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José Mourinho is a popular Portuguese former footballer and football coach. José Mourinho is best known for managing several famous football clubs.
Early life and childhood
José Mourinho was born on January 26, 1963and currently it is 61 years. Born in Setúbal, Portugal, José has Portuguese nationality. He is from a Christian family and his birth sign is Aquarius.
Talking about his family, José was born to his father José Manuel Mourinho Félix and his mother María Julia Carrajola dos Santos. His father was a professional soccer player and his mother was a teacher by profession. Likewise, there is no information about his siblings.
Education
Moving towards its educational details, there is not much information about it. His mother took him to business school, but José dropped out of school on the first day and focused on sports.
As a result, he joined the Instituto Superior de Educacao Fisica (ISEF) and the Technical University of Lisbon to study sports science.
José Mourinho – Net worth 2024
The super talented Jose has earned a satisfactory amount of money throughout his career. According to the online resource, Jose has an estimated net worth of 120 million US dollars.
He earned this huge amount from his coaching career, managerial career, and endorsement deals.
Photo caption: José Mourinho with his award (Source: Instagram)
Talking about his achievements, José has won several awards in his career. He won the “Onze d’Or Coach of the Year” award in 2005. Likewise, he has been the IFFHS World’s Best Club Coach for 4 years.
His other awards include “Serie A Coach of the Year” (2009-2010), “BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year Award” (2005), “Manager of the Month (November 2020) and many more.
Professional life and career
Coaching career
José had the opportunity to work as a youth team coach at Victoria De Setubal in the early 1990s, which was later followed by the position of assistant manager. Likewise, he also had the opportunity to work as an interpreter for the famous coach Robson.
The FC Porto team appointed Robson as head coach and José moved with him as his assistant.
The team reached the semi-finals during the 1993-94 UEFA Championship League and won the Taca de Portugal (1993-94), the Portuguese Championship (1994-96) and the Portuguese Super Cup (1994-95).
José and Robson then moved to Barcelona. The duo helped Barcelona successfully win the European Cup Winners’ Cup. After Robson moved to a new club, José was named Louis Van Gaal’s new head coach. Under his direction, Barcelona won the League twice.
Career management
In September 2020, José joined Benfica as coach. After a brief period in charge, he joined Uniao de Leira in 2001 as coach and helped the team progress. On January 23, 2003, José joined as coach of Porto.
Under his management, poor Porto achieved 11 victories in 15 games at the end of the season. Likewise, José also helped the team win the Taca de Portugal, UEFA Cup, Portuguese Super Cup, Primeira Liga, UEFA Championship League and many others.
Photo caption: José during his tenure at Real Madrid (Source: Instagram)
Jos later joined Chelsea as their highest-paid manager. However, he left Chelsea on 20 September 2007 due to some disagreements. Then, he joined Internazionale (Inter Milan) on June 2, 2008. José helped the team win several cups under his 3-year contract.
José moved to Rewal Madrid on May 28, 2010 and helped the team win the League Cup. Furthermore, in June 2013 he returned to Chelsea. With him, the team won the Premier League and the Football League Cup.
José also signed a three-year contract with Manchester United on May 27, 2016. He also helped the team win the EFL Cup and the Europa League.
civil status
José Mourinho married his girlfriend Matilde “Tami” Faris in 1989. The couple met in Setúbal, Portugal. The couple also shares a daughter named Matilde (born in 1996) and a son named José Mario Jr. (born in 2000).
Caption: José Mourinho with his wife and daughter (Source: thesun.co.uk)
Social media
When it comes to his social media, José Mourinho is active on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. He has over 82k followers on Facebook, a whopping 2.2 million followers on Instagram and over 61.7k followers on Twitter.
José Mourinho – Body measurements
As an athlete, José Mourinho has maintained a healthy and fit body. José is 5 feet 7 inches (1.74 m) tall and weighs around 163 pounds (74 kg). Likewise, he has black hair and a pair of dark brown eyes. However, the other body measurements of him are not available.
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