OREANDA-NEWS Portuguese Jose Mourinho has taken over the post of head coach of Real Madrid, according to the website of the Spanish football club.

The contract will be valid until June 30, 2029.

63-year-old Mourinho will start working at Real Madrid on July 13, the day of the start of pre-season training. He will replace Alvaro Arbeloa as the coach of the team.

Mourinho has already worked at Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013, under his leadership the Madrid club has won the championship, the Cup and the Spanish Super Cup once. The Portuguese also achieved significant success in Portuguese Porto, English Chelsea and Manchester United, Italian Inter and Roma.

Mourinho's last job to date was at Portuguese Benfica.