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| Jose Mourinho, Head Coach of AS Roma celebrates with the UEFA Europa Conference League Trophy after their sides victory in the UEFA Conference League final match between AS Roma and Feyenoord at Arena Kombetare on May 25, 2022 in Tirana, Albania. |
An emotional Jose Mourinho has celebrated what he called a
historic achievement having become the second manager to win five major
European titles, after Italian Giovanni Trapattoni, as his AS Roma side
clinched the Europa Conference League.
Mourinho, who had previously won
the Champions League, Europa League and the UEFA Cup, completed a unique
European trophy haul as Roma beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Tirana, Albania on Wednesday
to ensure he could add the inaugural Conference League to his collection.
That is five European finals for FC
Porto, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Roma since 2003 that Mourinho has
coached in and five times he has taken home the trophy.
“The great thing about my career is
that, aside from the Europa League with Manchester United, doing it with Porto,
Inter and Roma is very, very, very special,” Mourinho said.“It is one thing to win when
everyone expects it, when you made the investments to win, but it’s quite
another to win when something feels immortal, that feels truly special.“This remains in the history of
Roma, but also mine. I was told only I, Sir Alex (Ferguson) and Giovanni
Trapattoni won trophies in three different decades. It makes me feel a little
old, but it’s nice for my career.”
It represented a fine end to his
first season in the Italian capital for Mourinho, having steered his side to a
sixth-placed finish in Serie A.
The Portuguese has no plans to seek
new challenges, as he is already looking to next season with the club.
“Now I am staying, there are no
doubts,” Mourinho added.“Even if some rumours emerge, I
only want to remain at Roma.“We must understand what our
owners, who are fantastic people, want to do next season, because this is
history, but we can build a really strong project with honest professionals.“Of course I feel like a Romanista,
but that might be my way of working. I am a Porto fan, an Inter fan, a Chelsea
fan, I am crazy about Real Madrid, I am now a Roma fan, I belong to all those
clubs because we had these moments together.”
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