Jose Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager
17 Dec From the section Football
Jose Mourinho's second stint in charge
lasted 30 months
Chelsea have sacked manager Jose
Mourinho seven months after he led
them to the Premier League title.
The 52-year-old Portuguese had been
in his second spell at the club, taking
charge in June 2013.
Chelsea finished eight points clear last
season and also won the League Cup,
but have endured a terrible start to their
defence, losing nine of their 16 league
games so far.
Mourinho's final match was Monday's
2-1 defeat at leaders Leicester City.
Pep Guardiola, Guus Hiddink, Brendan
Rodgers and Juande Ramos have all
been touted as possible successors.
Mourinho in the Premier League
Season
Managed
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
2004/05
38
29
8
1
76.32
2005/06
38
29
4
5
76.32
2006/07
38
24
11
3
63.16
2007/08
6
3
2
1
50
2013/14
38
25
7
6
65.79
2014/15
38
26
9
3
68.42
2015/16
16
4
3
9
25
Mourinho's legacy
He leaves with Chelsea just a point off
the relegation zone and 20 points
behind Leicester.
Champions League qualification via one
of the top four spots in the Premier
League looks almost impossible.
However, the Blues are through to the
last 16 of European football's biggest
club competition, where they will face
French champions Paris St-Germain in
February and March.
Mourinho only signed a new four-year
contract on 7 August and is Chelsea's
most successful manager.
He won three Premier League titles, two
of those in his first spell between 2004
and 2007.
The Portuguese has also won the FA
Cup, in 2007, and the League Cup three
times - in 2005, 2007 and 2015.
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