Jose Mourinho: Thousands of Fenerbahce fans turn out to welcome new coach

Thousands of Fenerbahce fans turned out on Sunday to welcome Jose Mourinho as their new manager.

The two-time Champions League winning coach signed a two-year deal to take over the 19-time Turkish champions.

Mourinho had already received a welcome fit for a pop star when he touched down at an Istanbul airport before being driven to Fener's Ulker Stadium to be presented to thousands more alongside club president Ali Koc.

The Portuguese coach, who won the Champions League with Porto and Inter Milan, has not worked since his sacking by Italian Serie A side Roma in January.

“I want to thank you for your love. Normally a coach is loved after victories. In this case I feel that I am loved before the victories. That for me is a big responsibility that I feel,” Mourinho told the assembled crowd.

“I promise you from this moment, I belong to your family. This shirt is my skin. Football is passion and there is no better place to feel that passion.

“Since the moment I met the president, I wanted to play for you because you are the soul of the football club. I want to be the coach of all of you.

“I want to work in Turkish football. I want to help the Turkish league. But the most important thing for me is Fenerbahce.

“From the moment I sign my contract, your dreams are now my dreams.”

“Your dreams are now my dreams.”