HERE WE GO→BBC→Self-official, everyone is out. Mourinho, the god of employment, is back after 25 years...I can't say no. Benfica agreed to a two-year contract
Sep 18, 2025
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He takes the helm of Benfica, Portugal. Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, shouted "Here We Go" on the 18th (Korean time). He said on his social media that `Benfica agreed to appoint Mourinho as its new manager. It has already agreed a two-year deal with Mourinho in Lisbon, and an official announcement will be made within 24 hours. He's back,' it said.
England's 'BBC' also arrived in Lisbon on the same day for Mourinho to negotiate with Benfica. He is likely to be appointed as Bruno Raj's successor. "I found a job in less than a month after I was fired from Fenerbahce," he reported.
Mourinho effectively declared his trip to Benfica with 'Self-Personal'. Asked by reporters after arriving in Lisbon, he asked if Benfica was officially interested in me. Which coach would turn down Benfica. I'm not. When I got the opportunity to take the Benfica job, I didn't hesitate to say I was interested and wanted to take on it," he said.
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Benfica's management chose to part ways with Raj after the game. Benfica won three consecutive games since the opening of the league, but drew 1-1 at home to Santa Clara last weekend and pulled out the sword after the defeat overlapped.
Chairman Hui Costa said "We have reached an agreement with Raj, and as of today, he is not Benfica's coach. I appreciate Raj's commitment, but the moment of change has come."
Raj, who returned after being fired in 2020, suffered the humiliation of being fired twice in Benfica alone. Benfica immediately started to find a replacement manager and quickly selected Mourinho.
Mourinho stepped down as head coach of Turkiye Fenerbahce on the 29th of last month. He took the helm of Fenerbahce in June last year. I got off after 14 months. It is the seventh time in his career that he has been dismissed. Coincidentally, they parted ways after losing 0-1 to Benfica in the UCL playoffs and failing to advance to the finals.
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Mourinho is Portugal's world-class master. He has won 26 trophies at FC Porto, Chelsea, Manchester United, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and AS Roma.
In particular, he completed the conference league victory at AS Roma, becoming the first coach to win all three European competitions (Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League) organized by UEFA. It achieved the 'Grand Slam'.
However, he failed to lift the trophy at Fenerbahce after Tottenham. Mourinho landed Tottenham in the League Cup final in April 2021 but was dismissed just a week before. In Fenerbahce, it is also 'Occlesiastical'.
Mourinho is the `God of employment.' He earned 108.1 million euros (about 175.5 billion won) in a hard penalty. But employment is also fast. Mourinho has been off for about a year since he began his coaching job in 2000.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.