Mourinho was born in 1963 to a large middle-class family in Setúbal (a city in the Lisbon metropolitan area), Portugal, the son of José Manuel Mourinho Félix, who was known by the name See more

Benfica
The chance to become a top-tier manager arrived in September 2000 when Mourinho moved up from his role as assistant manager at Benfica to replace manager Jupp Heynckes after the fourth week of the See more

Tactics
Mourinho has been noted for his tactical prowess, game management, and adaptability to different situations. Teams under Mourinho's … See more

Mourinho signed up to cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup as an analyst on RT. In 2019, he began hosting a show on the RT network called On … See more

After leaving his job as a physical education school teacher, Mourinho looked for a path into professional football management in his hometown and became youth team coach at Vitória de Setúbal in the early 1990s. Later he accepted the … See more

Chelsea
Following a Champions League tie between Chelsea and Barcelona in March 2005, Mourinho accused referee Anders Frisk and Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard of breaking FIFA rules by having a meeting at half-time. … See more

Mourinho met his wife Matilde "Tami" Faria, born in Portuguese Angola, when they were teenagers in Setúbal, Portugal, and the couple … See more