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Hip, hip, hooray! Jose Mourinho celebrates his 50th birthday on Saturday, January 26. That's half a century for the "Special One." And while things haven't exactly been rosy with his current squad Real Madrid as of late, Mourinho has had an undeniable record of success. In celebration of his birthday, Terra put together 10 of his top moments as a manager. Enjoy!
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1. Mourinho started his career as a translator for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon, then he followed Robson to Porto and finally Barcelona, where the club captured the European Cup Winners Cup. Here, Barcelona's ace striker Ronaldo (center) holds up the trophy to his fans in Barcelona Thursday May 15, 1997 after Barcelona beat Paris St. Germain in the final of the Cup Winners' Cup in Rotterdam Wednesday. Also present are English coach Robson (left) and assistant coach Mourinho.
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2. Mourinho took over as Porto's coach in January 2002 after his first managerial stint at Uniao de Leiria. In 2005, he led Porto to the treble, including a Champions League title. Mourinho kisses the trophy during the presentation ceremony after his team beat Monaco 3-0 to win the UEFA Champions League Final in the 'Arena AufSchalke' in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 26, 2004. Mourinho won the Primera Liga twice in a row, and the UEFA Cup in 2002 to go with his Champions League title.
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3. Mourinho speaks to reporters at a press conference where he was named Chelsea's new manger at Stamford Bridge in London June 2, 2004. Mourinho, who led Porto to win the Champions League, replaced Italian Claudio Ranieri.
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4. Mourinho won six titles in three years as Chelsea's coach, including the first domestic league title for Chelsea in 50 years, but he never was able to win the Champions League title. Mourinho finally left in Sept. 2007 by mutual consent. In all, he won two Premier League titles and the FA Cup in 2006.
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5. Mourinho was named the new coach at Inter Milan June 3, 2008. Here, he attends the photocall of the press conference held at La Pinetina in Milan, Italy.
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6. Mourinho won two Serie A titles at Inter, leading the club to its first Champions League final in 38 years.
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7. On May 22, 2010, Mourinho became just the third manager to win Champions League titles with two different teams, as Inter Milan defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Argentine striker Diego Milito scored both goals for Mourinho's team, which won a treble of titles that season.
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8. Mourinho resigned from Inter and was announced as Real Madrid's new coach May 31, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
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9. Portugal's soccer coach Jose Mourinho receives the FIFA Ballon d'Or, soccer coach of the year 2010, during a ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. He was the first man to receive the honor.
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10. Real Madrid CF head coach Jose Mourinho (C) celebrates the La Liga title after the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and RCD Mallorca at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 13, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid set records for most matches won in a La Liga season (32), most away wins (16), most points (100), most goals (121) and highest goal differential (+89).
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Hip, hip, hooray! Jose Mourinho celebrates his 50th birthday on Saturday, January 26. That's half a century for the "Special One." And while things haven't exactly been rosy with his current squad Real Madrid as of late, Mourinho has had an undeniable record of success. In celebration of his birthday, Terra put together 10 of his top moments as a manager. Enjoy!
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