Jose Mourinho has been unveiled the brand new head coach of Fenerbahce.
The Turkish Tremendous Lig membership confirmed on Saturday they’d opened talks with the previous Manchester United, Chelsea and Actual Madrid boss.
Fenerbahce later posted a video of Mourinho on their social media channels, with him saying: “Merhaba (hiya) Fenerbahce followers. See you tomorrow in Kadikoy and let’s begin our journey collectively.”
Greater than 200,000 individuals watched his unveiling on YouTube after Fenerbahce broadcasted the occasion on-line.
Mourinho stated: “I wish to thanks on your love. Usually a coach is liked after victories. On this case I really feel that I’m liked earlier than the victories. That for me is a giant accountability that I really feel.
“I promise you from this second, I belong to your loved ones. This shirt is my pores and skin. Soccer is ardour and there’s no higher place to really feel that zeal.
“Because the second I met the president, I needed to play for you as a result of you’re the soul of the soccer membership. I wish to be the coach of all of you.
“I wish to work in Turkish soccer. I wish to assist the Turkish league. However a very powerful factor for me is Fenerbahce.
“From the second I signal my contract, your desires at the moment are my desires.”
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The 61-year-old has been out of soccer since being sacked as Roma head coach in January. He replaces Ismail Kartal, who was in his third spell as Fenerbahce head coach.
Fenerbahce missed out on this season’s title to metropolis rivals Galatasaray, regardless of shedding simply considered one of their 38 league matches and ending on 99 factors.
They haven’t received the Turkish Tremendous Lig since 2014 with a Turkish Cup in 2023 their solely main success up to now decade.
Mourinho has received 26 trophies throughout a managerial profession which has spanned greater than twenty years. He received the Champions League with Porto and Inter Milan, along with league titles with Chelsea and Actual Madrid.
His final job, at Roma, noticed him information the Italian membership to a primary European title since 1961 with the Europa Convention League in 2022.
The next season they misplaced the Europa League closing to Sevilla in a penalty shootout.
The job might be Mourinho’s first outdoors of Europe’s prime 5 leagues since his spell as Porto supervisor between 2002 and 2004.
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Mourinho, Roma and the sacking he by no means noticed coming
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