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Trophies, victories, players used: José Mourinho's career in 5 figures on the eve of his 1000th match

2021-09-11T17:26:23.188Z


As he prepares to lead the 1000th match of his coaching career this Sunday against Sassuolo (8:45 p.m.), find the most striking figures of the Portuguese technician's career.


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It was by winning the Champions League with FC Porto in 2003-2004 - a year after being crowned in the Europa League - that José Mourinho revealed himself to the general public. Since then, and this despite the last much less prosperous seasons, the Lusitanian has built up a considerable track record, gleaning twenty-eight titles during his various experiences. In its collection of trophies, there are two Champions Leagues (2004 and 2010), two Europa League (2003 and 2017), three UEFA Super Cup (2003, 2013 and 2017), but also eight national titles (two in Portugal , three in England, two in Italy and one in Spain), eight national cups (one in Portugal, five in England including the League Cup, one in Italy and one in Spain) as well as five national Super Cups. Impressive !

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639 victories obtained

Since the start of his career, José Mourinho has experienced more victory than defeat.

Of the 999 matches he has led, the “Special One” has emerged winning 639 times;

i.e. a success rate of nearly 64% (63.96%), which places him ahead of legendary coaches such as Arsène Wenger (55.23%), Carlo Ancelotti (58.83%) or Sir Alex Ferguson (61.05), but behind one of its big rivals, namely Pep Guardiola (74.25%).

In addition, 198 of his games (19.81%) ended in a draw while he conceded defeat only 162 times (16.21%).

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1998 goals scored

José Mourinho is a coach who divides, on the one hand because of his divisive personality, on the other hand because of his playing philosophy, considered too defensive by some observers, especially when the results do not live up to expectations. . It must be said that his teams are generally effective in foiling their opponents. During his career, the Portuguese technician has conceded only 892 goals, or nearly 0.89 goals per game. A nice statistic. But if the beautiful game is not his priority, his formations still make the nets tremble. As proof, he witnessed 1998 goals from his players, an average of two goals per game. It is with Chelsea, the club where he has led 320 matches, that his elements have been most prolific with 588 goals scored. This Sunday evening, for his 1000th on a bench,it could reach, or even exceed, the symbolic bar of 2000 achievements.

25 matches played against Pep Guardiola

In his twenty-one-year career as a head coach, the Setúbal native has faced dozens of technicians.

The one he has faced the most is none other than Pep Guardiola, one of his great rivals.

The two men have been pitted against each other twenty-five times, and some of their face-to-face meetings, especially when they led Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, ​​have become legendary.

Against the Spanish coach, José Mourinho's record is not famous: only seven wins, six draws and twelve defeats!

On the other hand, among all the technicians he has faced at least ten times, Sam Allardyce is the one who has succeeded the best with ten victories obtained (and three draws) in thirteen oppositions.

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430 players used

430. This is the number of players who have played at least one minute under the direction of José Mourinho.

Ricardo Carvalho is the one most used by the Portuguese coach, with no less than 292 appearances.

At the same time, the Lusitanian defender got to know him at FC Porto, Chelsea and Real Madrid.

Then follow two other players from the Blues, John Terry with 266 appearances and Frank Lampard with 215 appearances.

Cristiano Ronaldo comes in fifth with 164 appearances and impressive statistics: "CR7" has indeed scored 168 times at Real Madrid, when his compatriot was in charge.

Source: lefigaro

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