"It's a long time since Jose Mourinho took to the dugout as manager of Benfica. A quarter of a century, in fact. In that time he clambered to the very top of the footballing tree and broke a few branches on his way back to the red side of Lisbon. A glittering 25 years have seen the self-proclaimed 'Special One' collect two Champions Leagues, a Uefa Cup, Europa League, Conference League, eight league titles and numerous other silverware in a career that has spanned 10 clubs."
""We are missing those kinds of iconic coaches here in Portugal," explains CNN journalist Joao Pedro Oca, speaking between live hourly broadcasts outside the stadium. "His legacy is awesome here, mainly because of what he did in Porto. "[But] Mourinho was linked to Benfica for a lot of years. This is something everyone expected, the return of Mourinho to Portugal and to Benfica and [eventually] to the national team. It was a question of time.""
Jose Mourinho returns to manage Benfica after a 25-year absence. He accumulated major honours including two Champions Leagues, a Uefa Cup, Europa and Conference Leagues, eight domestic titles, and other trophies across ten clubs. He retains reverence in Portugal for Porto's European success and an Inter treble, though his last league title was a decade ago. Media activity and live broadcasts gathered outside the new Estadio da Luz. The appointment generates excitement because of his history with Benfica, while also prompting concern due to a perceived decline from his peak and his recent conflictual style ahead of presidential elections.
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