Benfica

“My promise is I will live for Benfica, live for my mission”

— Benfica, na apresentação 25 anos depois da primeira passagem, 2025

“Our goalkeeper Trubin, who is two metres tall, went into the box and scored a fantastic goal, a historic goal”

— Benfica, depois do golo de cabeça do guarda-redes nos descontos para vencer o Real Madrid por 4-2 na Liga dos Campeões, 2026

“I'm more altruistic, less egocentric. I don't think about me as much.”

— Benfica, na apresentação, sobre como mudou, 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, depois do primeiro jogo de regresso ao banco, 2025

“I always say that they can steal everything from me, but the story I created, no one can take away from me.”

— Benfica, numa entrevista à UEFA antes de defrontar o Chelsea, 2025

“I am part of their history and they are part of my history. I helped them become a bigger Chelsea and they helped me to become a bigger Jose.”

— Benfica, em Stamford Bridge antes de defrontar o Chelsea na Liga dos Campeões, 2025

“I leave with the conviction that, more than just a moment, we have forged a lasting bond: my player for a day, my player for life.”

— Benfica, na mensagem de despedida aos jogadores, 2026