José Mourinho, Real Madrid (June 2010 to present)

   2011 earning: €13.5 million

José Mourinho, born in 1963, is a Portuguese football manager who is a son of a former Portuguese goalkeeper. Mourinho started out as a football player, but he was unable to forge a meaningful career in the game and eventually switched to management. After spells working as an assistant manager and a youth team coach in the early 1990s, he became an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson and worked with him at Sporting Clube de Portugal and Porto in Portugal, before following him to Spanish club Barcelona. He returned to Porto in 2002 as head coach and soon became a force to be reckoned with, achieving the treble: winning the Primeira Liga, Ta?a de Portugal and UEFA Cup in 2003. Greater success followed in 2004 as Mourinho guided the team to the top of the league for a second time and won the highest honor in European club football, the UEFA Champions League. He then led Chelsea to two league titles and won the Supercoppa Italia and league title with Internazionale. In May 2010, his appointment as head coach at Real Madrid was confirmed, signing a four-year contract. Mourinho is regarded among experts, players and coaches, as one of the greatest coaches in football history.