Fenerbahçe has announced the appointment of José Mourinho as the club’s new manager.
The 61-year-old will replace İsmail Kartal, who departed Fenerbahçe on Friday after they finished second in the league to city rivals Galatasaray, despite losing only one game and amassing 99 points last season.
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Fenerbahce said early on Sunday that the Portuguese manager was to attend a ceremony at their Sukru Saracoglu ground.
“Saracoglu is waiting for its new coach Jose Mourinho and its great fans at 19.00!,” the post reads.
On Saturday night, Fenerbahce posted a video message from Mourinho, in which he told Fenerbahce fans he would “see you tomorrow in Kadikoy and let’s start our journey together.”
It’s Mourinho’s first job since he left Roma in January after two and a half years marked by winning the Europa Conference League in 2022 and a series of disputes with referees.
The Portuguese has not worked outside of the top five European leagues since 2004,
when he left Porto after winning the Champions League and joined Chelsea, which was on the rise under then-owner Roman Abramovich.
Since then he has also coached Inter Milan, Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham in a career filled with trophies and off-field controversy.
Mourinho’s last piece of silverware came with Roma in 2022, when he led them to the Europa Conference League.
