Published Fri, May 28 10 11:07 PM
REUTERS - Factbox on Jose Mourinho who will be presented as Real Madrid coach on Monday:
* Born Jan. 26, 1963 in Setubal, Portugal.
FROM MODEST BEGINNINGS
* Following a modest playing career, accepts job in 1992 as interpreter for former England manager Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, taking over as assistant coach from 1994-1996.
* Moves with Robson to Barcelona in 1996 and helps them to win the King's Cup, Super Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup.
* Takes first job as fully-fledged coach at Benfica in 2000 but falls out with club president and quits.
PORTO GLORY
* Wins UEFA Cup and domestic Cup double in first full season in charge of Portuguese club Porto in 2003.
* One year later wins second successive league title and Porto become European champions with 3-0 win over Monaco in the Champions League final. Announces intention to leave after the match and is appointed coach of Chelsea on a three-year contract.
LONDON CALLING
* Leads Chelsea to their first English league title for 50 years in 2005.
* Chelsea retain Premier League title in 2006.
* In 2007, guides Chelsea to second-place finish behind Manchester United in Premier League and loses to Liverpool in Champions League semi-finals. They win the FA Cup and League Cup.
* After a slow start to the 2007-08 season Chelsea announce Mourinho's departure on Sept. 20 after a breakdown of relations with the club.
* Rules himself out of the England job in December.
ITALIAN JOB
* June 2 2008. Appointed coach of Italian champions Inter Milan, replacing Roberto Mancini.
* Shocks Italy with his outspoken style on his way to winning the Serie A title in his debut season, ruffling the feathers of rival coaches and of Catania chief executive Pietro Lo Monaco, who said the Portuguese risked "having his teeth smashed" after one row.
* Gives his side a stronger collective identity after swapping forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, upon whom the team had become over-reliant, for Samuel Eto'o with Barcelona, thus enabling Inter to regain their status as a major European power after a series of disappointments in the Champions League.
* Ends Inter's 45-year wait for their third European crown by completing a Champions League/Serie A/Italian Cup treble in 2010.
PASTURES NEW
* Quits Inter in a widely expected move, having complained he was unhappy in Italy following a series of run-ins with the country's football establishment.
* Confirmed as new Real Madrid coach after the Spanish club agree a compensation package with Inter.
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