Jose Mourinho Biography

Joins Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon as an interpreter and coaching aide.

Moves with Bobby Robson to FC Porto and continues developing as a member of the coaching staff.

Serves on Bobby Robson's Porto staff as the club wins the Portuguese Cup.

Helps Bobby Robson's Porto coaching staff win the Portuguese league championship.

Completes another championship-winning season as part of Bobby Robson's Porto staff.

Moves to Barcelona with Bobby Robson and works as an assistant coach at Camp Nou.

Works on Bobby Robson's Barcelona staff as the club wins the Spanish Super Cup.

Assists Bobby Robson as Barcelona defeat Paris Saint-Germain to win the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Works on Barcelona's coaching staff as the club defeats Real Betis in the Copa del Rey final.

Remains on Barcelona's staff under Louis van Gaal as the club wins La Liga.

Helps Barcelona's coaching staff secure the Copa del Rey after a penalty shootout against Mallorca.

Continues as an assistant as Barcelona retain the Spanish league championship.

Becomes Benfica head coach, beginning his senior managerial career.

Takes charge of Benfica for his first competitive match as a senior head coach.

Guides Benfica to a 3-0 league victory over city rivals Sporting Lisbon.

Resigns as Benfica manager after the club declines to extend his contract.

Takes charge of Uniao de Leiria and strengthens his reputation in Portuguese football.

Becomes FC Porto head coach and begins the most successful period of his early managerial career.

Guides FC Porto to the Portuguese league championship in his first full season.

Leads FC Porto to victory over Uniao de Leiria in the Portuguese Cup final.

Adds the Portuguese Super Cup to Porto's honours after the club's successful 2002-03 campaign.

Leads FC Porto to a second successive Portuguese league championship.

Porto score a late equaliser at Old Trafford to eliminate Manchester United from the Champions League.

Porto defeat Deportivo La Coruna to reach the Champions League final.

Leads FC Porto to a 3-0 victory over Monaco in the UEFA Champions League final.

Begins his Premier League career with a 1-0 Chelsea victory over Manchester United.

Receives the Premier League Manager of the Season award after Chelsea's championship-winning campaign.

Wins his first English trophy as Chelsea defeat Liverpool after extra time in the League Cup final.

Chelsea beat Barcelona 4-2 at Stamford Bridge to overturn a first-leg deficit in the Champions League.

Chelsea defeat Bolton Wanderers to secure their first English league championship for fifty years.

Chelsea defeat Arsenal to win the Community Shield before the new league season.

Chelsea defeat Manchester United 3-0 to secure a second consecutive Premier League championship.

Chelsea defeat Arsenal 2-1 in the League Cup final to win another domestic trophy.

Chelsea defeat Manchester United after extra time in the first FA Cup final at the rebuilt Wembley.

Leaves Chelsea by mutual consent after more than three successful seasons as manager.

Is appointed Inter Milan manager, beginning his first coaching role in Italian football.

Wins the Italian Super Cup as Inter defeat Roma on penalties.

Wins Serie A in his first season as Inter manager.

Inter defeat AC Milan 4-0 in an emphatic early-season derby victory.

Returns to Stamford Bridge and guides Inter past Chelsea in the Champions League round of sixteen.

Inter withstand sustained Barcelona pressure to reach the Champions League final on aggregate.

Leaves Inter after two seasons and an unprecedented Italian treble.

Inter defeat Roma in the Coppa Italia final to secure the first trophy of their treble.

Inter defeat Siena to retain Serie A and complete the domestic double.

Completes Inter's Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble by defeating Bayern Munich.

Is appointed Real Madrid manager after leaving European champions Inter.

Receives the FIFA World Coach of the Year award for his achievements with Inter in 2010.

Real Madrid defeat Barcelona after extra time to win the Copa del Rey.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona at Camp Nou to take a decisive step toward the league title.

Real Madrid defeat Athletic Bilbao to secure the Spanish league championship.

Real Madrid finish the league season with a then-record 100 points under Mourinho.

Real Madrid defeat Barcelona on away goals to win the Spanish Super Cup.

Real Madrid announce that Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season.

Returns to Chelsea for a second spell as manager after three seasons at Real Madrid.

Begins his second Chelsea spell with a Premier League victory over Hull City.

Chelsea defeat Arsenal 6-0 at Stamford Bridge in one of Mourinho's largest Premier League victories.

Chelsea win 2-0 at Anfield with a disciplined tactical performance against the league leaders.

Chelsea defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Wembley to win the League Cup.

Chelsea defeat Crystal Palace to secure Mourinho's third Premier League championship.

Signs a new four-year Chelsea contract after winning the Premier League title.

Leaves Chelsea by mutual consent during his second spell at Stamford Bridge.

Is appointed Manchester United manager on a three-year contract.

Manchester United defeat Leicester City at Wembley to win the Community Shield.

Wins his first Premier League match as Manchester United manager against Bournemouth.

Manchester United defeat Southampton 3-2 at Wembley to win the EFL Cup.

Manchester United defeat Ajax 2-0 to win the UEFA Europa League.

Guides Manchester United to second place in the Premier League, their highest finish since 2013.

Leaves Manchester United after two and a half seasons in charge.

Is appointed Tottenham Hotspur head coach following Mauricio Pochettino's departure.

Begins his Tottenham tenure with a 3-2 Premier League victory at West Ham United.

Tottenham recover from two goals down to beat Olympiacos and qualify for the Champions League knockout stage.

Tottenham defeat Manchester United 6-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Tottenham defeat Brentford to reach the League Cup final.

Is dismissed by Tottenham six days before the club's League Cup final.

Roma announce Mourinho as head coach for the following season.

Begins competitive management of Roma with a Conference League qualifying victory over Trabzonspor.

Marks his 1,000th match as a manager with Roma's dramatic Serie A victory over Sassuolo.

Leads Roma to victory over Feyenoord in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League final.

Leads Roma to the Europa League final, where Sevilla win after a penalty shootout.

Leaves Roma after the club ends his tenure during his third season.

Signs as Fenerbahce head coach before the 2024-25 season.

Fenerbahce win 4-3 away to Lugano in the first leg of a Champions League qualifier.

Wins his first Turkish Super Lig match as Fenerbahce manager against Adana Demirspor.

Fenerbahce are eliminated by Rangers on penalties after overturning the first-leg deficit during regulation time.

Fenerbahce lose to Benfica in the Champions League playoff and drop into the Europa League.

Returns to Benfica as head coach nearly twenty-five years after his first managerial spell there.

Completes an unbeaten Primeira Liga campaign with Benfica before leaving the club later in 2026.

Is formally unveiled for a second spell as Real Madrid manager, signing a contract through June 2029.