By winning the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League title with AS Roma, Jose Mourinho became the second manager to win five major European titles
By winning the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League title with AS Roma, Jose Mourinho became the second manager to win five major European titles
An emotional Jose Mourinho celebrated what he called a historic achievement, becoming the second manager after Giovanni Trapatoni to win five major European titles as his AS Roma side won the Europa Conference League on Wednesday.
Mourinho, who had previously won the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Cup, completed a unique European trophy haul as Roma beat Feyenoord 1–0 in Tirana to ensure that he could add the inaugural Conference League to his collection. .
five in five finals
These are the five European finals Mourinho has coached since 2003 for Porto, Inter Milan, Manchester United and Roma and has taken home the trophy five times.
“The best thing about my career is that in addition to the Europa League with Manchester United, it is very special to do this with Porto, Inter and Roma,” Mourinho said.
“Winning is one thing when everyone expects it, when you invest to win, but it is quite another to win when something feels immortal, which feels really special.
“It remains in the history of Roma, but mine too. I was told only I, Sir Alex (Ferguson) and Giovanni Trapatoni won the trophy in three different decades. It makes me feel a little old, but It’s good for my career.”
Mourinho confirms he will remain
It represented a good end to his first season in the Italian capital for Mourinho, who took his side to a sixth-place finish in Serie A in this period.
The Portuguese has no plans to seek new challenges, as he is already looking forward to the next season with the club.
“I am living now, there is no doubt about it,” said Mourinho. “Even if some rumours come to the fore, I only want to be at Roma.
“We must understand what our bosses, 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 may be the way I do things. I’m a Porto fan, an Inter fan, a Chelsea fan, I’m a Real Madrid fan, I’m a Roma fan now, I belong to all those clubs because we had these moments together.”