After self-proclaiming himself the Only One, Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season by mutual agreement following three turbulent seasons in charge of the Spanish giants.
PA Sport looks at some of the ups and downs of Mourinho’s three seasons in charge.
Season: 2010/11
Mourinho has never been far away from the headlines throughout his coaching career and it was no different during his first season at Madrid.
He twice received touchline bans from UEFA for incidents during the Champions League, the first for apparently instructing Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso to deliberately pick up bookings, and the second time following Madrid’s ill-tempered semi-final defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona.
Mourinho was sent off in the first leg and then implied Barca were given special treatment by UEFA, with his conduct earning the Portuguese a five-match ban.
On the field, Madrid were unbeaten in their opening 19 matches under Mourinho but that run came to a humiliating end as they were thrashed 0-5 by Barca at the Nou Camp.
Madrid would end up finishing second to Barca in La Liga, although they did gain some revenge by beating the Catalan club in the Copa del Rey final — the first time Madrid had won the cup since 1993.
Season: 2011/12
Mourinho was confident Madrid would steadily improve during his tenure and that proved the case as they won the Primera Division title in record-breaking fashion in his second term.
They became the first team ever to reach 100 points in La Liga and also scored 121 goals as they ended Barca’s three-year reign as champions.
However, they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage by Barca and also suffered more disappointment in their bid for a 10th European Cup title as they lost out to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
Mourinho also attracted controversy after appearing to poke then Barcelona assistant manager Tito Vilanova in the eye during Madrid’s Supercopa defeat at the Nou Camp at the start of the season — subsequently earning him a two-match touchline ban.
Season: 2012/13
Mourinho’s final season in charge started well with Madrid getting the upper hand over Barcelona to win the Spanish Supercopa, taking the trophy on away goals following a 4-4 aggregate draw.
That was as good as it got for the capital club, though. In the league Barca stormed away from Madrid to such an extent that Mourinho conceded the title race was all but over before Christmas.
Madrid, who trailed by 16 points at one stage in February, went on an impressive run in the second half of the season but the damage had been done and Barca clinched the title with three games to go.
There was also more Champions League agony for the Spanish giants as they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Borussia Dortmund, going out 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first leg 4-1.
Madrid had hoped to salvage something from the Copa del Rey final against local rivals Atletico, but they were beaten 2-1 at the Bernabeu in a match which saw Mourinho sent off — the first time they had lost to their neighbours in 14 years.
As well as those setbacks, there were also reports of dressing room rifts — notably over the axing of long-serving goalkeeper Iker Casillas — while Madrid fans also appeared to have turned on Mourinho as his time at the club drew to a close.
Mourinho has never been far away from the headlines throughout his coaching career and it was no different during his first season at Madrid.
He twice received touchline bans from UEFA for incidents during the Champions League, the first for apparently instructing Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso to deliberately pick up bookings, and the second time following Madrid’s ill-tempered semi-final defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona.
Mourinho was sent off in the first leg and then implied Barca were given special treatment by UEFA, with his conduct earning the Portuguese a five-match ban.
On the field, Madrid were unbeaten in their opening 19 matches under Mourinho but that run came to a humiliating end as they were thrashed 0-5 by Barca at the Nou Camp.
Madrid would end up finishing second to Barca in La Liga, although they did gain some revenge by beating the Catalan club in the Copa del Rey final — the first time Madrid had won the cup since 1993.
Season: 2011/12
Mourinho was confident Madrid would steadily improve during his tenure and that proved the case as they won the Primera Division title in record-breaking fashion in his second term.
They became the first team ever to reach 100 points in La Liga and also scored 121 goals as they ended Barca’s three-year reign as champions.
However, they were knocked out of the Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage by Barca and also suffered more disappointment in their bid for a 10th European Cup title as they lost out to Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
Mourinho also attracted controversy after appearing to poke then Barcelona assistant manager Tito Vilanova in the eye during Madrid’s Supercopa defeat at the Nou Camp at the start of the season — subsequently earning him a two-match touchline ban.
Season: 2012/13
Mourinho’s final season in charge started well with Madrid getting the upper hand over Barcelona to win the Spanish Supercopa, taking the trophy on away goals following a 4-4 aggregate draw.
That was as good as it got for the capital club, though. In the league Barca stormed away from Madrid to such an extent that Mourinho conceded the title race was all but over before Christmas.
Madrid, who trailed by 16 points at one stage in February, went on an impressive run in the second half of the season but the damage had been done and Barca clinched the title with three games to go.
There was also more Champions League agony for the Spanish giants as they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Borussia Dortmund, going out 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first leg 4-1.
Madrid had hoped to salvage something from the Copa del Rey final against local rivals Atletico, but they were beaten 2-1 at the Bernabeu in a match which saw Mourinho sent off — the first time they had lost to their neighbours in 14 years.
As well as those setbacks, there were also reports of dressing room rifts — notably over the axing of long-serving goalkeeper Iker Casillas — while Madrid fans also appeared to have turned on Mourinho as his time at the club drew to a close.
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