Jose Mourinho and Other Premier League Managers Who Returned

Jose Mourinho has returned to Chelsea as manager for a second spell with the Premier League club.

The 50-year-old has signed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge and will be unveiled to the media next Monday.

The Portuguese coach enjoyed unprecedented success with the Blues during his first tenure, between 2004 and 2007, winning the Premier League twice, an FA Cup and two League Cups.

Now, Chelsea supporters are hoping he can deliver more silverware in his second stint in charge of the club.

However, Mourinho is not the first Premier League manager to return to a top-flight club, and the results elsewhere have been decidedly mixed.

Here, we look at some of the Premier League bosses who returned and how they got on.

Kevin Keegan

Kevin Keegan lifted Newcastle United out of the doldrums and to the verge of the Premier League title during his first spell in charge, between 1992 and 1997.

The former Magpies striker took over with the team fighting relegation to the third tier in February 1992. Newcastle survived and were promoted the following season.

In the 1995-96 Premier League campaign, Newcastle surrendered a 12-point lead in the closing months to allow Manchester United to snatch the title.

Keegan quit the club in January 1997 but returned in January 2008 to replace the sacked Sam Allardyce after spells with Fulham, Manchester City and England.

But the former Liverpool forward failed to win any of his first eight matches before a seven-game unbeaten run staved off the threat of relegation.

In September 2008, Keegan quit Newcastle for a second time after falling out with club owner Mike Ashley and then-executive director Dennis Wise over player recruitment, as BBC Sport reported.

In October 2009, Newcastle were ordered to pay Keegan £2 million for constructive dismissal, as the Daily Telegraph reported.

Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish was an instant hit with the Liverpool fans after he joined the club to replace Kevin Keegan in the summer of 1977.

The Scot also continued the work of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley when he succeeded Joe Fagan as Liverpool player-manager in 1985.

Dalglish won the club's first league and cup double in 1986 and remains a respected figure on Merseyside for his role in supporting the Hillsborough families in their campaign for justice over the 1989 disaster at the FA Cup semifinal in Sheffield, as ESPN highlighted.

Dalglish quit Liverpool in February 1991 after a 4-4 draw against Everton in an FA Cup replay, citing the pressures of the job for his desire to walk away, as the Liverpool Echo noted in a 2011 article to commemorate his departure.

In January 2011, Liverpool turned to Dalglish again after Roy Hodgson was sacked. The former striker guided the Reds to a League Cup win over Cardiff and to the FA Cup final last season.

But Dalglish was axed after just one full season in charge after failing to claim a Champions League spot and in the wake of Luis Suarez's racism charge, as BBC Sport reported.

Howard Kendall

Howard Kendall remains the most successful manager in the history of Everton after his achievements between 1984 and 1987.

The former Goodison Park midfielder was appointed to replace Gordon Lee in the summer of 1981, but support from the terraces began to wane with some fans at the start of the 1983-84 season, as the Liverpool Echo highlighted.

But the Everton hierarchy kept faith with Kendall, and he rewarded them with the FA Cup in 1984, two league titles and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985.

Kendall quit for Athletic Bilbao in 1987 but returned once more in November 1990 to replace Colin Harvey, who had been sacked but immediately became assistant to his former teammate.

This second spell at the club could not recreate the glory days of the 1980s. The club entered the Premier League era in 1992, and Kendall quit in December 1993 after the Everton board refused to sanction a move for Dion Dublin, as ESPN noted.

But Kendall's third appointment in charge in 1997 was almost disastrous. The club legend took over after a failed attempt to bring former striker Andy Gray from the Sky Sports television studios to the Goodison dugout, as The Independent reported.

On the final day of the season, Everton only survived relegation from the Premier League when their draw with Coventry saw them climb above Bolton, who were beaten at Chelsea, on goal difference.

Harry Redknapp

Harry Redknapp might have managed numerous clubs during his career, but Portsmouth are the team he remains most closely associated with after two spells at Fratton Park.

The current Queens Park Rangers boss took charge of Pompey for the first time in March 2002, replacing Graham Rix after being director of football at the club.

Redknapp guided Portsmouth into the Premier League in 2003 and cemented their place in the top flight but resigned in November 2004, as BBC Sport reported.

After a spell failing to keep Portsmouth's fiercest rivals Southampton in the Premier League, Redknapp returned to Fratton Park in December 2005 with the club facing a relegation fight.

Redknapp kept Portsmouth up and then guided the team to a ninth-placed finish the following season, which was the club's highest placing since the 1950s.

In May 2008, Redknapp guided the team to the FA Cup with victory over Cardiff City at Wembley before joining Tottenham in the same year.

Tony Pulis

Tony Pulis began his managerial career at Bournemouth, where he succeeded Harry Redknapp in 1992, and he took Gillingham to a playoff final against Manchester City at Wembley in 1999, but his greatest achievements have been with Stoke City.

The Welshman joined the Potters in November 2002 and eventually steered the club clear of relegation to the third tier of English football on the final day of the season.

In 2005, Pulis was sacked by the club's Icelandic chairman Gunnar Por Gislason for failing to exploit foreign transfer markets, as BBC Sport reported.

Pulis also voiced his discontent with the decision via a BBC Sport interview in which he claimed he would have taken Stoke into the Premier League with the right backing.

After Peter Coates took over Stoke City, he turned to Pulis in June 2006, and the former defender took the club into the top flight for the first time in 23 years the following season.

In 2011, Pulis guided Stoke to the FA Cup final against Manchester City and, subsequently, the Europa League as runners-up to Roberto Mancini's team.

But Pulis was sacked by the club last month. Coates sought a new direction for the team, as BBC Sport reported.