José Mourinho

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Mourinho Félix.

José Mourinho
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Mourinho in 2025
Personal information
Full name José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix[1]
Date of birth (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963[1]
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica (manager)
Youth career
Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1982 Rio Ave 0 (0)
1982–1983 Belenenses 0 (0)
1983–1985 Sesimbra 35 (1)
1985–1987 Comércio e Indústria 27 (8)
Total 62 (9)
Managerial career
2000 Benfica
2001–2002 União de Leiria
2002–2004 Porto
2004–2007 Chelsea
2008–2010 Inter Milan
2010–2013 Real Madrid
2013–2015 Chelsea
2016–2018 Manchester United
2019–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
2021–2024 Roma
2024–2025 Fenerbahçe
2025– Benfica

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (European Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu] ⓘ; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Primeira Liga club Benfica[3]. He is one of the most decorated managers and is widely considered to be among the greatest managers of all time.[4] Mourinho has won league championships in four countries, is one of only seven managers to have won the European Cup with two clubs, and is the only manager to have won all three current UEFA club competitions.

After an uneventful career as a midfielder in the Portuguese leagues, Mourinho retired from playing aged 24 and moved into coaching.[5] He was first an interpreter for Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto, before gaining success as an assistant at Barcelona under Robson and his successor, Louis van Gaal. After brief managerial stints at Benfica and União de Leiria, Mourinho returned to Porto in 2002, winning two Primeira Liga titles, the Taça de Portugal, the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. That success earned him a move to Chelsea in 2004, where he remarked, "I think I'm [the] special one" at his first press conference, leading to British media dubbing him "The Special One". With Chelsea, Mourinho won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup, and two League Cups in three seasons, before departing in 2007 amid reports of disagreements with owner Roman Abramovich.[6]

In 2008, Mourinho joined Italian club Inter Milan. He led them to the Serie A title in his first season, before winning a continental treble — Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League — in 2010, a first in history for an Italian club. This made him one of five coaches to have won the European Cup with two clubs,[7] and later that year, he was crowned the inaugural FIFA World Coach of the Year.[8] Mourinho then moved to Real Madrid in Spain, where he won the La Liga title in 2011–12, breaking several domestic records for points, goals scored, and wins in a season. He also became the fifth coach to win league titles in four countries.[9][10] Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 and rejoined Chelsea, where he won another league title and League Cup, but was dismissed in 2015 after a poor run of results.[11]

Mourinho was appointed manager of Manchester United in 2016 and of Tottenham Hotspur in 2019,[12][13] but both tenures ended acrimoniously.[14] Despite this, Mourinho won the UEFA Europa League and a League Cup with Manchester United, and led Tottenham to a League Cup final. He managed Roma from 2021 to 2024, winning the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in his first season. It was Roma's first European title and their first trophy since 2008, and it made Mourinho the first manager to win a major European competition with four clubs, and the third to win all UEFA club competitions.[15] He joined Turkish Super Lig club Fenerbahçe in July 2024,[16] but was sacked in August 2025 after failing to qualify for the Champions League.[17]

Mourinho was named Portuguese Coach of the Century by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in 2015.[18] Due to his tactical knowledge, charismatic and controversial personality, and a reputation for prioritising results over attractive football, he has drawn comparisons — from both admirers and critics — with Argentine manager Helenio Herrera.[19][20]

  1. ^ a b "Mourinho: José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix: Manager". BDFutbol. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Mourinho, José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix – Manager | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ ""Sou o treinador de um dos maiores clubes do mundo"". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  4. ^ Rubio, Alberto; Clancy, Conor (23 May 2019). "Guardiola on his way to becoming the most successful coach of all time". Marca. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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  6. ^ "Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit". BBC Sport. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  7. ^ Harrold, Michael. "2009/10: Inter back on top at last". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Goal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "José Mourinho's mission accomplished as Real Madrid seal title". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Eric Gerets champion". l'Equipe.fr. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Jose Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  12. ^ "José Mourinho Manager Profile". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Mourinho appointed United manager". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  14. ^ @SpursOfficial (19 April 2021). "The Club can today announce that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties. #THFC #COYS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Jose Mourinho: Fenerbahce sack manager after just over a year in charge". BBC Sport. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Giants of Portuguese football honoured at centenary of FPF". Euronews.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  19. ^ Williams, Richard (29 April 2010). "In José Mourinho Inter finally have a true heir to Helenio Herrera". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  20. ^ Formica, Federico. "Helenio Herrera, or Josè Mourinho 40 years before". SerieAddicted. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014.
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