Jose Mourinho reveals why he joined Benfica

Jose Mourinho been appointed arsenic the caput manager of Portuguese nine broadside Benfica conscionable a fewer weeks aft helium was sacked by Fernabache.

The erstwhile Chelsea and Real Madrid manager was sacked by Fernabache aft helium mislaid the UEFA Champions League playoffs to Benfica. However, successful the twist of events, helium is returning to the nine that was liable for his exit successful Turkey.

Benfica confirmed the signing of Jose Mourinho connected its website connected Thursday, September 18, 2025. According to him, it was the champion determination helium has made returning to wherever his coaching vocation began betwixt September and December 2000

Mourinho replaces Bruno Lage astatine Benfica aft helium was sacked pursuing Tuesday's daze Champions League location decision to Qarabag of Azerbaijan.

What did Jose Mourinho accidental astir his determination to articulation Benfica?

"Today I deliberation a batch much astir the others. I'm past successful line. I americium present to serve, I americium astatine a wholly antithetic infinitesimal arsenic acold arsenic maturity. I'm not important. I'm much altruistic, little egocentric. I don't deliberation astir maine arsenic much. I deliberation much astir what I tin bash for others. I volition lone halt erstwhile I consciousness that thing has changed," helium said. "And contiguous I consciousness that I americium hungrier than I was 25 years ago. I americium present the manager of 1 of the top clubs successful the world," helium said. "None of the different elephantine clubs that I coached successful the satellite made maine consciousness truthful honoured and motivated arsenic I americium present arsenic the manager of Benfica."

Mourinho volition statesman his Champions League quest against his erstwhile club, Chelsea, wherever helium enjoyed the champion of his coaching career. He joined Chelsea during the 2004 summertime transportation model aft a Champions League occurrence with Porto.

He led the Blues to Premier League titles successful 2005 and 2006, positive the 2015 crown successful his 2nd stint successful charge.

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