5 assistant managers who went on to become successful managers 

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#1 Jose Mourinho

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Jose Mourinho has evolved into one of the best managers in the football world

One of the greatest managers in modern football - Jose Mourinho has won honours all across Europe during his 20-year spell as a football manager. However, Mourinho began his career working and learning the trade as an assistant to Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal before taking the step to begin his managerial career.

His second managerial job and first huge post as Porto manager was where his journey began as he won the equivalent of the Europa League in 2003 before winning the UEFA Champions League in 2004 crowning the greatest European upset in modern footballing history.

Spells at Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid followed where Mourinho picked up silverware in each of the three countries also winning his second Champions League with Inter in 2010.

Following a return to Chelsea and another league title to his collection, Mourinho made his dream move to Manchester United, taking over from Louis van Gaal in 2016. He has brought the Manchester club back into the UEFA Champions League as he won automatic qualification winning the UEFA Europa League trophy, beating Ajax 2-0 last season.

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