Jose Mourinho will train AS Roma in the 2021-2022 season. The Special One will replace Paulo Fonseca who will leave at the end of the season.
Mourinho was fired by Tottenham some time ago. It didn't take long for him to be unemployed, the Portuguese man was immediately announced as Roma's new tactician.
Mourinho has agreed a three-year contract with the Giallorossi. Thus, Mourinho will be at the Olimpico until at least 30 June 2024.
At the club in the Italian capital, Mourinho will apparently reunite with a number of his former players. They have felt Mourinho's cold hands at the club before.
Who are the AS Roma players that Mourinho has coached? Here is the list.
Players who Reunited with Jose Mourinho at AS Roma
1. Davide Santon
Jose Mourinho is a man who contributed greatly to Davide Santon's career. Mourinho gave Santon his debut in the Inter Milan senior team when he was 18 years old.
Santon worked with Mourinho for two seasons in the 2008-2010 period. He played 35 games in all competitions with Mourinho.
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During his time at Inter, Santon tasted the sweetness of the treble winner with Mourinho. Apart from that, he also won the Italian Super Cup.
2. Pedro Rodriguez
Pedro Rodriguez joined Chelsea from Barcelona in 2015. At that time, the Blues were led by Jose Mourinho.
Pedro immediately became Mourinho's mainstay at Stamford Bridge. However, Chelsea's performance under The Special One that season was quite bad.
Mourinho was fired by Chelsea in the middle of the 2015-2016 season. Pedro appeared 17 times, scoring two goals and three assists with Mourinho.
3. Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Jose Mourinho brought Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Borussia Dortmund in 2016. The Armenian attacking midfielder was bailed out for a fee of up to 42 million euros.
Mkhitaryan performed quite well in his first season at Old Trafford. He managed to deliver the Red Devils to the League Cup and Europa League titles.
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Mkhitaryan's performance seemed to decline in his second season. The 32-year-old player was exchanged for Alexis Sanchez in January 2018.
4. Chris Smalling
Chris Smalling teamed up with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United. The British defender is Mourinho's mainstay at the heart of the Red Devils' defense.
Smalling's collaboration with Mourinho succeeded in producing a title. They won the League Cup and Europa League at Old Trafford.
Smalling made 100 appearances in all competitions with Mourinho. Of that total, he scored seven goals and two assists.
Source: various sources
