Mourinho returns to Portugal, reaches agreement with Benfica

Jose Mourinho will coach in Portugal again and return to his home country after more than two decades. 

Benfica announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with Mourinho, 21 years after he won the Champions League with Porto in 2004. 

Mourinho began his coaching career in 2000, but his stint in charge of the club had lasted only three months. 

He will also return to the Champions League after five years away. 

He last led Tottenham in the elite competition in 2020, but was eliminated in the round of 16. 

Mourinho also won the Champions League with Inter in 2010. 

The Portuguese coach was most recently the coach of Fenerbahçe, but had no success. 

He was eliminated by Benfica itself in the playoff to qualify for the league phase of the Champions League.