Jose Mourinho will be looking to become the most decorated manager in major European competition history when he leads his Roma side out in the Europa League final against Sevilla on Wednesday.
The 60-year-old is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious managers in world football having successfully led multiple clubs to domestic and European honours over the last two decades.
Mourinho's most recent triumph came with Roma last season when he steered the Serie A outfit to glory in the inaugural Europa Conference League courtesy of a 1-0 win over Feyenoord in Tirana.
Should Roma beat Sevilla in Wednesday's Europa League final in Budapest, Mourinho will lift his sixth European trophy and become the most decorated manager in major European competition history, moving clear of Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni (five).
Twenty years ago, Mourinho tasted success on the European stage for the first time when he helped Porto win the UEFA Cup – now the Europa League – courtesy of a 3-2 win in the final against Rangers in Seville.
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Mourinho then won the Champions League with the Portuguese giants a year later before lifting Europe's most prestigious prize for a second time in 2010 as manager of Inter Milan.
Having also won the Europa League in 2017 with Manchester United, Mourinho could become the first-ever manager to win Europe's second-tier competition with three different teams should his Roma side come out on top on Wednesday.
Roma edged past Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on aggregate in the semi-finals to set up a showpiece event with six-time Europa League winners Sevilla, who beat Juventus 3-2 on aggregate in the last four.
Mourinho has a 100% record in European finals, but the Portuguese has insisted that previous successes will not influence Wednesday's Europa League final.
Speaking to UEFA.com, Mourinho said: "History doesn't win matches at all. You look at Real Madrid's finals and you think Real Madrid wins every final. You look at Sevilla and you say Sevilla wins every final.
"But the reality is that history doesn't win matches. Superstition is something that I don't like, so I don't look at superstition even as a factor.
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"It's a new final. It's new history. They have experience of being there. We have experience because we were [in a European final] very recently, we were [there] last season. So no problems, I just want to play the game."
Mourinho added: "Do I know that I could become the first coach to win this competition with three teams? I really don't care. We work for [the fans]. In this moment of my career, I think of the happiness that we can give to these people.
"To be in this final is something that nobody would have expected at the beginning of the season when you see the incredible, incredible quality of the teams in the Europa League.
"Barcelona and Arsenal were in this competition and they were kicked out very, very early. For Roma to be in this final, it means a lot. So let's try to give [the fans] the ultimate happiness."
The winners of Wednesday's Europa League final will automatically qualify for next season's Champions League and enter Pot 1 for the group-stage draw.
Oliver Thomas
