<p>Jose Mourinho did more harm than good to Spanish football during his controversial three-year tenure as coach of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta was quoted as saying on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Portuguese Mourinho quit Real three years before the end of his contract after a 2012-13 campaign without major silverware and has returned to former club Chelsea. <br /><br />His stint in the Spanish capital was overshadowed by a series of ugly incidents and he alienated a significant section of Real’s own fans when he benched club captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas, a Spain team-mate of Iniesta.<br /><br />“You just have to look at the facts,” Iniesta said in an interview published in Sunday’s edition of El Pais newspaper when asked if Mourinho had harmed Spanish football. <br /><br />“Yes he damaged Spanish football, in general more harm than good,” added the 29-year-old. “But I don’t like talking about that person at all. So if you don’t mind we’ll leave it at that.” <br /><br />Mourinho, 50, was an assistant coach at Barca in the late 1990s and has also managed Porto and Inter Milan.</p>
<p>Jose Mourinho did more harm than good to Spanish football during his controversial three-year tenure as coach of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta was quoted as saying on Sunday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Portuguese Mourinho quit Real three years before the end of his contract after a 2012-13 campaign without major silverware and has returned to former club Chelsea. <br /><br />His stint in the Spanish capital was overshadowed by a series of ugly incidents and he alienated a significant section of Real’s own fans when he benched club captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas, a Spain team-mate of Iniesta.<br /><br />“You just have to look at the facts,” Iniesta said in an interview published in Sunday’s edition of El Pais newspaper when asked if Mourinho had harmed Spanish football. <br /><br />“Yes he damaged Spanish football, in general more harm than good,” added the 29-year-old. “But I don’t like talking about that person at all. So if you don’t mind we’ll leave it at that.” <br /><br />Mourinho, 50, was an assistant coach at Barca in the late 1990s and has also managed Porto and Inter Milan.</p>