Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Jose Mourinho as First Team Manager.
Mourinho has signed a four-year contract and will return to the club
where he won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups
between 2004 and 2007.
Ron Gourlay,
Chelsea FC Chief Executive, said: 'I am delighted to welcome Jose back
to Chelsea. His continued success, drive and ambition made him the
outstanding candidate.
'It is our aim to keep the club moving forward to achieve greater
success in the future and Jose is our number one choice as we believe he
is the right manager to do just that.
'He was and remains a hugely popular figure at the club and everyone here looks forward to working with him again.'
Since leaving Chelsea in 2007, the 50-year-old Portuguese has worked
in Italy with Inter and Spain with Real Madrid, lifting three league
championships, two domestic cups and the Champions League.
Originally appointed at Stamford Bridge in 2004, immediately after
winning Europe's top competition with Porto, he quickly achieved success
securing his first trophy for the club as early as February 2005, when
we beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra-time in Cardiff to win the Carling
Cup. We went on to win the league that season with a record 95 points
and a record low of just 15 goals conceded in 38 games.
The club celebrated consecutive championships in our centenary
2005/06 season, secured with a 3-0 win over Manchester United in late
April, and the next campaign we were able to add the Carling Cup with
victory over Arsenal in Cardiff, and the FA Cup when United were beaten
again in the first senior game at the new Wembley.
Mourinho departed by mutual consent in September 2007, going on to
develop his already impressive CV by winning the Serie A twice in two
years and the Champions League with Inter, before joining Real Madrid in
2010, where he lifted both La Liga and the Copa Del Rey, ending his
stay in Spain yesteday.
He brings three coaching staff with him in Rui Faria, Silvino Louro
and Jose Morais. Each carries the title of Assistant First Team Coach
and will work alongside current first team staff Steve Holland,
Christophe Lollichon and Chris Jones.
The new manager will be officially presented in a press conference at
Stamford Bridge on Monday 10 June, further details of which will follow
in due course.....Source (Chelsea FC).