Mourinho enters the Italian Temple of Fame
The Italian Temple of Fame was born in 2011 as part of the Calcio Museum to honor the legends who have contributed to Serie A and the Italian national team, including players, coaches, directors and referees.
On March 16, the jury, consisting of FIGC representatives and the heads of Italy's largest sports media channels, announced 10 people to be added to the Italian Temple of Fame in 2022, with each person representing a category. Accordingly, Mourinho is the honored coach.
Mourinho once led Inter from 2008–2010, culminating in the 2009-2010 treble. This is the first and only time so far that an Italian club has been crowned in all three major arenas, including the Champions League, Serie A and the Italian Cup. "Special One" also won Serie A with Inter in 2009 and the Italian Super Cup in 2008.
Returning to Serie A from the summer of 2021, Mourinho helped Roma become the first champion of the Europa Conference League. This is also the first continental cup of Roma in 61 years, since the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1960-1961 season (the precursor to the Europa League). The Italian capital club also quenched the thirst for titles after 14 years, since the 2007-2008 Italian Cup. This season, Roma are fifth in Serie A and in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
Before Mourinho, the Italian Temple of Fame has named coaches Arrigo Sacchi (2011), Marcello Lippi (2011), Giovanni Trapattoni (2012), Fabio Capello (2013), Carlo Ancelotti (2014), Roberto Mancini (2015), Claudio Ranieri (2016), Osvaldo Bagnoli (2017), Max Allegri (2018), Carlo Mazzone (2019), Antonio Conte (2021).
Gianfranco Zola is a former Italian player entering the Temple of Fame this time. The peak of his career came when he played for Chelsea between 1996–2003, scoring 80 goals in 331 matches and reaping a series of trophies, including the FA Cup in 1997, 2000, the C2 Cup in 1998, the 1998 League Cup, the Super Cup in 1998. 1998 European Cup and 2000 English Super Cup. In the 1998 C2 Cup final, it was Zola who scored the only goal against Stuttgart.
Former midfielder Zinedine Zidane is an honored foreign player. He played for Juventus from 1996-2001, scored 31 goals in 214 matches, won six titles and finished second in the Champions League twice in 1997 and 1998. Zidane repeatedly admitted that the good memories with Juventus are still in his heart and Looking forward to one day returning to the club as a coach.
In the latest update, the Italian Temple of Fame also awarded a special memorial award to Sinisa Mihajlovic - who died at the age of 53 after battling blood cancer at the end of 2022. , at club level, he plays for Red Star clubs Belgrade, Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio, Inter and is famous for his direct free kick. In his coaching career, he led Bologna in the period 2008-2009, then went through Fiorentina, Serbia, Sampdoria, Milan... before returning to Bologna in January 2019.
