship between Mourinho and Roma directors had turned frosty as the two parties had different views on the club's future, with Mourinho becoming increasingly frustrated over a lack of financial backing at Roma, due to the club's Financial Fair Play restrictions, leading to some disagreements over potential transfers, as he wanted reassurances from the Roma owners before committing his future to the club, amid reports that Mourinho was in advance negotiations to become Paris Saint-Germain's new manager.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mourinho-Roma relationship turns frosty but fans still hope|url=https://football-italia.net/mourinho-roma-relationship-turns-frosty-but-fans-still-hope/|access-date=26 May 2023|work=Football Italia|date=24 May 2023|archive-date=26 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526021213/https://football-italia.net/mourinho-roma-relationship-turns-frosty-but-fans-still-hope/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2023 UEFA Europa League Final|Europa League final]] on May 31, Mourinho managed his sixth European final, as Roma faced [[Sevilla F.C.|Sevilla]], losing 4–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in [[Overtime (sports)|extra-time]]. This was Mourinho's first loss in a European final.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |date=31 May 2023 |title=Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma |language= |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/31/sevilla-roma-europa-league-final-match-report |access-date=31 May 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610031912/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/31/sevilla-roma-europa-league-final-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65752974 |title=Sevilla 1–1 Roma (4–1 on pens) |website=BBC Sport |date=1 June 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531223618/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65752974 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the presentation of his runner-up medal, Mourinho gave his medal to a young Roma supporter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2023-06-01/liga-europa-mourinho-ofereceu-medalha-a-jovem-adepto/990094 |title=Mourinho ofereceu medalha a jovem adepto! |website=[[A Bola]] |date=1 June 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601003333/https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2023-06-01/liga-europa-mourinho-ofereceu-medalha-a-jovem-adepto/990094 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the press conference after the match, Mourinho said that "he wanted to stay" at Roma but that he also "wanted conditions to give more", as he was "tired of acting as a manager, director of communications and complain about referee's decisions".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/amp/roma/jose-mourinho/mourinho-da-medalha-a-adepto-e-diz-quero-ficar-mas-mereco-mais |title=Mourinho dá medalha a adepto e diz: "Quero ficar, mas mereço mais" |website=Mais Futebol |date=1 June 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601013758/https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/amp/roma/jose-mourinho/mourinho-da-medalha-a-adepto-e-diz-quero-ficar-mas-mereco-mais |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== 2023–24: Struggles and fourth consecutive early departure====
In his [[2023–24 AS Roma season|third season]], due to Roma's limited transfer budget due to Financial Fair Play regulations, following the same transfer policy as the previous season, various players were signed on free transfers or loans, including Argentine midfielder  [[Leandro Paredes]] and [[Renato Sanches]] from Paris Saint-Germain, [[Houssem Aouar]] and [[Evan Ndicka]] on free transfers, and the loan of Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, whom Mourinho had previously managed at Manchester United.

After enduring a difficult start to the season, with the club near the relegation zone, on 17 September, Mourinho registered the biggest win in Serie A since April 1961, when Roma thrashed [[Empoli FC|Empoli]] 7–0 at home.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/roma-7-0-empoli-jose-215048393.html |title=Roma 7-0 Empoli: Jose Mourinho's side equal modern Serie A record in rout |website=BBC News |date=17 September 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928204647/https://sports.yahoo.com/roma-7-0-empoli-jose-215048393.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following a negative string of results that left Roma in ninth place, five points behind the UEFA Champions League qualification spots, and two consecutive losses against [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] in the [[2023–24 Coppa Italia]] quarter-finals and [[AC Milan]] in the league, Roma announced on 16 January 2024 that they parted ways with Mourinho with immediate effect.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=AS Roma |date=2024-01-16 |title=JOSÉ MOURINHO TO LEAVE AS ROMA WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT|url=https://www.asroma.com/en/news/70283/jose-mourinho-to-leave-as-roma-with-immediate-effect |access-date=2024-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67990821 |title=Jose Mourinho: Roma sack former Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid manager |work=BBC Sport |date=16 January 2024 |accessdate=16 January 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesoccerreport.com/news/jose-mourinho-sacked-by-as-roma/|title=Jose Mourinho sacked by AS Roma |publisher=The Soccer Report |date=16 January 2024 |accessdate=17 January 2024 }}</ref>

=== Fenerbahçe ===
On 1 June 2024, Turkish side [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] confirmed that Mourinho had officially begun negotiations with the club over their head coach role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kap.org.tr/Bildirim/1293413 |title=Teknik Yönetime İlişkin Açıklama |date=1 June 2024 |publisher=KAP |access-date=2 June 2024 |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2024 |title=Son Dakika: Fenerbahçe, Mourinho'yu duyurdu! |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/spor/son-dakika-fenerbahce-mourinhoyu-duyurdu-2212838 |access-date=1 June 2024 |website=[[Cumhuriyet]] |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |author-link=Reuters |date=1 June 2024 |title=José Mourinho begins negotiations with Fenerbahce over head coach role |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/01/jose-mourinho-begins-negotiations-with-fenerbahce-over-head-coach-role |access-date=1 June 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The following day, he was officially unveiled as the club's new manager and presented to the fans during a special ceremony at the [[Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2 June 2024 |title='The Special One' artik dünyanin en büyük spor kulübü'nün tekni̇k di̇rektörü |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/futbol/2024/6/the-special-one-artik-dunyanin-en-buyuk-spor-kulubu-nun-teknik-direktoru |access-date=2 June 2024 |publisher=Fenerbahçe S.K. |language=tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Garrick |first=Omar |date=2 June 2024 |title=Mourinho unveiled as new Fenerbahce head coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5533958/2024/06/02/jose-mourinho-fenerbahce-head-coach/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=[[The Athletic]] |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Following the teams 1-1 draw with Manchester united in the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] and the fact that his team was denied a second half penalty, he protested the decision and received a red card. 

==Manager profile==
===Tactics===
{{quote box|align=right|width=33%|quote=In the modern world, at least at elite level, José Mourinho stands alone. He was at the greatest coaching seminar the world has seen [at Barcelona in the mid-90s], when the game as we know it was shaped, but he did not draw the same lessons everybody else did. The other eight [future coaches who were also at the club] espoused the proactive, possession-based football seeded at the club by [[Vic Buckingham]], developed by [[Rinus Michels]] and taken to new levels by Johan Cruyff. Mourinho, however, was different. Mourinho believed in reactive football. He was the outsider, the outcast who now revels in his role as the dark lord. Saturday's game against Manchester United was typical. Others, playing at home in a match that could effectively ensure the title, might have felt compelled to attack. Mourinho [as manager of Chelsea] fielded Kurt Zouma, a central defender, in midfield, sitting deep, and won the game with 28% possession.|author=[[Jonathan Wilson (writer)|Jonathan Wilson]] writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'': "José Mourinho, the anti-Barcelona, stands alone in modern football", 23 April 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=José Mourinho, the anti-Barcelona, stands alone in modern football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/apr/23/jose-mourinho-the-anti-barcelona-chelsea-pep-guardiola |date=23 April 2015 |access-date=29 July 2018 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011116/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/apr/23/jose-mourinho-the-anti-barcelona-chelsea-pep-guardiola |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

Mourinho has been noted for his tactical prowess,<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin Keith |url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/the-tactical-genius-of-jose-mourinho/news-story/93f0076b02b87318a1e7a38cc4229170 |title=Chelsea vs Sydney FC: Jose Mourinho tactics got best of sky blues |website=News.com.au |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011032/https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/the-tactical-genius-of-jose-mourinho/news-story/93f0076b02b87318a1e7a38cc4229170 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/sport/soccer/2014/04/30/tactics-praised-as-mourinho-gives-reds-the-blues |title=Tactics praised as Mourinho gives Reds the blues |publisher=BDlive |date=30 April 2014 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011014/https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/sport/soccer/2014-04-30-tactics-praised-as-mourinho-gives-reds-the-blues/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2075788/cesc-fabregas-praises-chelsea-boss-jose-mourinhos-tactics-and-discusses-barcelona-exit |title=Cesc Fabregas praises Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho's tactics and discusses Barcelona exit |work=ESPN FC |date=7 October 2014 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011036/https://www.espn.com/soccer/chelsea/story/2075788/cesc-fabregas-praises-chelsea-boss-jose-mourinhos-tactics-and-discusses-barcelona-exit |url-status=live }}</ref> game management,<ref>{{cite web |author=Daniel Butler |url=http://www.thetacticsroom.com/articles/2014/12/30/how-jose-mourinhos-chelsea-have-mastered-game-management |title=How José Mourinho's Chelsea Have Mastered Game Management – The Tactics Room |website=Thetacticsroom.com |date=30 December 2014 |access-date=28 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624094020/http://www.thetacticsroom.com/articles/2014/12/30/how-jose-mourinhos-chelsea-have-mastered-game-management |archive-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> and adaptability to different situations. Teams under Mourinho's management typically demonstrate great defensive awareness as well as a quick transition ability with the ball through midfield, in particular down the flanks. A common feature of his teams is playing with three or more central midfielders, as Mourinho has stressed midfield superiority as crucial in winning games. As a Porto manager, Mourinho employed a diamond [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2]] formation, with his midfield – consisting of [[Costinha]] or [[Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1979)|Pedro Mendes]] as defensive midfielder; Maniche and Dmitri Alenichev as wide central midfielders; and Deco on the tip – acting as a cohesive unit rather than a collection of individuals,<ref name="zonalmarking.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/03/08/teams-of-the-decade-3-porto-2002-04/ |title=Teams of the Decade #4: Porto, 2002–04 |website=Zonalmarking.net |date=8 March 2010 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010959/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/03/08/teams-of-the-decade-3-porto-2002-04/ |url-status=live }}</ref> providing Porto with midfield superiority while allowing the full-backs to move forward.<ref name="zonalmarking.net" /> Defensively, the team played with a high defensive line and were known for their fitness and use of heavy pressing high up the pitch.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/insider/story/_/id/40241743/will-portos-unlikely-champions-league-win-ever-repeated |title=Will Porto's unlikely Champions League win ever be repeated? |work=ESPN.com|language=en |date=30 May 2024  |access-date=13 June 2024 }}</ref>

During his first two years at Chelsea, Mourinho employed a fluid [[Formation (association football)#4–3–3|4–3–3]] formation, having [[Claude Makélélé]] play the role of deep-lying midfielder. This gave Chelsea a three-against-two midfield advantage over most English teams playing 4–4–2 at the time, and helped Chelsea win Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Mourinho explained:

<blockquote>Look, if I have a triangle in midfield – Claude Makélélé behind and two others just in front – I will always have an advantage against a pure 4–4–2 where the central midfielders are side by side. That's because I will always have an extra man. It starts with Makelele, who is between the lines. If nobody comes to him he can see the whole pitch and has time. If he gets closed down it means one of the two other central midfielders is open. If they are closed down and the other team's wingers come inside to help, it means there is space now for us on the flank, either for our own wingers or for our full-backs. There is nothing a pure 4–4–2 can do to stop things.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/01/25/teams-of-the-decade-13-chelsea-2004-06/ |title=Teams of the Decade #13: Chelsea 2004–06 |website=Zonalmarking.net |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011046/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/01/25/teams-of-the-decade-13-chelsea-2004-06/ |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>

Andrei Shevchenko's signing forced Mourinho to switch to a 4–1–3–2 for the [[2006–07 FA Premier League|2006–07 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-lineups.com/coach/38/?t=81310&c=12 |title=Mourinho – Football Coach |website=Football-lineups.com |date=26 January 1963 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011017/https://www.football-lineups.com/coach/38/?t=81310&c=12 |url-status=live }}</ref> At Inter, he won his first Serie A title alternating between a 4–3–3 and a diamond,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-lineups.com/coach/38/?t=81311&c=260 |title=Mourinho – Football Coach |website=Football-lineups.com |date=26 January 1963 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011011/https://www.football-lineups.com/coach/38/?t=81311&c=260 |url-status=live }}</ref> and in his second season, the signings of Samuel Eto'o, Diego Milito, Wesley Sneijder and [[Goran Pandev]], along with that of Thiago Motta, enabled him to play a [[Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1|4–2–3–1]] formation, after initially using a 4–3–1–2 formation with little success in Europe, despite being effective domestically. In this formation, Cameroonian striker Eto'o was used out of position as a left-winger, and the 4–2–3–1 effectively became a pure [[Formation (association football)#4–5–1|4–5–1]] without the ball; the tactical switch proved to be effective in European competitions in particular, as Inter went on to win the treble that season.<ref name="tears and defiance">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/20/mourinho-tears-and-defiance-the-story-of-inters-2009-10-season |title=Mourinho, tears and defiance: the story of Inter's 2009-10 season |work=The Guardian |last=Bandini |first=Nicky |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525235121/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/20/mourinho-tears-and-defiance-the-story-of-inters-2009-10-season |url-status=live }}</ref>

As Real Madrid manager from 2010 to 2013, Mourinho utilised an even more flexible 4–2–3–1 formation, with Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira as holding midfielders, Mesut Özil as the attacking midfielder, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Ángel Di María flanking [[Karim Benzema]] as the lone striker.<ref name="bleacherreport.com">{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1186518-real-madrid-tactical-review-of-the-2011-12-season-under-jose-mourinho |title=Real Madrid: Tactical Review of the 2011-12 Season Under Jose Mourinho |first=Mohamed |last=Al-Hendy |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=18 December 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011030/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1186518-real-madrid-tactical-review-of-the-2011-12-season-under-jose-mourinho |url-status=live }}</ref> This formation allowed for rapid counter-attacks, with the four attackers being able to play any of the four offensive positions.<ref name="bleacherreport.com" /> Consequently, Benzema would often drop deep to act as a false 9, thus creating space for Cristiano Ronaldo to make runs off the ball into the centre from the left flank and get on the end of passes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/563500-real-madrids-tactics-without-higuan-false-nines-and-the-modern-striker |title=Real Madrid's Tactics Without Higuaín: False 9's and the Modern Striker |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Lezra |first1=Gabe |date=5 January 2011 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221311/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/563500-real-madrids-tactics-without-higuan-false-nines-and-the-modern-striker |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[2011–12 Real Madrid CF season|2011–12 season]], Madrid won La Liga nine points clear of second-placed Barcelona, breaking many records, including points collected (100) and goals scored (121).<ref name="bleacherreport.com" /> In all of Mourinho's three seasons at Madrid, the team consistently reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. The counter-attacking system pioneered by Mourinho continued, with its variations, to be used to further success at Madrid by his successors Carlo Ancelotti and [[Zinedine Zidane]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho made Real Madrid the European heavyweights they are, much before Ancelotti and Zidane |url=https://scroll.in/field/837328/mourinho-made-real-madrid-the-european-heavyweights-they-are-much-before-ancelotti-and-zidane |date=11 May 2017 |work=Scroll India |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210612132152/https://scroll.in/field/837328/mourinho-made-real-madrid-the-european-heavyweights-they-are-much-before-ancelotti-and-zidane |archive-date=12 June 2021 |last=Shastry |first=Vyasa }}</ref>

Mourinho is praised for his quick reactions to a game's events.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=http://www.zonalmarking.net/2013/03/06/manchester-united-1-2-real-madrid-red-card-allows-real-to-take-control/ |title=Manchester United 1–2 Real Madrid: red card allows Real to take control |website=Zonalmarking.net |date=6 March 2013 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010953/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2013/03/06/manchester-united-1-2-real-madrid-red-card-allows-real-to-take-control/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In a [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13 Champions League]] round of 16 second leg encounter with Manchester United at Old Trafford, and with Real Madrid losing 1–0 and facing imminent elimination, United's [[Nani (footballer)|Nani]] was sent off for a harsh charge on [[Álvaro Arbeloa]]. Mourinho quickly introduced [[Luka Modrić]] and moved Sami Khedira to the right flank, where Manchester United had a numerical disadvantage due to Nani's red card. This forced United manager Alex Ferguson to move [[Danny Welbeck]] from the midfield to that flank, thus freeing Xabi Alonso, and two quick goals turned the game in Madrid's favour.<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news |last=Lucas |first=Dan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/10616249/Jose-Mourinho-five-more-tactical-masterstrokes-after-masterminding-victory-over-Manchester-City.html |title=Jose Mourinho: five more tactical masterstrokes after masterminding victory over Manchester City |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010955/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/10616249/Jose-Mourinho-five-more-tactical-masterstrokes-after-masterminding-victory-over-Manchester-City.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the second leg of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10 Champions League]] semi-final against Barcelona, Motta's controversial sending off led Mourinho to sit deep and narrow in order to defend their lead from the first leg away from home, while Barcelona were allowed to control possession. Mourinho also used his left winger Eto'o as a makeshift left-sided attacking wing-back. Although Inter lost the second leg 1–0, they advanced to the final 3–2 on aggregate;<ref name="tears and defiance"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/may/02/jose-mourinho-inter-barcelona |title=Fair Play 0, Foul Play 1 – a cynical classic from the Camp Nou conmen |work=The Guardian |first=Paul |last=Hayward |date=1 May 2010 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203152234/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/may/02/jose-mourinho-inter-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/champions-league/2018-2019/auguri-samuel-etoo-piu-di-gol-e-trofei-il-prodigio-e-quella-diagonale-da-terzino-in-barca-inter_sto7176728/story.shtml |title=Auguri Samuel Eto'o! Più di gol e trofei, il prodigio è quella diagonale da terzino in Barça-Inter |publisher=Eurosport |language=it |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=25 May 2022 }}</ref> Mourinho later described the match as "the most beautiful defeat of [his] life."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/7648489/Barcelona-v-Inter-Milan-Jose-Mourinho-hails-most-beautiful-defeat-of-my-life.html?WT.mc_id=605456&source=MiddleColumnPuff |title=Barcelona v Inter Milan: Jose Mourinho hails 'most beautiful defeat of my life' |work=www.telegraph.co.uk |last1=Winter |first1=Henry |date=29 April 2010 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525235121/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/7648489/Barcelona-v-Inter-Milan-Jose-Mourinho-hails-most-beautiful-defeat-of-my-life.html?WT.mc_id=605456&source=MiddleColumnPuff |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho is also renowned for always being well-informed about his next opponent and tactically outwitting other managers in games. In a [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|2004 Champions League]] knockout stage home game between Porto and Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, Mourinho had already asserted that United's weakness was on the flanks, especially on the left where [[Quinton Fortune]] was protected by [[Ryan Giggs]]. The central pairing of Maniche and Deco targeted that flank with their threaded passes, and Dmitri Alenichev wreaked havoc. He set up [[Benny McCarthy]]'s equaliser in the first half, then with United focussed on defending the left, Porto switched to the other side, where McCarthy was able to beat [[Gary Neville]] and [[Wes Brown]] to score the winner.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sharemytactics.com/60988/ |title=Porto (4–1–3–2) vs Manchester United (4–2–4–0) – UEFA Champions League – 26th February 2004 – Football tactics and formations |website=ShareMyTactics.com |date=7 February 2016 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011033/http://sharemytactics.com/60988/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sharemytactics.com/60992/ |title=Porto (4–2–3–1) vs Manchester United (4–2–4–0) – UEFA Champions League – 26th February 2004 – Football tactics and formations |website=ShareMyTactics.com |date=7 February 2016 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011036/http://sharemytactics.com/60992/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho is also acknowledged for his attention to detail, organisational planning and in-game communication. In a [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14 Champions League]] knockout game against Paris Saint-Germain, when Chelsea needed one goal within 10 minutes to progress, he played a risky 4–1–2–3 in the last quarter, which led to [[Demba Ba]]'s winning goal. After the game, Mourinho said that his team had worked excessively on three alternative formations in training:

<blockquote>We trained yesterday with the three different systems we used, the one we started with, the one without [Frank] [[Frank Lampard|Lampard]] and finally the one with Demba and [[Fernando Torres|Fernando]] [Torres] in, and the players knew what to do.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=http://www.zonalmarking.net/2014/04/09/chelsea-2-0-psg-mourinho-takes-risks-late-on/ |title=Chelsea 2–0 PSG: Mourinho takes risks late on |website=Zonalmarking.net |date=9 April 2014 |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011029/http://www.zonalmarking.net/2014/04/09/chelsea-2-0-psg-mourinho-takes-risks-late-on/ |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>

When Ba hit the winner, Mourinho darted down the touchline "in celebration", but afterwards he said he was primarily running to tell Torres and Ba their positional instructions for the remaining six minutes of the contest, which is backed up by the pictures. Ba's job was to sit in front of the defence and mark [[Alex (footballer, born June 1982)|Alex]] if he ventured forward, Torres' to man-mark [[Maxwell (footballer, born 1981)|Maxwell]].<ref name="ReferenceB" />

On 16 April 2017, Mourinho's Manchester United beat league leaders Chelsea 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/14362|title=Manchester United v Chelsea, 2016/17 |website=www.premierleague.com|access-date=17 April 2017|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425044821/https://www.premierleague.com/match/14362|url-status=live}}</ref> During the game, Mourinho instructed Ander Herrera to man-mark Eden Hazard. This tactic proved effective as Hazard, and Chelsea, were nullified for large portions of the game. A previously untested strike partnership of [[Marcus Rashford]] and [[Jesse Lingard]] also caused the Chelsea defence problems, with the former opening the scoring in the 7th minute. Mourinho's tactical organisation throughout the match drew praise within the footballing world.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39617552 |title=Man Utd 2–0 Chelsea: A Jose Mourinho masterclass with a twist |date=16 April 2017 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 April 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011114/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39617552 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Reception===
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|author={{mdash}}Mourinho responding to critics accusing him of playing defensive football in the second leg of the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2010 Champions League]] semi-final against [[Pep Guardiola|Guardiola]]'s Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |title=What does 'parking the bus' mean in football? Defensive tactics term explained & teams that do it |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/parking-the-bus-mean-football-defensive-tactics-term/1x1f2u4ueg7f513ij98yn7qqid |date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013144234/https://www.goal.com/en/news/parking-the-bus-mean-football-defensive-tactics-term/1x1f2u4ueg7f513ij98yn7qqid |archive-date=13 October 2021 |last=Westwood |first=James }}</ref>
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Since the self proclamation in 2004, Mourinho is often nicknamed "The Special One".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Abhilash |title=Jose Mourinho: The Special One? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/135463-the-special-one |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221311/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/135463-the-special-one |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Why is Jose Mourinho called 'The Special One'? |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ph/news/why-is-jose-mourinho-called-the-special-one/13p8v38i8kaqe1kh38esm08jc5 |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=Goal.com |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506183650/https://www.goal.com/en-ph/news/why-is-jose-mourinho-called-the-special-one/13p8v38i8kaqe1kh38esm08jc5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |author1=Richard Jolly |date=26 October 2021 |title=Jose Mourinho: Has the time come for the Special One to retire? |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/jose-mourinho-has-the-time-come-for-the-special-one-to-retire |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=FourFourTwo.com |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506183650/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/jose-mourinho-has-the-time-come-for-the-special-one-to-retire |url-status=live }}</ref> He is widely regarded by several players and coaches to be one of the best managers of his generation and one of the greatest ever managers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-italia.net/32546/sneijder-explains-mourinho-magic |title=Sneijder explains Mourinho magic |publisher=Football Italia |date=1 April 2013 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010957/https://www.football-italia.net/32546/sneijder-explains-mourinho-magic |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/01_Enero_Actualidad_10-11/1330034777699/noticia/Noticia/1330034777699.htm?idEsp=1330036541200 |title=Real Madrid C.F. – Official Web Site – Mourinho wins FIFA Coach of Year award |publisher=Real Madrid |date=10 January 2011 |access-date=19 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110712/http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/01_Enero_Actualidad_10-11/1330034777699/noticia/Noticia/1330034777699.htm?idEsp=1330036541200 |archive-date=24 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/chelsea/news/pochettino-mourinho-one-of-best-managers-ever_121040.html |title=Mauricio Pochettino: 'Jose Mourinho one of best managers ever' |publisher=Sports Mole |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011104/https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/chelsea/news/pochettino-mourinho-one-of-best-managers-ever_121040.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="espn1">{{cite web |date=7 August 2013 |title=Greatest Managers, No. 9: Jose Mourinho |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1514848/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023073918/http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1514848/ |archive-date=23 October 2013 |access-date=19 January 2014 |work=ESPN FC}}</ref> In 2010, [[Pep Guardiola]] described Mourinho as "probably the best coach in the world".<ref>{{cite news |title=Guardiola says Mourinho is 'best in the world' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/guardiola-says-mourinho-is-best-in-the-world-2116751.html |access-date=19 December 2018 |work=The Independent |date=26 October 2010 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011020/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/guardiola-says-mourinho-best-world-2116751.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tears and defiance"/> Pundit Nicky Bandini praised Mourinho for his ability to motivate his players and a create a united team environment during Inter's 2009–10 treble winning season, noting that throughout the course of the season playmaker Sneijder went as far to say that he would "kill and die" for Mourinho, views which were later also echoed by the club's former striker Ibrahimović, who had worked under Mourinho the previous season, while [[Dejan Stanković]] instead said that he "would have thrown [himself] into a fire" for his manager.<ref name="tears and defiance"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1763718-zlatan-ibrahimovic-gives-explosive-views-on-jose-mourinho-and-pep-guardiola |title=Zlatan Ibrahimovic Gives Explosive Views on Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola |publisher=Bleacher Report |last1=Blackmore |first1=Ben |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=30 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030221311/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1763718-zlatan-ibrahimovic-gives-explosive-views-on-jose-mourinho-and-pep-guardiola |url-status=live }}</ref> Eto'o also praised Mourinho for his player management skills during their time at the club together, describing him as a "unique" head coach, who "...perfectly understood every player and the sentiments of the Inter fans. He knew how to combine these two things, he was perfect."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-italia.net/etoo-mourinho-is-unique/ |title=Eto'o on Mourinho: 'A unique coach' |publisher=Football Italia |date=11 October 2021 |access-date=25 May 2022 |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019051156/https://football-italia.net/etoo-mourinho-is-unique/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chelsea midfielder [[Frank Lampard]] has stated that Mourinho is the best manager he has ever worked for.<ref>{{cite news |author=Daniel Jones |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/20/frank-lampard-jose-mourinho-is-the-best-he-made-the-player-i-am-today-3801802/ |title=Frank Lampard: Jose Mourinho's the best, he made me the player I am |work=Metro |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011114/https://metro.co.uk/2013/05/20/frank-lampard-jose-mourinho-is-the-best-he-made-the-player-i-am-today-3801802/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A plethora of Mourinho's tactical decisions have been met with criticism. Throughout his career, he has sometimes been accused of playing defensive, dull football to grind out results.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/manager/_/id/1/jose-mourinho?cc=4716 |title=Jose Mourinho Manager Profile – Team Chelsea Soccer / Football – World Cup |work=ESPN FC |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=18 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218040408/http://www.espnfc.com/manager/_/id/1/jose-mourinho?cc=4716 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/enigmatic-swede-zlatan-ibrahimovic-opens-up-on-life-with-mourinho-guardiola-in-his-new-book/story-e6frf423-1226713096199 |title=Enigmatic Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic opens up on life with Mourinho, Guardiola in his new book |publisher=Foxsports.com.au |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225071157/http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/enigmatic-swede-zlatan-ibrahimovic-opens-up-on-life-with-mourinho-guardiola-in-his-new-book/story-e6frf423-1226713096199 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/27/liverpool-brendan-rodgers-chelsea-parking-two-buses |title=Liverpool's Brendan Rodgers hits out at Chelsea for 'parking two buses' |date=27 April 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011021/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/27/liverpool-brendan-rodgers-chelsea-parking-two-buses |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10792322/Chelseas-victory-over-Liverpool-proved-once-again-that-Jose-Mourinho-is-the-defensive-master.html |title=Chelsea's victory over Liverpool proved once again that Jose Mourinho is the defensive master |date=28 April 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011008/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10792322/Chelseas-victory-over-Liverpool-proved-once-again-that-Jose-Mourinho-is-the-defensive-master.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27215502 |title=Chelsea boss questions critics of style |date=28 April 2014 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011031/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/27215502 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/29328/9812559/chelsea-victory-rather-than-performance-what-matters-say-pundits |title=Chelsea victory rather than performance what matters, say pundits |publisher=skysports.com |date=19 April 2015 |access-date=19 April 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011115/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/29328/9812559/chelsea-victory-rather-than-performance-what-matters-say-pundits |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, [[Morten Olsen]] concluded that he doesn't "like his persona or the way he plays football negatively".<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2011/05/02/2468260/denmark-coach-morten-olsen-i-am-not-a-fan-of-jose-mourinhos |title=Denmark's Morten Olsen slams Jose Mourinho's negative Real Madrid football |work=[[Goal (website)|Goal]] |date=2 May 2011 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011041/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2011/05/02/2468260/denmark-coach-morten-olsen-i-am-not-a-fan-of-jose-mourinhos |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, [[Johan Cruyff]] stated that same year, "Mourinho is a negative coach. He only cares about the result and doesn't care much for good football."<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho criticised by Real Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stefano and Barcelona's Johann Cruyff |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8460218/Jose-Mourinho-criticised-by-Real-Madrid-legend-Alfredo-Di-Stefano-and-Barcelonas-Johann-Cruyff.html |access-date=29 July 2018 |newspaper=The Telegraph |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011000/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8460218/Jose-Mourinho-criticised-by-Real-Madrid-legend-Alfredo-Di-Stefano-and-Barcelonas-Johann-Cruyff.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho, along with his compatriot [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], is credited with inspiring changing fortunes of Portuguese football in {{decade|2010}} and {{decade|2020}}.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How Portugal became a European super power in football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/jun/09/benficas-luis-araujo-with-only-one-ball-we-have-to-put-on-a-good-session |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611161103/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/jun/09/benficas-luis-araujo-with-only-one-ball-we-have-to-put-on-a-good-session |archive-date=11 June 2021 |date=9 June 2021 |work=The Guardian |last=Brassell |first=Andy }}</ref>

==Media attention and controversies==
===Chelsea===
[[File:Wengerglare.jpg|thumb|[[Arsène Wenger]] (red tie) and Mourinho (middle). Wenger was among the coaches with whom Mourinho has had confrontations.]]

Following a Champions League tie between Chelsea and Barcelona in March 2005, Mourinho accused referee [[Anders Frisk]] and Barcelona coach [[Frank Rijkaard]] of breaking [[FIFA]] rules by having a meeting at half-time. Mourinho said that this biased the referee and caused him to send off Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in the second half.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho accuses Barca's Rijkaard |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=27 February 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4283843.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011026/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4283843.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Frisk stated that Rijkaard had tried to speak to him but said that he had sent him away.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uefa: Rijkaard did approach Frisk |work=The Guardian |date=7 April 2005 |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5165760-103,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629234830/http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5165760-103,00.html |archive-date=29 June 2012 |access-date=20 October 2008 |location=London |url-status=dead}}</ref> The situation intensified when Frisk began to receive death threats from angered fans, causing the referee to retire prematurely.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anders Frisk hangs up his whistle |publisher=[[FIFA]] |date=14 March 2005 |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/news/newsid=96674.html |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508202146/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/news/newsid%3D96674.html |archive-date=8 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> UEFA referees chief [[Volker Roth]] labelled Mourinho an "enemy of football",<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho accused as Frisk quits |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=14 March 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4346509.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011050/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4346509.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> although UEFA distanced themselves from the comment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uefa Steer Clear of Roth Remarks |work=Sporting Life |date=17 March 2005 |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/03/17/manual_074530.html&TEAMHD=chelsea |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184023/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F05%2F03%2F17%2Fmanual_074530.html&TEAMHD=chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref> After an investigation of the incident, Mourinho was given a two-match touchline ban for his behaviour and both Chelsea and the manager were fined by UEFA, though the body confirmed that it did not hold Mourinho personally responsible for Frisk's retirement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea fined, Mourinho banned over Frisk affair |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=1 April 2005 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Football/Chelsea-fined-Mourinho-banned-over-Frisk-affair/2005/04/01/1111862543135.html |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011057/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/chelsea-fined-mourinho-banned-over-frisk-affair-20050401-gdl1jk.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho cleared of forcing Frisk out |work=Sporting Life |date=17 March 2005 |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/03/17/SOCCER_Chelsea_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=chelsea |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113032900/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer%2F05%2F03%2F17%2FSOCCER_Chelsea_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 2 June 2005, Mourinho was fined £200,000 for his part in the meeting with then Arsenal full-back [[Ashley Cole]] in January of that year. The pair had met to discuss transfer terms while Cole was still under contract to Arsenal, which was in breach of the Premier League rules. His fine was later reduced to £75,000 after a hearing in August.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho & Cole lose fine appeals |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=10 August 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4137124.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011058/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4137124.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, he labelled Arsenal manager [[Arsène Wenger]] "a voyeur" after being irked at what he saw as the latter's apparent obsession with Chelsea. Wenger was furious with the remark and considered taking legal action against Mourinho.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rej |first=Arindem |title=Wenger – I can't afford to sue Mourinho for voyeur remark |work=The Guardian |date=26 November 2005 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/nov/26/newsstory.sport |access-date=20 October 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011004/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/nov/26/newsstory.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> The animosity died down, and the two managers made peace after Mourinho admitted that he regretted making the comment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho regrets 'voyeur' comment |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=23 December 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4554688.stm |access-date=20 October 2008 |archive-date=1 January 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101153832/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4554688.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2014, Mourinho referred to Wenger as a "specialist in failure".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-arsene-wenger-is-a-specialist-in-failure-9128898.html |title='Arsène Wenger is a failure specialist': Why Jose Mourinho chose to go public with his simmering row |author=Sam Wallace |date=15 February 2014 |work=The Independent |access-date=29 October 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011056/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-arsene-wenger-specialist-failure-9128898.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Inter Milan===
====Presentation====
On 3 June 2008, during the press conference introducing him as new Inter manager, Mourinho spoke almost perfect Italian. When asked about how he would see players like [[Frank Lampard]] or [[Michael Essien]] in Italian [[Serie A]], Mourinho realised that this was a way of making him speak about [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] players, something he had refused to do in previous questions. Consequently, he replied "{{lang|it|Ma io non sono pirla!|i=no}}" ([[Milan]]se Italian for "I'm not stupid!").<ref name="Citazioni Mou">{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Premier-League/17-12-2015/mourinho-10-frasi-celebri-special-one-zero-tituli-monaco-nemici-1301324593746.shtml|title=Mourinho, le 10 frasi celebri: Special One, zero tituli, Lo Monaco e i nemici|year=2015|language=Italian|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173015/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Premier-League/17-12-2015/mourinho-10-frasi-celebri-special-one-zero-tituli-monaco-nemici-1301324593746.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2018/06/03/mourinho-io-non-sono-pirla-3-giugno-2008-inter-storia-|title=3 giugno 2008, è il "Pirla-day": parola di José Mourinho|date=3 June 2018|language=Italian|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027182906/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2018/06/03/mourinho-io-non-sono-pirla-3-giugno-2008-inter-storia-|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Lo Monaco comments====
After Inter defeated [[Catania S.S.D.|Catania]] 2–1 on 13 September 2008, the opponents' CEO Pietro Lo Monaco resented the fact that Mourinho had underlined Inter's superiority in the match, especially by saying that he could have played in goal for Inter. Lo Monaco stated: "Mourinho andrebbe preso a bastonate sui denti" (Italian for "Mourinho should be beaten on his teeth"). Lo Monaco later clarified that he did not mean to encourage violence, but that it was just a way of saying that Mourinho should shut up. When asked about Lo Monaco's statements, Mourinho replied that he did not know him, saying that he only knew other Monacos such as [[Monaco|the principality]], or [[Bayern Munich]], known in Italy as Bayern Monaco.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2008/09/15/risposta_mourinho_a_lo_monaco|title=Mourinho: Lo Monaco chi? Io conosco solo quello del Tibet|date=15 September 2008|language=Italian|access-date=15 October 2021|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708123606/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2008/09/15/risposta_mourinho_a_lo_monaco|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://video.corriere.it/sport/mourinho-lo-monaco-conosco-solo-quello-tibet/15aeba42-acf5-11eb-b89d-9c2f0a2ddccd|title=Mourinho: "Lo Monaco? Conosco solo quello del Tibet"|language=Italian|access-date=15 October 2021|archive-date=19 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119144715/https://video.corriere.it/sport/mourinho-lo-monaco-conosco-solo-quello-tibet/15aeba42-acf5-11eb-b89d-9c2f0a2ddccd|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Comparison with Mancini====
On 9 November 2008, after Inter defeated Udinese 1–0 via a late [[Julio Ricardo Cruz]] goal,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2008/11/09/955979/inter-udinese-1-0-chiamatela-zona-mourinho-cruz-fa-esplodere-san-|title=Inter-Udinese 1-0: Chiamatela zona Mourinho, Cruz fa esplodere San Siro al minuto 92!|language=Italian|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017192231/https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2008/11/09/955979/inter-udinese-1-0-chiamatela-zona-mourinho-cruz-fa-esplodere-san-|url-status=live}}</ref> Mourinho had a discussion with the journalist [[Mario Sconcerti]]. As the Portuguese manager had underlined on the day before that he was collecting more points during his first [[Serie A]] campaign with Inter compared to [[Roberto Mancini]]'s first season, basically with the aim of defending his work, which media considered below expectations, Sconcerti invited Mourinho to avoid comparisons with the Italian manager, who could not respond directly. An annoyed Mourinho replied to Sconcerti asking for honest comparisons and emphasising once again that he was doing better than Mancini.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2008/11/09/131366-mourinho_litiga_giornalista.shtml/amp|title=Mourinho litiga con un giornalista di Sky e abbandona le telecamere della Rai|date=9 November 2008|language=Italian|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017192229/https://www.quotidiano.net/sport/2008/11/09/131366-mourinho_litiga_giornalista.shtml/amp|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2008/11/09/mourinho_dopo_inter_udinese|title=Mourinho contro tutti: "Le critiche per me valgono zero"|date=9 November 2008|language=Italian|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017192238/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2008/11/09/mourinho_dopo_inter_udinese|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Wild celebration against Siena====
On 20 December 2008, after [[Maicon Douglas Sisenando|Maicon]] scored the late winning goal in a difficult away match against [[A.C.N. Siena 1904|Siena]], which ended 2–1,<ref name="goal.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2008/12/20/1021792/siena-inter-1-2-una-doppietta-di-maicon-ma-le-polemiche-non|title=Siena-Inter 1-2: Una doppietta di Maicon, ma le polemiche non mancheranno...|language=Italian|access-date=14 October 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173551/https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2008/12/20/1021792/siena-inter-1-2-una-doppietta-di-maicon-ma-le-polemiche-non|url-status=live}}</ref> Mourinho wildly ran in front of the tiers reserved to Inter supporters to celebrate, hugging the Brazilian himself. In the post-match interview, the journalist Maurizio Pistocchi showed his surprise for Mourinho's behaviour, which he considered exaggerated and possibly a lack of respect to Siena supporters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rompipallone.it/2017/03/07/lite-mourinho-pistocchi-la-ricordate/amp/|title=Lite tra Mourinho e Pistocchi, la ricordate?|date=7 March 2017|language=Italian|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160735/https://www.rompipallone.it/2017/03/07/lite-mourinho-pistocchi-la-ricordate/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Portuguese manager replied that he was used to that, recalling his iconic celebration in [[Old Trafford]] in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against [[Manchester United]] in [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|2004]], when his team eventually won.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/jose-mourinho-porto-manchester-united-touchline-celebration-champions-league-a9231026.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220617/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/jose-mourinho-porto-manchester-united-touchline-celebration-champions-league-a9231026.html |archive-date=17 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Remember when... Jose Mourinho ran down the Old Trafford touchline as Porto beat Manchester United|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=12 December 2019}}</ref>

====Statement about the 2006 ''Scudetto''====
During the halftime of a January 2009 match against [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]], Mourinho was quoted as saying: "The first ''Scudetto'' was given to you in the secretariat [referencing the controversial [[2005–06 Serie A]] title awarded to third-placed Inter in the aftermath of the ''[[Calciopoli]]'' scandal], the second you won it because there was no one there [to compete against], the third [you won it] at the last minute. You are a shitty team."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/10/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/mourinho-sgrida-i-suoi/mourinho-sfogo/mourinho-sfogo.html|title=Quella frase di Mourinho 'Scudetto in segreteria...|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=22 January 2009|access-date=5 February 2023|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210162517/https://www.repubblica.it/2008/10/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/mourinho-sgrida-i-suoi/mourinho-sfogo/mourinho-sfogo.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2009/01/22/tifosi_juve_su_forum_mourinho_uno_di_noi|title=Tifosi della Juve scatenati sul web: 'Mourinho uno di noi'|website=Sky Sport|language=it|date=22 January 2009|access-date=5 February 2023|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210162339/https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2009/01/22/tifosi_juve_su_forum_mourinho_uno_di_noi|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Mourinho justified himself by stating that "[s]ometimes you need to tell lies to stimulate the players, to piss them off", he admitted having said the statement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2009/04/02/1187656/uno-scudetto-in-segreteria-laltro-perchè-soli-mou-ammette-è|title='Uno Scudetto in segreteria, l'altro perché soli...': Mou ammette, è tutto vero!|website=Goal.com|language=it|date=2 April 2009|access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref>

====''Zeru tituli'' conference====
During a press conference on 3 March 2009, Mourinho said that [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] and [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] would end the season with no honours and alleged that [[Juventus]] had collected a lot of points thanks to referees' mistakes; he also accused Italian sport journalists of "intellectual prostitution" on their behalf, as they were focusing on a possible mistake regarding a penalty conceded to Inter against Roma instead of talking about the failures of Inter's rivals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mourinho-rails-against-intellectual-prostitution-1636683.html |work=The Independent |date=4 March 2009 |title=Mourinho rails against 'intellectual prostitution' |access-date=16 May 2009 |location=London |first=Kieran |last=Daley |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109010936/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mourinho-rails-against-intellectual-prostitution-1636683.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Citazioni Mou"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2008/12/sport/calcio/serie-a/inter/mourinho-polemica-inter/mourinho-polemica-inter.html|title=Mourinho contro tutti: "Questa è prostituzione intellettuale"|language=Italian}}</ref>

His rant promptly became popular in Italy, especially regarding the "zero titles" quote used by Mourinho, and incorrectly pronounced by him as ''zeru tituli'' (in correct Italian it would have been ''zero titoli''), which was later extensively referred to by football journalists in Italy. It also became the title's catchphrase used by fans to celebrate Inter's 17th ''Scudetto'' later that season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.football365.com/gazzetta/0,17033,9404_5336293,00.html |title=Inter Won It in True Chelsea Style... |access-date=21 May 2009 |date=19 May 2009 |work=Football365.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522102807/http://www.football365.com/gazzetta/0%2C17033%2C9404_5336293%2C00.html |archive-date=22 May 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/may/18/serie-a-inter-jose-mourinho |title=Jose Mourinho makes Ibrahimovic sweat for his goal as Inter celebrate scudetto in style |access-date=21 May 2009 |date=18 May 2009 |work=The Guardian |location=London |first=Nicky |last=Bandini |archive-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819040053/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/may/18/serie-a-inter-jose-mourinho |url-status=live }}</ref> The catchphrase was even used by [[Nike Inc.|Nike]] to present the celebration shirts for Inter's Serie A title.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/inter/?action=read&idnotizia=4754 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604154333/http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/inter/?action=read&idnotizia=4754 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 June 2009 |title=Anche la Nike celebra il 17esimo titulo |access-date=21 May 2009 |date=21 May 2009 |publisher=TuttoMercatoWeb |language=it}}</ref> After the [[2009 Coppa Italia Final|Coppa Italia final]] in May, fans of Roma's cross-town rivals [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], the new Coppa Italia winners, quoted Mourinho's "zeru tituli" statement by wearing shirts with ''Io campione, tu zero titoli'' ("I'm a champion, you have no honours") on them.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinsho spara a zero: guarda tutti i video |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/60314/Mourinho+spara+a+zero%3A+guarda+tutti+i+video |publisher=Corrier Dello Sport |date=3 March 2009 |language=it}} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

During the same press conference, Mourinho also directly attacked Roma manager [[Luciano Spalletti]] and Juventus manager [[Claudio Ranieri]]: the former as he was used to continuously releasing interviews, in contrast with Mourinho, who disliked that in spite of the fact that he was considered good at it; the latter as he rejected Mourinho's claims that his team had taken advantage of referees' mistakes. Mourinho said that the single time Inter benefitted was an offside goal against Siena.<ref name="goal.com"/><ref name="Citazioni Mou"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.corriere.it/sport/09_marzo_03/mourinho_inter_roma_juve_rigore_milan_d2b2870a-07ed-11de-805b-00144f02aabc.shtml|title=Furia Mou contro Ranieri e Spalletti|language=Italian}}</ref>

====Italy national team representatives====
Mourinho once again sparked controversy in the summer with his argument with [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] coach [[Marcello Lippi]]. Lippi predicted that Juventus would win the ''scudetto'' in the [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10 season]], which Mourinho viewed as a disrespectful statement to Inter coming from a national team manager. Lippi responded by saying that it was just a prediction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 August 2009|title=Calcio Debate: Was Marcello Lippi Disrespectful Or Is Jose Mourinho Just A Troublemaker?|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2009/08/19/1448043/calcio-debate-was-marcello-lippi-disrespectful-or-is-jose|website=Goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=David|date=20 August 2009|title=Why Mourinho is raging at Lippi|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2009/08/20/why-mourinho-is-raging-at-lippi/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324015032/http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2009/08/20/why-mourinho-is-raging-at-lippi/|archive-date=24 March 2011|access-date=24 March 2011|website=Reuters Soccer Blog}}</ref>

After the row with Lippi, he clashed with Italy captain [[Fabio Cannavaro]] over Davide Santon's place in the Inter squad. Cannavaro had said that Santon might have to leave Inter to get regular playing time to gain selection for Italy in the upcoming [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]. Mourinho responded by saying that Cannavaro was acting like "a coach, a sporting director or a president".<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 September 2009|title=Mourinho hits back at Cannavaro|url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/5537339/mourinho-hits-back-at-cannavaro|access-date=5 May 2021|website=Sky Sports}}</ref>

====Incident with Ramazzotti====
After Inter drew 1–1 with [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] on 13 December 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Sport/106706_atalantina_nello_schieramento_previsto/|title=L'Atalanta ferma l'Inter sull'1-1. Bomber Tiribocchi replica a Milito|date=13 December 2009 |language=Italian}}</ref> Mourinho attacked the ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' journalist Andrea Ramazzotti, who was not allowed to stay near Inter bus according to the Portuguese manager. Ramazzotti had obtained the authorization from both Inter and [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] press offices to attend players' interviews in that spot. Allegedly, Mourinho not only insulted the journalist but also grabbed him, thus causing controversy. A lot of colleagues sided with Ramazzotti, defending the general right to report news without fearing to be attacked and considering the incident very serious.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/calcio-e-altri-sport/2009/12/14/inter-scontro-mourinho-ramazzotti-cronaca-di-un-pomeriggio-di-follia/55585/|title=Inter / Scontro Mourinho – Ramazzotti: cronaca di un pomeriggio di follia|date=14 December 2009|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2008/12/sport/calcio/serie-a/inter/mourinho-lite/mourinho-lite.html|title=Mourinho nervoso litiga con giornalista|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/altre-notizie/lite-con-ramazzotti-mourinho-deferito-187641|title=Lite con Ramazzotti: Mourinho deferito|language=Italian}}</ref> Subsequently, Inter president [[Massimo Moratti]] phoned Ramazzotti in order to apologise to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blitzquotidiano.it/sport/lite-con-mourinho-moratti-telefona-ad-andrea-ramazzotti-175859/|title=Lite con Mourinho: Moratti telefona ad Andrea Ramazzotti|date=14 December 2009|language=Italian}}</ref> Furthermore, the Federal Prosecutor referred Mourinho "for having said, towards the sports journalist Andrea Ramazzotti, offensive remarks as well as for having grabbed his forearms". Inter was also referred for strict liability.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2010/01/11/1738756/il-caso-ramazzotti-non-passa-inosservato-mourinho-si-becca|title=Il caso Ramazzotti non passa inosservato, Mourinho si becca il deferimento|language=Italian}}</ref>

A few days after, Mourinho confronted the journalists in the press conference preceding the [[Coppa Italia]] match against [[U.S. Livorno 1915|Livorno]]. The Inter manager explained his behaviour and denied he had physically assaulted Ramazzotti, admitting he had said offensive words he was not proud of. In addition, Mourinho admired the solidarity of Ramazzotti's colleagues and said that he was not supposed to apologize in public as the situation had not happened in public, trying to play down the incident itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/altre-notizie/inter-mourinho-sul-problema-con-ramazzotti-183978|title=Inter, Mourinho sul problema con Ramazzotti|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcinter1908.it/primo-piano/mourinho-la-mia-verita-su-ramazzotti-insulti-si-ma-niente-spinte-ma-e-una-vicenda-non-pubblica-domani-chance-per-donati-e-stevanovic/|title=Mourinho: "La Mia Verita' Su Ramazzotti. Insulti Si, Ma Niente Spinte. Ma E' Una Vicenda Non Pubblica. Domani Chance Per Donati E Stevanovic"|date=15 December 2009 |language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://guide.supereva.it/inter/interventi/2009/12/mourinho-niente-scuse-pubbliche-a-ramazzotti|title=Mourinho: niente scuse pubbliche a Ramazzotti|language=Italian|access-date=27 October 2021|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027092105/http://guide.supereva.it/inter/interventi/2009/12/mourinho-niente-scuse-pubbliche-a-ramazzotti|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Two draws in a row====
After two away draws in a row against Parma (1–1 on 10 February 2010) and Napoli (0–0 on 14 February),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2010/02/10/1785299/parma-inter-1-1-mirante-e-bojinov-stoppano-la-corazzata|title=Parma-Inter 1–1: Mirante e Bojinov stoppano la corazzata nerazzurra|language=Italian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2010/02/14/napoli-inter-0-0-un-punto-al-san-paolo.html|title=Napoli-Inter: 0–0, Un Punto Al San Paolo|language=Italian|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022064741/https://www.inter.it/it/news/2010/02/14/napoli-inter-0-0-un-punto-al-san-paolo.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mourinho defended Inter's performances, stating that he was satisfied with collecting two more points on the road to the league title, despite those results not being positive themselves. In particular, the Inter manager used some sharp words regarding [[Walter Mazzarri]] and [[Aurelio De Laurentiis]], Napoli's respective manager and president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://calcio.fanpage.it/quando-mourinho-all-inter-attaccava-mazzarri-e-de-laurentiis-video/|title=Quando Mourinho all'Inter attaccava Mazzarri e De Laurentiis|date=30 May 2013 |language=Italian}}</ref>

====Handcuffs gesture====
During the [[Serie A]] game against Sampdoria on 22 February 2010, which ended in a 0–0 draw, with two Inter players being sent off in the first half, Mourinho was disappointed by [[Paolo Tagliavento]]'s refereeing. At the end of the first half, the Inter manager made a [[handcuffs gesture]] towards a camera which was considered by the [[Italian Football Federation]] as violent and critical of the refereeing performance, and caused a three-game ban against Mourinho.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8529113.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=16 March 2010 |date=22 February 2010 |title=Jose Mourinho banned and fined over 'handcuffs' gesture |archive-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403122559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8529113.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Further complaining happened in the second half, when the referee denied Inter a penalty, booking [[Samuel Eto'o]] for diving instead, causing Mourinho to laugh ironically as a sign of complaint. All the supporters in [[San Siro]] sided with Mourinho with a ''[[wikt:pañolada|pañolada]]'', a very unusual form of protest in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2010/02/20/commento_anticipi_25a_giornata_serie_a|title=Inter-Samp 0-0. Botte, espulsi e 'panolada'|date=20 February 2010 |language=Italian}}</ref>

====Parames statement====
In February 2010, both Juventus manager [[Claudio Ranieri]] and Napoli equivalent [[Walter Mazzarri]] released some comments critical of Mourinho: the former said that it was too easy to switch from Chelsea under [[Roman Abramovich]] to [[Massimo Moratti]] at Inter; the latter stated that he had won more than Mourinho in proportion. Despite Moratti's decision to order a press blackout for Inter following controversial refereeing decisions, Mourinho managed to reply to those managers through his spokesman Eladio Parames.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttonapoli.net/in-evidenza/portavoce-mourinho-mazzarri-a-un-asino-pua-lavorare-ma-non-sara-mai-un-cavallo-di-razza-42548|title=Portavoce Mourinho: "Mazzarri è un asino, può lavorare ma non sarà mai un cavallo di razza"|language=Italian}}</ref>

===Real Madrid===
[[File:Mourinho vs Tito Vilanova.jpg|thumb|Mourinho was lampooned in Spain following the incident where, as Real Madrid coach, he poked then [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] assistant coach [[Tito Vilanova]] in the eye.]]

In a 2010–11 Champions League match at Ajax in November 2010, late in the match when Real Madrid were leading 4–0, two Real Madrid players received late second yellow cards related to time-wasting. The result of this meant they were suspended for the final group match even though Madrid would come first in the group, but would benefit by entering the round of 16 without any accumulated yellow cards. It was suggested after an investigation by UEFA that this was a deliberate ploy under Mourinho's instruction via two players in a substitution. As a result, UEFA charged Mourinho along with the four related players with improper conduct regarding the dismissals.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mourinho-faces-european-ban-over-late-red-cards-controversy-2143915.html |location=London |work=The Independent |first=Jack |last=Pitt-Brooke |title=Mourinho faces European ban over late red cards controversy |date=26 November 2010 |access-date=29 October 2017 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011058/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/mourinho-faces-european-ban-over-late-red-cards-controversy-2143915.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Mourinho denied the allegations, he was fined £33,500 and received a one-match Champions League ban.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uefa reduces Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho's ban |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9244634.stm |publisher=BBC |access-date=23 May 2015 |date=6 December 2010 |archive-date=23 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423184350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9244634.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 17 August 2011, in the final of the [[2011 Supercopa de España]], Mourinho was seen gouging the eye of Barcelona's assistant coach Tito Vilanova during a brawl at the end of the game. After the game, Mourinho did not comment on the incident except to claim that he did not know who "Pito" Vilanova was, with "''pito''" being Spanish slang for penis.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/18/jose-mourinho-escape-charges-super-cup |location=London |work=The Guardian |first=Sid |last=Lowe |title=José Mourinho likely to escape charges for role in Super Cup melee |date=18 August 2011 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011118/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/18/jose-mourinho-escape-charges-super-cup |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Manchester United===

The Football Heritage speech was made by Mourinho on March 16, 2018, during a press conference after his [[Manchester United]] side lost to [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in the [[UEFA Champions League]]. The 2–1 loss was the first time that Manchester United lost to Sevilla in European competition. During his 12-minute speech, Mourinho made various remarks and criticized the management of Manchester United, implying that a club's success stems from the caliber of players they sign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jose Mourinho's defence - full transcript from Man Utd manager |url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11667/11292412/jose-mourinhos-defence-full-transcript-from-man-utd-manager |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 19, 2018|title=Jose Mourinho Defends Manchester United Record 12 Minutes|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/16/jose-mourinho-defence-manchester-united-record-12-minutes}}</ref> Mourinho defended his record of Champions League success in a subsequent press conference before an [[FA Cup]] tie against [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mourinho's impassioned 12-minute defence |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43434736 |access-date=2024-02-06 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 23 October 2016, while Mourinho's Manchester United was trailing 4–0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea manager [[Antonio Conte]] waved up the home crowd, urging them to make more noise to support the team. At the end of the match, Mourinho shook Conte's hand and whispered into his ear, with media reports claiming Mourinho had accused Conte of trying to humiliate United with his actions. Both managers refused to confirm or deny the report, but Conte disputed claims that he was trying to antagonise Mourinho. Chelsea midfielder [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] supported Conte, claiming Mourinho's reaction was out of context.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37746288 |title=Antonio Conte: Chelsea boss says he "did not mock Manchester United" |date=23 October 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011030/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37746288 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2980777/chelsea-boss-antonio-conte-defended-by-pedro-after-exchange-with-manchester-united-manager-jose-mourinho |title=Antonio Conte defended by Chelsea's Pedro after Jose Mourinho exchange |work=ESPN FC |author1=Adriana Garcia |date=25 October 2016 |access-date=25 October 2016 |archive-date=26 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026004809/http://www.espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2980777/chelsea-boss-antonio-conte-defended-by-pedro-after-exchange-with-manchester-united-manager-jose-mourinho |url-status=live }}</ref> The two managers continued to trade insults in January 2018, with Conte calling Mourinho "a little man".<ref>{{cite news |title=Antonio Conte: Chelsea boss calls Jose Mourinho 'a little man' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42593073 |access-date=31 July 2018 |agency=BBC |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011117/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42593073 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Roma===
[[File:A graffito in honour of Jose Mourinho in the streets of Rome.jpg|thumb|A graffiti in honour of Jose Mourinho in the streets of Rome]]

On 26 September 2021, after a loss to [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], Mourinho blamed the [[Video assistant referee|VAR]] and the referee for the result.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho blasts referee and VAR after Roma lose derby to Lazio |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/mourinho-blasts-referee-var-after-roma-lose-derby-lazio-2021-09-26/ |website=Reuters |date=26 September 2021 |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> On 24 October, in a goalless draw against Napoli, Mourinho was sent off due to frequent protests against the referee.<ref>{{cite web |title=The heated exchange that got Mourinho sent off: Roma fans applauded |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2021/10/25/6176da33ca4741ee4f8b45da.html |work=Marca |date=25 October 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref> On 31 October against Milan, the ''[[A.S. Roma|Giallorossi]]'' coach was fined €10,000 for his "ironic and disrespectful" conduct towards the match official after the final whistle.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mork |first1=Martin |title=Mourinho: 'I Won't Talk About the Referee' |url=https://football-italia.net/mourinho-i-wont-talk-about-the-referee/#:~:text=Roma%20coach%20Jose%20Mourinho%20refused,the%20final%20whistle%20on%20Sunday. |website=Football Italia |date=3 November 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>

On first of December, Roma lost an away game against Bologna. Angry about the referee's decisions, Mourinho confronted him after the match to discuss the match incidents. After the match, Mourinho gave a quick press statement in which he advised Roma's attacker [[Nicolò Zaniolo]] to leave Serie A, hinting on presumed unfair treatment by the referees, Mourinho himself was given a yellow card for frequent protests.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho dopo Bologna-Roma: "Fossi in Zaniolo, penserei di lasciare la Serie A". Video |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2021/12/01/mourinho-bologna-roma-intervista-video |website=Sky Sports |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mou: "Troppi falli, se fossi Zaniolo penserei di non rimanere tanto in Serie A" |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Roma/01-12-2021/mourinho-bologna-roma-zaniolo-difficile-giocare-a-430244117621.shtml |website=La Gazetta dello Sport |date=December 2021 |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

On 5 February 2022, the referee disallowed a final minute goal for Roma against Genoa due to a supposed foul by [[Tammy Abraham]], Mourinho said about the incident "If that is a foul, the game is not the same. You have to change the name of football."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho vents at VAR: If that's a foul, we have to change the name of football |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2022/02/05/61feefd8e2704e7b7f8b4580.html |work=Marca |date=5 February 2022 |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref> On 19 February against [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], Mourinho was red-carded again after kicking the ball and making a telephone gesture toward the referee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Video: Mourinho sent off for controversial gesture |url=https://football-italia.net/video-mourinho-sent-off-for-controversial-gesture/ |website=Football Italia |date=19 February 2022 |access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roma's Jose Mourinho sent off for kicking ball, making telephone gesture toward referee |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/as-roma/story/4597999/romas-jose-mourinho-sent-off-for-kicking-ballmaking-telephone-gesture-toward-referee |website=ESPN |date=19 February 2022 |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> Mourinho reportedly told the referee "Juventus sent you".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bettoni |first1=Lorenzo |title=Mourinho faces ban after allegedly telling referee 'Juventus sent you' |url=https://football-italia.net/mourinho-faces-ban-after-allegedly-telling-referee-juventus-sent-you/ |website=Football Italia |date=21 February 2022 |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mourinho faces three-match ban after slamming referee: Juventus sent you |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/serie-a/2022/02/21/6213b39d22601d28628b4596.html |work=Marca |date=21 February 2022 |access-date=22 February 2022 }}</ref> He was given a two-match touchline ban by the Italian FA and fined 20,000 Euros following the incident.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Roma boss Mourinho given two-match ban|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60486188|access-date=22 February 2022 }}</ref>

On 28 February 2023, Mourinho got yet another red card two minutes into the second half during a 2–1 loss to [[U.S. Cremonese|Cremonese]], where he was supposedly spoken to and provoked by the fourth official in a disrespectful manner, which resulted in him having the reaction that had him penalised. He said he went to find the official after the game, but he "appears to have forgotten [what he said]". He was given a two-game ban and fined 10,000 euros for the incident.<ref>{{Cite news |title='I'm emotional, not crazy' - Mourinho's red-card rage |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64805835 |access-date=2023-03-01}}</ref>

==Media==
[[File:Jaguar XE - Arrival in London (15185886535).jpg|thumb|upright|Mourinho as a guest of [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] at the 2014 launch of the [[Jaguar XE]] in London]]

Mourinho signed up to cover the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] as an analyst on [[RT (TV network)|RT]].<ref>{{cite news |title=José Mourinho joins RT as World Cup pundit |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=6 March 2018 |work=The Guardian |access-date=7 March 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/06/jose-mourinho-joins-rt-as-world-cup-pundit |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011115/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/06/jose-mourinho-joins-rt-as-world-cup-pundit |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he began hosting a show on the RT network called ''On the Touchline with José Mourinho'' which covered the [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League|2019 UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho to get his own TV show in Russia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-russia-mourinho-idUKKCN1Q01GQ |access-date=17 December 2020 |work=Reuters |date=11 February 2019 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011057/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-russia-mourinho-idUKKCN1Q01GQ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2019, Mourinho joined UK broadcaster [[Sky Sports]] as a pundit on their [[Premier League]] coverage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jose Mourinho joins Sky Sports Premier League line-up |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11778223/jose-mourinho-joins-sky-sports-premier-league-line-up |website=Sky Sports |access-date=11 August 2019 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011116/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11778223/jose-mourinho-joins-sky-sports-premier-league-line-up |url-status=live }}</ref>

In collaboration with [[DAZN]], in 2019 Mourinho appeared in ''The Making Of'' series, a 3 part documentary which relives the significant games that helped define football's greatest modern icons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.dazn.com/en/press-releases/2019/08/dazn-announces-the-making-of-series-featuring-ronaldo-neymar-jr-and-mourinho/ |title=DAZN announces making of series |website=DAZN.com |date=August 2019 |access-date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160540/https://media.dazn.com/en/press-releases/2019/08/dazn-announces-the-making-of-series-featuring-ronaldo-neymar-jr-and-mourinho/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/cristiano-ronaldo-jose-mourinho-neymar-dazn-original-the-making-of-1203286588/ |title=Soccer giants tell their story |work=Variety |date=August 2019 }}</ref> Mourinho was involved in the 2020 [[List of Amazon Prime Video original programming|Amazon Prime]] sports docuseries ''[[All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur]]'' (narrated by [[Tom Hardy]]) during his spell managing the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/all-or-nothing-tottenham-documentary-spurs-release-date-august-31-amazon-prime-a4536531.html |title='All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur' - Spurs documentary series released on Amazon Prime |first=George |last=Flood |date=31 August 2020 |work=Evening Standard|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>

In October 2022, Mourinho's famous phrase "park the bus" was added to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mourinho and Ferguson phrases added to dictionary |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63141350 |access-date=5 October 2022 }}</ref> Mourinho had used this phrase to describe [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]'s negative, defensive tactics following a 0–0 draw with his [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] side in 2004, stating "they brought the bus and left the bus in front of the goal as we say in my country".<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mourinho slams Spurs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3665180.stm |date=19 September 2004 |access-date=5 October 2022 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Mourinho and children.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Mourinho with his children (José Jr. and Matilde) in 2007]]

Mourinho met his wife Matilde "Tami" Faria, born in [[Portuguese Angola]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zara |first=Furio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72JHEAAAQBAJ&dq=matilde+faria+mourinho+angola&pg=PT12 |title=Atlante Mourinho |date=2021-10-21 |publisher=Baldini+Castoldi |isbn=978-88-9388-885-1 |language=it}}</ref> when they were teenagers in Setúbal, Portugal, and the couple married in 1989.<ref name=OBProfile>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Denis |title=Luxury Coach |work=The Observer |date=30 May 2004 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/30/newsstory.sport |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011048/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/30/newsstory.sport |url-status=live }}</ref> Their first child, daughter Matilde, was born in 1996 and they had their first son, José Mário Jr four years later. Mourinho, whilst dedicated to football, describes his family as the centre of his life and has said that the "most important thing is my family and being a good father."<ref name="Sitting" /> He was selected as the ''[[New Statesman]]'' Man of the Year 2005 and was described as a man devoted to both his family and his work.<ref name="Statesman" />

Mourinho has also been a part of social initiatives and charity work, helping with a youth project, bringing Israeli and Palestinian children together through football and donating his lucky jacket to [[Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Tsunami Relief]], earning £22,000 for the charity.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Gareth A |title=Mourinho gives peace a chance |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=27 March 2005 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/03/28/sfnmou28.xml |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011018/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/?xml=%2Fsport%2F2005%2F03%2F28%2Fsfnmou28.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho's jacket boosts charity |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=20 May 2005 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4566047.stm |access-date=10 September 2008 |archive-date=30 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130235341/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4566047.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Since his appointment in 2014, he acts as a Global Ambassador of the United Nations' [[World Food Programme]].<ref>{{cite web |title=José Mourinho. Global Ambassador |work=wfp.org |date=2017 |url=https://www.wfp.org/celebrities/jose-mourinho |access-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415014420/https://www.wfp.org/celebrities/jose-mourinho |archive-date=15 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:José Mourinho at Madame Tussauds London.jpg|thumb|upright|Waxwork of Mourinho at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]

Widely known for his strong personality, refined dress sense,<ref>{{cite news |last=Liddle |first=Rod |title=Jose Mourinho: Portuguese man of phwooar |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=23 September 2007 |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rod_liddle/article2511991.ece |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=26 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726150941/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rod_liddle/article2511991.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> and quirky comments at press conferences,<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: He's back (and already it's personal) |work=[[The Independent]] |date=30 August 2008 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/jose-mourinho-hes-back-and-already-its-personal-913166.html |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423012036/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/jose-mourinho-hes-back-and-already-its-personal-913166.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho has experienced fame outside of football circles, featuring in European advertisement campaigns for [[Samsung Group|Samsung]], [[American Express]], [[Braun (company)|Braun]], [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] and [[Adidas]], amongst others.<ref>{{cite news |last=Conrad |first=Peter |title=The great dictator |work=The Observer |date=19 February 2006 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2006/feb/19/features.review37 |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011032/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2006/feb/19/features.review37 |url-status=live }}</ref> An unofficial biography of Mourinho, titled ''O Vencedor – De Setúbal a Stamford Bridge'' (The Winner – from Setúbal to Stamford Bridge), was a best seller in Portugal. Mourinho did not authorise the biography and unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the book from being published.<ref>{{cite news |last=Turbervill |first=Huw |title=Mourinho's bitter taste of defeat |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 December 2004 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/4778590/Mourinhos-bitter-taste-of-defeat.html |access-date=10 September 2008 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/4778590/Mourinhos-bitter-taste-of-defeat.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho was part of an unusual event in May 2007 when he was arrested for preventing animal welfare officials from putting his dog into [[quarantine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho 'arrested after dog row' |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=16 May 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6660485.stm |access-date=10 September 2008 |archive-date=22 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422112438/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6660485.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The dog had not been sufficiently inoculated but the situation was resolved after it was returned to Portugal and Mourinho received a police caution.<ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Peter |title=Mourinho's dog heads to Portugal |work=The Guardian |date=18 May 2007 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/18/football.peterwalker |access-date=10 September 2008 |location=London |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011106/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/18/football.peterwalker |url-status=live }}</ref>

Mourinho is a [[Roman Catholic]], saying, "I believe totally, clearly. Every day I pray; every day I speak with Him. I don't go to the church every day, not even every week. I go when I feel I need to. And when I'm in Portugal, I always go."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8693118.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=What makes Mourinho tick? |date=20 May 2010 |access-date=16 November 2010 |archive-date=19 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419164204/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8693118.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11519921/Jose-Mourinho-I-have-a-problem.-Im-getting-better-at-everything.html |title=Jose Mourinho: 'I have a problem. I'm getting better at everything' |work=[[Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=9 April 2015 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011041/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11519921/Jose-Mourinho-I-have-a-problem.-Im-getting-better-at-everything.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2022, he expanded upon his faith and its relationship with his career, proclaiming: "People think football is my life, but no. There are more important things, including the relationship with God. For me, God is love."<ref>{{Cite web |title="As pessoas pensam que o futebol é a minha vida, mas não" (Roma) |url=https://www.abola.pt/nnh/2022-04-06/roma-as-pessoas-pensam-que-o-futebol-e-a-minha-vida-mas-nao/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=A Bola |language=pt }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<!-- Reddit link of translation: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/txn8p0/jos%C3%A9_mourinhopeople_think_football_is_my_life_but/ --></ref> Apart from his native [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], Mourinho speaks [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[French language|French]], [[Catalan language|Catalan]] and [[English language|English]] to varying degrees of fluency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jose Mourinho: Five top facts you might not know |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36359723 |website=BBC |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=17 August 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011123/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36359723 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mourinho was chosen to voice [[Pope Francis]] in a Vatican-approved Portuguese animated film marking the 2017 centenary of the apparition of [[Our Lady of Fátima]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho passa de 'Special One' a 'Special Pope' |url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/liga_inglesa/artigo/2016/06/02/mourinho-passa-de-special-one-a-special-pope |access-date=2 June 2016 |publisher=Sapo |date=2 June 2016 |language=pt |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011101/https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/premier-league/artigos/mourinho-passa-de-special-one-a-special-pope |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 23 March 2009, Mourinho was awarded a doctorate ''[[honoris causa]]'' degree by the [[Technical University of Lisbon]] for his accomplishments in football.<ref name="news2">{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/mourinho-awarded-doctorate-from-lisbon-university-311976.html |title=Mourinho awarded doctorate from Lisbon university |publisher=News18 |date=24 March 2009 |access-date=22 May 2019 |archive-date=8 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008171625/https://www.news18.com/news/football/mourinho-honoured-311976.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2011, he was named "Rockstar of the Year" by the Spanish ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.es/noticias/view/mourinho-rockstar-de-2011-en-la-portada-de-rolling-stone |title=Mourinho, 'rockstar' de 2011, en la portada de 'Rolling Stone' en RollingStone |publisher=Rollingstone.es |access-date=19 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231095940/http://rollingstone.es/noticias/view/mourinho-rockstar-de-2011-en-la-portada-de-rolling-stone |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|7 November 2024}}

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=8|Record
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}!!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}!!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
|align=left|[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|align=left|20 September 2000
|align=left|5 December 2000
{{WDL|11|6|3|2|for=17|against=9|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=BenficaStart /><ref name=BenficaEnd /><ref>{{cite web |title=Squad 2000/2001 |url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=2&ano=2001&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |publisher=ForaDeJogo.net |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215121253/https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=2&ano=2001&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[U.D. Leiria|União de Leiria]]
|align=left|1 July 2001
|align=left|23 January 2002
{{WDL|23|12|8|3|for=34|against=20|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=LeiriaStart /><ref name=PortoStart /><ref>{{cite web |title=Squad 2001/2002 |url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=10&ano=2002&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |publisher=ForaDeJogo.net |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123252/https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=10&ano=2002&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[FC Porto|Porto]]
|align=left|23 January 2002
|align=left|2 June 2004
{{WDL|127|91|21|15|for=254|against=96|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=PortoStart /><ref name=PortoEnd /><ref>{{cite web |title=Squad 2001/2002 |url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=1&ano=2002&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |publisher=ForaDeJogo.net |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123526/https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=1&ano=2002&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web |title=Squad 2002/2003 |url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=1&ano=2003&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |publisher=ForaDeJogo.net |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011058/https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=1&ano=2003&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |url-status=live }}<br />{{cite web |title=Squad 2003/2004 |url=https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=1&ano=2004&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |publisher=ForaDeJogo.net |access-date=10 June 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011059/https://www.foradejogo.net/team.php?team=1&ano=2004&escalao=0&mode=M&language=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|align=left|2 June 2004
|align=left|20 September 2007
{{WDL|185|124|40|21|for=330|against=119|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=SB />
|-
|align=left|[[Inter Milan]]
|align=left|2 June 2008
|align=left|28 May 2010
{{WDL|108|67|26|15|for=185|against=94|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=InterEnd /><ref name=SB />
|-
|align=left|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]
|align=left|31 May 2010
|align=left|1 June 2013
{{WDL|178|128|28|22|for=475|against=168|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=RealStart /><ref name=RealEnd /><ref name=SB />
|-
|align=left|Chelsea
|align=left|3 June 2013
|align=left|17 December 2015
{{WDL|136|80|29|27|for=245|against=121|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=SB />
|-
|align=left|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|align=left|27 May 2016
|align=left|18 December 2018
{{WDL|144|84|32|28|for=244|against=121|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=SB/>
|-
|align=left|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|align=left|20 November 2019
|align=left|19 April 2021
{{WDL|86|44|19|23|for=166|against=103|diff=yes}}
|<ref name=SB>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1908 |title=Managers: Jose Mourinho |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=23 November 2019 |archive-date=4 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404044319/https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1908 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[AS Roma|Roma]]
|align=left|1 July 2021
|align=left|16 January 2024
{{WDL|138|68|31|39|for=213|against=143|diff=yes}}
| style="text-align:center" |<ref name=SB/>
|-
|align=left|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
|align=left|2 June 2024
|align=left|present
{{WDL|18|10|5|3|for=36|against=22|diff=yes}}
|
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|1151|711|241|199|for=2199|against=1016|diff=yes}}
!
|}

==Honours==
===Assistant Manager===

'''Porto'''
* [[Primeira Liga|Primeira Divisão]]: [[1994–95 Primeira Divisão|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Primeira Divisão|1995–96]]
* [[Taça de Portugal]]: [[1993–94 Taça de Portugal|1993–94]]
* [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[1994 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|1994]]

'''Barcelona'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]], [[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[1996–97 Copa del Rey|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Copa del Rey|1997–98]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1996 Supercopa de España|1996]]
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1997 UEFA Super Cup|1997]]

===Manager===

'''Porto'''<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/clubs/managers/profile.overview.html/jose-mourinho |title=José Mourinho, Chelsea manager profile |publisher=Barclays Premier League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825054229/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/clubs/managers/profile.overview.html/jose-mourinho |archive-date=25 August 2015 |url-status=dead|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref>
* [[Primeira Liga]]: [[2002–03 Primeira Liga|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Primeira Liga|2003–04]]
* [[Taça de Portugal]]: [[2002–03 Taça de Portugal|2002–03]]
* [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|2003]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|2003–04]]
* [[UEFA Cup]]: [[2002–03 UEFA Cup|2002–03]]

'''Chelsea'''
* [[Premier League]]: [[2004–05 FA Premier League|2004–05]], [[2005–06 FA Premier League|2005–06]], [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15]]<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/managers/2663/José-Mourinho/overview |title=Manager Profile: José Mourinho |publisher=Premier League |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514222342/https://www.premierleague.com/managers/2663/Jos%C3%A9-Mourinho/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[FA Cup]]: [[2006–07 FA Cup|2006–07]]<ref name="profile" />
* [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]]: [[2004–05 Football League Cup|2004–05]], [[2006–07 Football League Cup|2006–07]],<ref name="profile" /> [[2014–15 Football League Cup|2014–15]]
* [[FA Community Shield]]: [[2005 FA Community Shield|2005]]<ref name="profile" />

'''Inter Milan'''<ref name="profile" />
* [[Serie A]]: [[2008–09 Serie A|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[2009–10 Coppa Italia|2009–10]]
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2008 Supercoppa Italiana|2008]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]]

'''Real Madrid'''<ref name="profile" />
* [[La Liga]]: [[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
* [[Copa del Rey]]: [[2010–11 Copa del Rey|2010–11]]
* [[Supercopa de España]]: [[2012 Supercopa de España|2012]]

'''Manchester United'''
* [[EFL Cup]]: [[2016–17 EFL Cup|2016–17]]
* [[FA Community Shield]]: [[2016 FA Community Shield|2016]]
* [[UEFA Europa League]]: [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17]]

'''Roma'''
* [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]: [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|2021–22]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Onze d'Or#Coach of the Year|Onze d'Or Coach of the Year]]: 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |title="Onze Mondial" Awards |date=21 January 2016 |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-date=24 September 2018 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924125510/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Coach of the Year]]: 2010<ref name="Goal">{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/01/13/2304386/jose-mourinho-congratulated-by-spanish-coaches-committee |title=Jose Mourinho congratulated by Spanish Coaches Committee after being named Fifa World Coach of the Year Award |date=13 January 2011 |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011023/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/01/13/2304386/jose-mourinho-congratulated-by-spanish-coaches-committee |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]]: 2004,<ref name="IFFHS">{{cite web |url=http://www.iffhs.de/former-results/ |title=Former Results |access-date=6 February 2016 |publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics |archive-date=15 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214702/https://iffhs.de/former-results/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 2005,<ref name="IFFHS" /> 2010,<ref name="IFFHS" /> 2012<ref name="IFFHS" />
*IFFHS World's Best Coach of the 21st Century 2001–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.de/posts/964 |title=IFFHS Coaches of the XXIst Century (2001-2020) - Mourinho Leader |website=IFFHS |date=15 February 2021 }}</ref>
*[[Premier League Manager of the Season]]: [[2004–05 FA Premier League#Annual awards|2004–05]], [[2005–06 FA Premier League#Annual awards|2005–06]], [[2014–15 Premier League#Annual awards|2014–15]]<ref name=PremProfile />
*[[Premier League Manager of the Month]]: [[2004–05 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2004]], January 2005, [[2006–07 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|March 2007]],<ref name=PremProfile /> [[2020–21 Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2020]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1931855 |title=Mourinho named November Barclays Manager of the Month |publisher=Premier League |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=11 December 2020 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011037/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1931855 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Serie A Coach of the Year]]: [[2008–09 Serie A|2008–09]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportlive.it/calcio/vincitori-oscar-del-calcio-serie-a-2009-asscoiazione-calciatori.html |title=Oscar del Calcio, i vincitori |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=7 February 2016 |publisher=Sportlive.it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119171805/http://www.sportlive.it/calcio/vincitori-oscar-del-calcio-serie-a-2009-asscoiazione-calciatori.html|archive-date=19 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/35637 |title=Inter Triumph at AIC 2010 'Football Oscars' |date=25 January 2011 |access-date=5 March 2015 |publisher=Inter Milan |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063506/http://www.inter.it/en/news/35637 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Serie A Coach of the Month]]: [[2022–23 Serie A#Monthly awards|August 2022]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/jose-mourinho-coach-of-the-month-for-august-1 |publisher=Serie A |access-date=3 September 2022 |date=13 September 2022 |title=José Mourinho Coach of the Month for August |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011101752/https://www.legaseriea.it/en/press/news/info/jose-mourinho-coach-of-the-month-for-august-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Panchina d'Oro]]: [[2009–10 Serie A|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corriere.it/sport/11_febbraio_07/mourinho-panchina-oro_75910c16-32c7-11e0-804f-00144f486ba6.shtml |title=Mourinho vince ancora: a lui la Panchina d'oro 2009-2010 |publisher=Corriere della Sera |date=8 February 2011 |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=20 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020191431/http://www.corriere.it/sport/11_febbraio_07/mourinho-panchina-oro_75910c16-32c7-11e0-804f-00144f486ba6.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Miguel Muñoz Trophy]]: [[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2011/10/03/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1317645066.html |title=Mourinho: "La temporada pasada fue movida y divertida" |author1=Álvaro Olmedo |work=Marca |date=3 October 2011 |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011126/https://www.marca.com/2011/10/03/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1317645066.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marca.com/2013/03/15/futbol/1363360406.html |title=Los Óscars de la Liga |author1=J.A. Jiménez / M. Briones |work=Marca |date=15 March 2013 |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116151625/https://www.marca.com/2013/03/15/futbol/1363360406.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[UEFA Champions League Best Coach|UEFA Manager of the Year]]: 2002–03,<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uefa-awards.html |title=UEFA Awards |date=21 January 2016 |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=3 October 2018 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003195325/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uefa-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 2003–04<ref name="RSSSF" />
*[[UEFA Team of the Year]]: [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2003|2003]],<ref name="RSSSF" /> [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2004|2004]],<ref name="RSSSF" /> [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2005|2005]],<ref name="RSSSF" /> [[UEFA Team of the Year#Team of the Year 2010|2010]]<ref name="RSSSF" />
*[[World Soccer Magazine#Men's World Manager of the Year|World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year]]: 2004,<ref name="WSM">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners-2 |title=World Soccer Awards – previous winners |publisher=World Soccer |date=14 December 2012 |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-date=31 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031212723/http://www.worldsoccer.com/features/world-soccer-awards-previous-winners-2 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2005,<ref name="WSM" /> 2010<ref name="WSM" />
*[[World Soccer (magazine)#Greatest Managers of All Time|World Soccer 3rd Greatest Manager of All Time]]: 2013
* [[ESPN]] 9th Greatest Manager of All time: 2013<ref name="espnfc">{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1514848 |title=Greatest Managers, No. 9: Mourinho |work=ESPN FC |date=7 August 2013 |access-date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011123/https://www.espn.com/soccer/news/story/_/id/1514848 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''[[France Football]]'' 13th Greatest Manager of All time: 2019<ref name="Top6FF">{{cite web |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU |title=Top 50 des coaches de l'historie |publisher=France Football |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=19 March 2019 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331192808/https://www.francefootball.fr/magazine/?prov=W-HP-LBMU |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award]]: 2005<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/11/spoty_winners.shtml |title=Andrew Flintoff is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2005 |date=11 December 2005 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104062859/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/12_december/11/spoty_winners.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]'' Man of the Year: 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Internacional/real_madrid/interior.aspx?content_id=677501 |title=Mourinho considerado o "Homem do Ano" – Real Madrid |publisher=Record.xl.pt |date=31 December 2010 |access-date=19 January 2014 |archive-date=24 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324213540/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Internacional/real_madrid/interior.aspx?content_id=677501 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*International Sports Press Association Best Manager in the World: 2010<ref>{{cite news |title=Mourinho, World Number 1 together with Messi and Brazil |publisher=AIPS |date=7 May 2010 |url=http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=4641&tp=n |access-date=9 May 2010 |location=London |archive-date=2 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220856/http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=4641&tp=n |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Prémio Prestígio Fernando Soromenho: 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnid.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=38 |title=José Mourinho Recebe Prémio Prestígio Fernando Soromenho |publisher=Associação dos Jornalistas de Desporto |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011119/https://www.cnid.pt/?option=com_content&task=view&id=165&Itemid=38 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Football Extravaganza's League of Legends (2011)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2322329,00.html |title=Mourinho honoured at Football Extravaganza |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110324152403/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0%2C%2C12306~2322329%2C00.html |archive-date=24 March 2011 |publisher=Premier League |date=25 March 2011}}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards|Globe Soccer Awards Best Coach of the Year]]: 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globesoccer.com/winners/jose-mourinho-best-coach-of-the-year/ |title=Josè Mourinho (Best Coach of the Year) |publisher=Globe Soccer |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011108/https://www.globesoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC_4871.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Globe Soccer Awards|Globe Soccer Awards Best Media Attraction in Football]]: 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globesoccer.com/winners/jose-mourinho-best-media-attraction-in-football/ |title=Josè Mourinho (Best Media Attraction in Football) |publisher=Globe Soccer |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109011108/https://www.globesoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DSC_4870.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Portuguese Coach of the Century: 2015<ref name="Euronews" />
*[[Portuguese Football Federation|PFA Portuguese Manager of the Year]]: 2017
*[[League Managers Association|LMA]] Performances of the Week:{{efn-ua|name=mourinho1|Shared with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].}} 2 December 2017 (Arsenal 1–3 Man.Utd),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/lg-performance-week/mourinho-guides-manchester-united-important-win/ |title=LG Performance of the Week: Mourinho Guides Manchester United to Important Win Against Arsenal |publisher=LMA |date=8 December 2017 |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415063443/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/lg-performance-week/mourinho-guides-manchester-united-important-win/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 7 April 2018 (Man.City 2–3 Man.Utd)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/lg-performance-week/lg-performance-week-mourinho-masterminds-comeback/ |title=LG Performance of the Week: Mourinho Masterminds Second Half Comeback to Prevent City Title Party |publisher=LMA |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415063421/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/news/lg-performance-week/lg-performance-week-mourinho-masterminds-comeback/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Italian Football Hall of Fame]]: 2022<ref name="2022-SerieAHoF">{{Cite web |date=16 March 2023 |title=Da Zola a Mourinho e Zidane: le nuove leggende della Hall of fame del calcio italiano|url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/figc-hall-of-fame-giocatori-allenatori#00 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Sky Italia |language=it}}</ref>

===Others===
*Grand Officer of the [[Order of Prince Henry]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153 |title=Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas |language=pt |trans-title=Portuguese Honorary Orders |publisher=[[President of Portugal|Presidency of the Portuguese Republic]] |access-date=10 March 2015 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052913/http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=153%2F |url-status=live }}</ref>
*''[[Honorary degree|Doctor Honoris causa]]'' – for his accomplishments in football from [[Technical University of Lisbon|Lisbon Technical University]]<ref name="news2" />

===Records===
'''Guinness World Records'''
*Former record holder for most points achieved in a Premier League season (95 points){{efn-ua|name=mourinho2|This record was made in the [[2004–05 Premier League|2004–05 season]] with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and stood for 13 years but was surpassed by [[Pep Guardiola]] in the [[2017–18 Premier League|2017–18 season]] with [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (100 points).}}<ref name="JM_GWR">{{cite web |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/mourinho-makes-guinness-book-of-records.html |title=Mourinho makes Guinness Book of Records |website=chelseafc.com |publisher=Chelsea F.C. |date=4 September 2015 |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052924/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2015/09/04/mourinho-makes-guinness-book-of-records/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Youngest manager to reach 100 Champions League games (49 years 12 days)<ref name="JM_GWR" />
*Most games unbeaten at home in the Premier League (77)<ref name="JM_GWR" />
*Fewest goals conceded in a Premier League season (15 goals)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-chelsea-manager-has-four-guinness-world-records-hanging-in-his-office-10485915.html|title=Jose Mourinho: Chelsea manager has four Guinness World records hanging in his office|website=Independent|date=4 September 2015|access-date=25 November 2019|archive-date=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109130128/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-chelsea-manager-has-four-guinness-world-records-hanging-in-his-office-10485915.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Longest football unbeaten home run by a manager (9 years)<ref name="JM_GWR" />

'''Others'''
*Most Champions League titles with different clubs (two)<ref name="JM_GWR" />{{efn-ua|name=mourinho3|This record when given was shared with [[Ernst Happel]] and [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]].}}

==See also==
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* "[[José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat]]"
* ''[[Special 1 TV]]''
* [[Harry and Paul#Series 1|José Arrogantio]], a character based on Mourinho in comedy series ''[[Harry and Paul]]''

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