Real Madrid have brought back José Mourinho for a second stint some 13 years after he left the Spanish powerhouse club.
The Portuguese coach joins on a three-year contract and will officially take charge on July 13, when the preseason starts, the club said on Thursday.
Mourinho left no one in Spain indifferent to his abrasive, yet undeniably successful, managerial style when he first coached Real from 2010-13.
During his first run, he led Real to a Spanish league title and a Copa del Rey crown. Yet he is more remembered for his confrontational personality that ended up splitting his own squad and alienating all but the most hardcore fans.
He will now inherit an underachieving team and rejoin a club in disarray.
