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Absurd football records held by José Mourinho that may never be broken: [a thread]
• 9 years, 1 month and 11 days undefeated at home in league matches (2002-2011)
• 15 goals conceded in a Premier League season (Chelsea, 2004/05)
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• Fastest manager to reach 50 La Liga wins: 62 games
• Fastest manager to reach 50 Premier League wins: 63 games
• Fastest manager to reach 50 Serie A wins: 77 games
• Only manager to reach a final at 7 European clubs
• Only manager to win a final at 6 European clubs
• 121 goals scored in a single La Liga season (Real Madrid, 2011/12)
• Highest ever goal difference in La Liga: +89 (Real Madrid, 2011/12)
• 100 points in a La Liga season (Real Madrid, 2011/12) - joint
• 32 wins in a La Liga season (Real Madrid, 2011/12) - joint
• 95 points in the Premier League from a coach in his debut season (Chelsea, 2004/05)
• Youngest manager to win the Premier League: 41 years old
• The manager to win the treble with the most ever profitable net spend in transfers: 12m€ profit (Inter Milan, 2009/10)
• Only coach to reach a European final with 4 different clubs
• 2 entire Premier League campaigns at the top of the table (Chelsea, 2005/06 and 2014/15)
• Only manager to win a Champions League with a team from outside the top 4 leagues in the 21st century (Porto, 2003/04)
• Most clean sheets in a Premier League season: 25 (Chelsea, 2004/05)
• Only manager to win the Premier League with a profitable net spend (Chelsea, 2014/15)
• Only manager to reach back to back European finals twice (2003 and 2004; 2022 and 2023)
• Only coach to win multiple trophies for Man United in his debut season: 3 trophies (2016/17)
• Only Man United coach to go undefeated for 25 straight PL games in a single season (2016/17)
• Longest run of games unbeaten at Old Trafford from a coach: 40 games (2016-2018)
• Longest streak of undefeated Premier League home games by a manager: 79 games (2004-2014)
• Most consecutive Champions League semifinals reached: 5 (2009-2014)
• Most goals/season scored by any player for any coach (min. 3 seasons): Cristiano Ronaldo, 56 goals/season
• Less ball possession from a team in a Champions League knock-out match while still managing to go through: 14% (Barcelona vs Inter Milan, 2010)
• Best start to a Premier League season: 9 wins (Chelsea, 2005/06)
• Manager to win the most trophies for Chelsea: 8 trophies
• Only manager to win 2 Champions League titles with a profitable net spend (Porto, Inter)
• Only manager to win European trophies for 4 clubs (Porto, Inter, Manchester United, Roma)
• Largest Premier League win over Man United (MU 1-6 Tottenham, 2020) - joint
• Only manager to win a European trophy with AS Roma (2022)
• Only manager to win all 3 Uefa major competitions: UCL, UEL, UECL
• The manager with the best all time European finals record: Current record - 5 wins, 1 loss.
20+ years and still going.
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