José Mourinho trained the crème de la crème of world football. His top 11 is impressive.
Jose Mourinho is one of the most successful coaches in history. The Special One not only won countless major titles, but also worked with some of the greatest players of the past two decades at his stints at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma.
SPOX shows what the top 11 stars who were trained by Mourinho during his career could look like.
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Tor – PETR CECH
The Czech spent a large part of his career in England, where he made a total of 443 Premier League appearances for Chelsea and Arsenal. The Champions League winner and four-time English champion has now ended his career.
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Abwehr – PAULO FERREIRA
For many years, Mourinho’s Portuguese compatriot was the Blues’ regular right-back. Won the English championship three times with Chelsea and the Champions League against FC Bayern in 2012. He then announced the end of his career.
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JOHN TERRY
Was active for Chelsea FC for almost 20 years and matured there into one of the best scorers in the Premier League. After a short interlude at Aston Villa, his active career came to an end in 2018.
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SERGIO RAMOS
The Spaniard will probably go down in history as one of the best central defenders. Ramos won all major titles with Real Madrid and the national team. After his successful time with Los Blancos, he played for PSG for two years and returned to his boyhood club FC Sevilla this summer.
MARCELO
Came to the Royals in 2007 as the successor to club legend Roberto Carlos and, after initial difficulties, was able to convince in the long term. Today the 35-year-old is active at Fluminense in his home country.
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Midfield – XABI ALONSO
The defensive midfielder made his breakthrough at Liverpool FC. He then moved to Real, where he stayed until his departure in 2014. He then played for FC Bayern for another three years. He is currently coaching Bayer Leverkusen and suggests that he can become a great coach.
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FRANK LAMPARD
The former England international played for the Blues between 2001 and 2014 and was one of the most dangerous midfield strategists ever. With 210 goals in 648 games, he is still the Londoners’ record goalscorer. After retiring, he pursued a career as a coach, but is currently without a club.
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WESLEY SNEIJDER
One of the key players in Inter Milan’s Champions League triumph under Mourinho in 2010. Sneijder also won the national championship title in four European leagues.
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DIDIER DROGBA
Drogba scored the second most goals for Chelsea after Lampard. His goal in the 2012 Champions League final against Bayern, when he equalized shortly before the end of the game and then sank the decisive penalty, will never be forgotten. He ended his career in the USA
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ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC
Was placed in the center of attack at almost every one of his many clubs. He shone in the Inter Milan uniform under Mourinho. Ibrahimovic scored an impressive 496 goals in 827 games during his career for his clubs. He quit as a Milan player in the summer of 2023.
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CRISTIANO RONALDO
Next to Lionel Messi, the dominant player of the last 20 years. Ronaldo won a number of titles with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus and also became European champion with Portugal in 2016. Today the 38-year-old plays for Al-Nassr.
2023-10-02 21:15:34
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