{"id":730421,"date":"2026-06-11T21:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730421\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:06:09","slug":"jose-mourinho-named-real-madrid-coach-on-three-year-deal-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730421\/","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho named Real Madrid coach on three-year deal | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Mourinho returns to La Liga giants after 13 years following Florentino Perez\u2019s re-election as club president.<\/p>\n<p>Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid have named Jose Mourinho as their new manager on a three-year deal, the La Liga club confirmed in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJose Mourinho will join Real Madrid on \u200cJuly 13, the day preseason begins,\u201d Real said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho\u2019s appointment became inevitable after Real Madrid President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/8\/perez-re-elected-at-real-madrid-paving-way-for-mourinhos-return-as-manager\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florentino Perez was re-elected<\/a> this week, paving the way for the Portuguese\u2019s return to the Spanish capital after 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>He leaves Benfica in the Portuguese Primeira Liga to join the Spanish giants.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old tactician, who once delivered a record-breaking La Liga \u2060triumph for Real, will replace Alvaro Arbeloa at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Real have endured a humiliating end to their domestic campaign, with Barcelona clinching the league \u2060title with a 2-0 \u2060victory in an \u201cEl Clasico\u201d earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>It marked the first time in 94 years that the \u2060Spanish league had been decided by a meeting \u2060between the fierce rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2060record 15-time Champions League winners have also failed to clear the quarterfinal stage in the \u200clast two seasons, prompting Perez to act decisively after \u200ctwo \u200cseasons without a major trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have won the elections and will continue working to keep winning titles,\u201d Perez said in his victory speech after re-election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to take pride in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the best stadium in the world,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProud to have the best players in the world, proud to welcome back one of the best coaches in the world, a Madridista like Jose Mourinho.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho first joined Real Madrid in 2010, spending three seasons at the club.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, he won one La Liga championship, one Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup during a period of fierce rivalry with Pep Guardiola\u2019s Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Appointing the divisive Mourinho will be a gamble on the part of President Perez after Los Blancos finished without a major trophy in 2025-26, a second consecutive barren season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue working so that Real Madrid keeps winning titles,\u201d said Perez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we will fight until the end to achieve the 16th European Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4566313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2012-05-03T120000Z_1738940531_GM1E85408W901_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-SPAIN-REAL-CELEBRATION-1778600031.jpg\" alt=\"Jose Mourinho reacts.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>Jose Mourinho won the La Liga title with Real Madrid in 2012 [File: Susana Vera\/Reuters]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mourinho returns to La Liga giants after 13 years following Florentino Perez\u2019s re-election as club president. 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