Jose Mourinho has left his position as Fenerbahce head coach after just one season at the club.
The 62-year-old was appointed at the Istanbul club in 2024 and oversaw a second-place finish in the Turkish Super Lig, 11 points behind champions Galatasaray.
Fenerbahce were eliminated from the Turkish Cup at the quarter-final stage and exited the Europa League in the round of 16 to Rangers.
Mourinho’s exit comes days after the club missed out on a spot in the Champions League league phase after a playoff defeat to Benfica, meaning they will compete in the Europa League this campaign.
Fenerbahce have four points from their opening two league matches of the campaign, and return to action on Sunday with a trip to Genclerbirligi.
Mourinho’s exit comes a day after Istanbul rivals Besiktas terminated the contract of head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Istanbul club have not won the Turkish Super Lig since 2014 with a Turkish Cup in 2023 their only major success in the past decade.
Mourinho won 37 of his 62 matches at the helm, a win rate of 59.7 per cent.
Mourinho has won 26 trophies across a managerial career which has spanned more than two decades. He won the Champions League with Porto and Inter Milan, in addition to league titles with Chelsea and Real Madrid.
He also had stints in charge of Manchester United — winning the EFL Cup and Europa League in 2017 — and at Tottenham Hotspur.
His previous job, at Roma, saw him guide the Italian club to a first European title since 1961 with the Europa Conference League in 2022.
The following season they lost the Europa League final to Sevilla in a penalty shootout.
In October 2024, Mourinho said that he would be “ready to go” back to the Premier League when he left Fenerbahce.
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