A first in 14 years! Okan Buruk became Jose Mourinho's nightmare.

A first in 14 years! Okan Buruk became Jose Mourinho's nightmare.

03.04.2025 16:20

Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk has become the second manager to defeat Jose Mourinho twice away in a single season. The first to achieve this was Pep Guardiola, who accomplished it 14 years ago during the 2011-2012 season while managing Barcelona.

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Galatasaray defeated their eternal rival Fenerbahçe 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, securing a ticket to the semi-finals. With this result, the yellow-red team's coach Okan Buruk became the second coach to defeat Jose Mourinho twice away in a single season.

THE OTHER IS PEP GUARDIOLA

Previously, while Pep Guardiola was the head coach of Barcelona, he defeated Mourinho's Real Madrid twice at Santiago Bernabeu in the 2011/12 season. Barça had beaten the Portuguese coach's team 3-1 in the league and 2-1 in the King's Cup.

A FIRST IN 14 YEARS

This season, Okan Buruk managed to achieve two away victories against the Portuguese coach, having defeated Fenerbahçe 3-1 in the league match played in Kadıköy and 2-1 in the Turkey Cup quarter-finals. Okan Buruk has accomplished this success 14 years after Guardiola.



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