Jose Mourinho has given fans a peek inside his memorabilia room, which features gifts from Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona – and a garden gnome of himself!
Mourinho, a new three-part Netflix documentary about the Special One’s life and career, is set to hit our screens on Tuesday August 11.
And ahead of its much-anticipated release, the streaming service this morning released a preview clip from inside the ex-Chelsea and Man United boss’s home.
It shows Mourinho walking through what is an unsurprisingly stacked memorabilia room, featuring match-worn shirts, trophies, boots and pictures.
First, the 63-year-old shows off a pair of the legendary Diego Maradona’s Puma boots, saying: ‘I have Maradona’s boots dedicated to me. This is Diego,’ before pulling out a Sporting Lisbon Ronaldo shirt.
Mourinho then holds up a trophy given to him to celebrate his 60th birthday, joking ‘This is to remind me that I’m 60.’
Jose Mourinho has given supporters an insight into his incredible memorabilia room
And it features a strange garden gnome model of the ex-Chelsea boss made by a fan
Harking back to his Chelsea days, the legendary manager then pulls out a garden gnome of himself which, he says, was made by a Blues supporter.
‘You know, some guy did this awful Jose,’ Mourinho chuckled. ‘ No, it’s not bad! It’s not bad!’
With his trademark charisma and swagger, the two-time Champions League winner ensures viewers know exactly why Netflix are making a documentary as the video nears its end.
‘I started winning in 2003, and my last title was 2022,’ the Portuguese points out. ‘So it was 20 years of winning. That’s why you… you want to tell my story.
‘You know, you don’t do a documentary with a guy who wins nothing. It’s not like I come here and I think I’m special . “The Special One is some special s**t, some guys in England, they found for me.’
As he rightly points out, it’s been four years since Mourinho last lifted a trophy when he delivered the Europa Conference League to Roma.
He’s since been in charge of Fenerbahce, Benfica and now, in what was a dramatic turn of events, Real Madrid.
Mourinho signed on the dotted line at the Bernabeu earlier this summer, agreeing a three-year deal to work under Florentino Perez.
Upon his triumphant presidential victory, Perez said, referring to Mourinho: ‘We are proud to welcome back one of the best coaches in the world, a proper Madridista.’
And, speaking this week for the first time since taking the job, Mourinho said: ‘Words are not enough because this feels like a mission. It’s not about worrying about myself or whether I’ll win a lot or a little. I’m here to help everyone become better: players… Creating a culture of work, responsibility, ambition, and something I know well – responsibility and the honor of working for Real Madrid.
‘I really like this concept. It’s not about working at Real Madrid; it’s about working for Real Madrid. And it’s with this mission-driven spirit that I am here.
‘We are working a lot. It’s not like I arrived here today and everything starts now. We’ve been working hard for a long time with the club’s structure at different levels.
‘Today, you can work without being physically present because technology helps us a lot, and today has basically been about arriving and everything that has been done and what we still need to do.’
The Portuguese’s first competitive match back in the Madrid dugout will be when Los Blancos face Real Sociedad in the Spanish capital on August 16.
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