As Jose Mourinho confirms he is staying at Inter Milan espnstar.com looks at the career of the self-styled 'Special One'.
1963: Born on January 26. Father Felix Mourinho was a former Portugal goalkeeper.
1992: Takes first high-profile role in football when being appointed to work under Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon after middle-ranking jobs at Estrela Amadora and Vitoria Setubal. Begins as Robson's translator before becoming involved in team affairs.
1993: Moves on with Robson when the veteran coach goes to Porto.
1996: Joins Barcelona in the summer of 1996 as assistant coach to Robson.
1997: Stays on at the Nou Camp after Robson departs, taking up a role under new coach Louis van Gaal.
2000: Takes his first head coaching job at Benfica but lasts just nine games before resigning due to problems in the boardroom.
2001: Appointed coach of Uniao de Leiria.
2002: Joins Porto.
2003: In Mourinho's first full season in charge, Porto win the treble of domestic league and cup, and UEFA Cup.
2004: Having already successfully defended their Portuguese league title, Porto win the Champions League title in Monaco on May 26 with a 3-0 victory over Monaco.
June 2 - Appointed manager of Chelsea.
2005: January - A Sunday newspaper reports a meeting between Mourinho, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon and Arsenal defender Ashley Cole - allegations constituting an illegal approach.
February 23 - Following a 2-1 defeat at Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League first knock-out round, Mourinho claims Barca manager Frank Rijkaard went into referee Anders Frisk's dressing room at half-time.
February 27 - Wins first trophy with Chelsea, who beat Liverpool 3-2 in Carling Cup final. Mourinho is later ``reminded of his responsibilities'' by the FA after 'shushing' the Liverpool fans.
March 21 - UEFA charge Mourinho, assistant boss Steve Clarke and security official Les Miles with making ``wrong and unfounded'' statements about the alleged meeting between Frisk and Rijkaard.
March 23 - FA charge Mourinho, Chelsea and Ashley Cole in relation to alleged 'tapping-up' meeting.
March 31 - Handed two-match touchline ban and 20,000 Swiss francs fine by UEFA's control and disciplinary body. Club fined 75,000 Swiss francs.
April - Chelsea seal Barclays Premiership title with 2-0 win at Bolton.
June - Found to be in breach of Premier League rules over Chelsea's illegal approach to Arsenal full-back Cole. Fined |£200,000 by the Premier League, later reduced to £75,000 on appeal.
2006: April - Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-0 to win their second consecutive Premiership title and Mourinho's fourth domestic title in a row.
2007: February - Wins a second Carling Cup, beating Arsenal 2-1.
May - Loses Champions League semi-final to Rafael Benitez's Liverpool on penalties after United win the league. Wins FA Cup with extra-time defeat of United.
August - Chelsea set a new record of 64 unbeaten home matches in the English top flight with a win over Birmingham.
September - Leaves Chelsea by ``mutual consent''.
2008: June - Appointed Inter Milan boss on a three-year contract.
August - Wins his first trophy with Inter, beating Roma to the Italian Supercup.
2009: March 11 - Inter go out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after a 2-0 aggregate defeat by Manchester United.
March 12 - It is revealed Greater Manchester Police are investigating an allegation of common assault against Mourinho after he is alleged to have punched a fan.
Inter Milan release a statement denying the allegations, insisting Mourinho had a ``very calm post-game experience'' and the case is later dropped.
May 16 - Celebrates winning the Scudetto at the first attempt after rivals AC Milan suffer a 2-1 defeat against Udinese.
May 25 - Responds to speculation linking him to Real Madrid by saying there is "a 0.01%" chance he will leave the club. Inter issue a statement later in the day announcing a contract extension until 2012.
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