Mourinho in September
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· Benfica
Mourinho returned to Benfica, 25 years after his first spell, and was presented at the Benfica Campus.
Source Notícias ao Minuto (2026-06-09) · A Bola (2026-05-26)
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· Benfica
Mourinho was presented as Benfica head coach, his first job as a head coach.
Source RTP · Bola na Rede
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· Chelsea
Chelsea and Mourinho parted company by mutual consent.
Source Blitz Quotidiano (2010-01-26) · Dawn (AFP) (2007-09-21)
Said in September
“As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal.”
— After a 0-0 against Tottenham – the birth of 'parking the bus', 2004
“Omelettes, eggs. No eggs, no omelettes. And it depends on the quality of the eggs.”
— Chelsea, on building a squad without new signings, 2007
“As for Lo Monaco, I do not know who he is. With the name Monaco, I have heard of Bayern Monaco (Munich) and the Monaco GP, the Tibetan Monaco (Monk) and the Principality of Monaco. I've never heard of any others.”
— Inter, replying to Catania's chief executive Pietro Lo Monaco, 2008
“My promise is I will live for Benfica, live for my mission”
— Benfica, at his presentation 25 years after his first spell, 2025
“I'm more altruistic, less egocentric. I don't think about me as much.”
— Benfica, at his presentation, on how he has changed, 2025
“At the end of the game, I thought about the 25 years that have flown by, but 25 years that have not changed my nature, that have not changed my passion, that have not changed my way of being, of living, that have not changed anything at all.”
— Benfica, after his first match back in charge, 2025