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José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH , known as José Mourinho , is a Portuguese professional football coach and former football player who is the manager of Premier League club Manchester United.

Following an uneventful career as a player across Portugal's football pyramid, Mourinho studied sports science at the Technical University of Lisbon, and attended coaching courses in Britain. In Lisbon, he worked as a physical education teacher and had spells working as a youth team coach, a scout, and an assistant manager. In the early 1990s, he initially worked as an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto, before gaining success as his assistant at Barcelona. He remained at the Catalan club working with Robson's successor, Louis van Gaal.

Mourinho then impressed with brief managerial periods at Benfica and União de Leiria, taking the latter to their highest ever league finish. He would return to Porto in early 2002 as head coach, winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and UEFA Cup in his first season. In the next season, Mourinho guided the team to the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, a second league title, and the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho moved to Chelsea the following year, and won the Premier League title and the League Cup in his first season. In his second year, Chelsea retained the Premier League, and he guided the club to a FA Cup and League Cup double in his final season, before departing amidst reports of a rift with club owner Roman Abramovich.In 2008, Mourinho moved to Serie A club Inter Milan. Within three months he had won his first Italian honour, the Supercoppa Italiana, and completed the season by winning the Serie A title. In his second season, Inter became the first Italian club to win the treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and the Champions League, and he became one of five coaches to have won the European Cup with two different teams. He was also the recipient of the first ever FIFA World Coach of the Year award in 2010. He then signed with Real Madrid, winning the Copa del Rey in his first season. The following year, he won La Liga, and became the fifth coach to have won league titles in four countries. He left Madrid in 2013 and returned to Chelsea, where he won another league championship and League Cup, but was fired in 2015 after a poor run of results. He was then appointed at Manchester United in 2016, where he won the FA Community Shield, League Cup and the UEFA Europa League in his first season.

As a manager, Mourinho has won 25 major honours, making him one of the most successful managers of all time. He was named Portuguese Coach of the Century by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015, and holds the distinction of being the first coach to have spent more than £1 billion on transfers. Due to his tactical knowledge, charismatic—but also very controversial—personality, and what his opponents regard as emphasis on getting results over playing beautiful football, he has drawn comparisons, by both admirers and critics, with Argentine manager Helenio Herrera. He is also widely regarded by many in the sport to be one of the greatest managers of all time.

✵ 26. January 1963   •   Other names Жозе Моуриньо
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Famous José Mourinho Quotes

“I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. [Claudio] Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say ‘good morning’ and ‘good afternoon.”

José Mourinho

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/02/23/1122426/italy-v-england-10-classic-jose-mourinho-quotes
Chelsea FC

“Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.”

José Mourinho

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1033132.html
2004

“If they made a film of my life, I think they should get George Clooney to play me. He's a fantastic actor and my wife thinks he would be ideal.”

José Mourinho

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1033132.html
Chelsea FC

“If FC Porto was a club of a country with another economical power, it could have done a striking season in Europe. That team was the best I have ever coached. It was destroyed due to economical factors.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

“We want to follow a dream, yes it's true, but it's one thing to follow a dream and another to follow an obsession…A dream is more pure than obsession. A dream is about pride.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

“Look, I'm a coach, I'm not Harry Potter. He is magical, but in reality there is no magic. Magic is fiction and football is real. ”

José Mourinho

José Mourinho Quotes about thinking

“I had just one problem with Cristiano, very simple, very basic and it's from a tactical aspect that I noticed, which I brought up in order to improve upon and make him better. And at that moment he didn't take it very well because maybe he thinks he knows everything and the coach cannot help him to develop more.”

José Mourinho

http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2013/06/jose-mourinho-cristiano-ronaldo-thinks-he-knows-everything.html
2013

“I am no longer Chelsea coach and I do not have to defend them any more, so I think it is correct if I say Drogba is a diver.”

José Mourinho

http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2008/10/drogba-is-diver-says-mourinho.html
2008

“I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. He speaks, speaks, speaks about Chelsea. [about Arsene Wenger]”

José Mourinho

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/02/23/1122426/italy-v-england-10-classic-jose-mourinho-quotes
Chelsea FC

“As you know Gallas had an unbelievable holiday. I hope he enjoyed it very much in Guadeloupe, which I think is a fantastic place to be on holiday, so he wanted to stay there for a long time."[On William Gallas missing the first team's trip to the United States because he was on holiday. ]”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“He must really think I'm a great guy. He must think that, because otherwise He would not have given me so much. I have a great family. I work in a place where I've always dreamt of working. He has helped me out so much that He must have a very high opinion of me. [When asked by the Spanish radio network Cope what he believed God thought about him].”

José Mourinho

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703498804576156263277820144.html?KEYWORDS=GABRIELE+MARCOTTI
2011

José Mourinho Quotes about football

“I know Madrid is a special club. Madrid is politics. Madrid is not about football, Madrid is not about sport, is about many things around.”

José Mourinho

http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2013/08/jose-mourinho-real-madrid-is-politics.html
2010

“I confess that it isn't easy to enter on football with the name of someone who is already in football. I feel that with my own son. He already lives under the pressure of being a son of mine. For that I admire Rui Águas and Maldini, who managed to live with the weight of that pressure, and already did a lot.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

“For me, pressure is bird flu. I'm feeling a lot of pressure with the problem in Scotland. It's not fun and I'm more scared of it than football.”

José Mourinho

http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/02/23/1122426/italy-v-england-10-classic-jose-mourinho-quotes
2006

“If I am hated at Barcelona, it is their problem but not mine. Fear is not a word in my football dictionary.”

José Mourinho

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=791482&sec=europe&cc=3436
2010

José Mourinho: Trending quotes

“I am Jose Mourinho and I don't change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects.”

José Mourinho

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=791482&sec=europe&cc=3436
2010

Change

“I was more influenced by Barças philosophy than by any other coach. They were four years of my life absolutely fundamental.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

Life

“We would have only lost if there were six Inter players left on the pitch.”

José Mourinho

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2011/04/17/2445365/mourinhos-top-10-how-joses-sides-excel-with-a-man-down
2011

José Mourinho Quotes

“It's like having a blanket that is too small for the bed. You pull the blanket up to keep your chest warm and your feet stick out. I cannot buy a bigger blanket because the supermarket is closed. But the blanket is made of cashmere!”

José Mourinho

During a Chelsea injury crisis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“I told Mr Ferguson that United didn't deserve to leave Stamford Bridge with nothing.”

José Mourinho

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-314176/Mourinho-taunts-Fergies-failures.html
2004

“The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

World , Time , Selfishness

“It will be the strongest Champions League ever. Every shark will be there.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3769431.stm
Chelsea FC

“As for Lo Monaco I do not know who he is. With the name Monaco I have heard of Bayern Monaco (Munich) and the Monaco GP, the Tibetan Monaco (Monk), and the Principality of Monaco. I have never heard of any others.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC
Source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2009/02/23/1122426/italy-v-england-10-classic-jose-mourinho-quotes

“What position is my wife in? Eighth, at least.”

José Mourinho

http://unamadridista.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/jose-mourinho-at-el-partido-de-las-12/
2010

“I understand why he [Alex Ferguson] is a bit emotional. He has some top players in the world and they should be doing a lot better than that… You would be sad if your team gets as clearly dominated by opponents who have been built on 10% of the budget.”

José Mourinho

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-333991/Mourinho-vs-Ferguson-head-head.html
2005

World , Sadness , Understanding

“Young players are a little bit like melons. Only when you open and taste the melon are you 100% sure that the melon is good.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“The style of how we play is very important. But it is omelettes and eggs. No eggs - no omelettes! It depends on the quality of the eggs. In the supermarket you have class one, two or class three eggs and some are more expensive than others and some give you better omelettes. So when the class one eggs are in Waitrose and you cannot go there, you have a problem.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Problem , Dependency

“My wife is in Portugal with the dog. The dog is with my wife so the city of London is safe, the big threat is away. [After his Yorkshire Terrier had issues with customs. ]”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Dogs

“The only thing that I want to say is that we are the best ones and in normal conditions we are more than the best ones. In normal conditions we will be champions. In abnormal conditions we also will be champions.”

José Mourinho

http://trivela.uol.com.br/mourinho-50-anos-as-melhores-frases-do-special-one/
2003

“I am prepared. The more pressure there is, the stronger I am. In Portugal, we say the bigger the ship, the stronger the storm. Fortunately for me, I have always been in big ships. FC Porto was a very big ship in Portugal, Chelsea was also a big ship in England and Inter was a great ship in Italy. Now I'm at Real Madrid, which is considered the biggest ship on the planet.”

José Mourinho

http://portugoal.net/index.php/more-real-madrid-news/13898-mourinho-ready-for-pressure-at-real
2010

“When I saw Rijkaard entering the referee's dressing room I couldn't believe it. When Drogba was sent off I didn't get surprised.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“Maybe the guy drank red wine or beer with breakfast instead of milk. [After a Sheffield United fan threw a bottle at Frank Lampard]”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Guy , Beer , Wine

“During the afternoon it rained only in this stadium - our kitman saw it. There must be a micro-climate here. The pitch was like a swimming pool.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4392444.stm
Chelsea FC

“Luis Fernández has made this shock [defeat of Barcelona] a war of dogs. I only talk about men, not of rude children.”

José Mourinho

http://es.eurosport.yahoo.com/27042010/47/liga-campeones-asi-nacio-mourinho-hoy-conocemos.html
2010

Men , War , Children , Dogs

“I went out with frustration, it was the beginning of my career and it was a great opportunity. It was a marking point because I showed to myself that I wasn't afraid of the risks. I sent a message to myself for not having fear of the future and for not losing my identity.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

Fear , Future

“This is nothing against Sir Alex whatsoever. After the game on Wednesday we were together in my office and we spoke and drank wine. Unfortunately it was a very bad bottle of wine and he was complaining, so when we go to Old Trafford for the second leg, on my birthday, I will take a beautiful bottle of Portuguese wine.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4175077.stm
Chelsea FC

Beauty , Game , Birthday , Wine

“I would say if all the names you wrote in the last few days are correct we would have a 50-player squad and I hate to work with big squads.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/3769431.stm
Chelsea FC

Hate

“I don't want to be, and it isn't part of my personality. I'm still going to be the same until I was today but with more responsibilities.”

José Mourinho

Chelsea FC, Doctorate Honoris Causa degree award (23 March 2009)

Parting , Personality

“As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal.”

José Mourinho

https://www.goal.com/en/news/1689/comedy/2009/07/10/1374944/10-classic-jose-mourinho-quotes
Chelsea FC

“It’s not important how we play. If you have a Ferrari and I have a small car, to beat you in a race I have to break your wheel or put sugar in your tank.”

José Mourinho

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ead01cae-4f03-11df-b8f4-00144feab49a.html#axzz35BKDKkBS
2010

Cars

“I did it because I want to push my son to do the same. I also did it because I want to push the young players on my team to have a proper haircut, not the Rastafarian or the others they have.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“If I wanted to have an easy job I would have stayed at Porto. Beautiful blue chair, the UEFA Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me.”

José Mourinho

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1033132.html
2004

God , Beauty

“We won the tie in Barcelona but everyone talks about Barcelona winning and says we parked the bus in front of the goal. We didn't park the bus, we parked the plane and we did it for two reasons. One, because we only had 10 men and two, because we beat them 3-1 at San Siro, not by parking the bus, or the boat or the airplane but by smashing them.”

José Mourinho

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/22/champions-league-final-jose-mourinho
2010

Men

“A brilliant reaction. I hate it when players just walk off. [Following Arjen Robben's sharp exit down the tunnel after being substituted against Aston Villa. ]”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Hate

“Look at my haircut. I am ready for the war.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

War

“It is clear that I will end my career without having coached Barça.”

José Mourinho

http://www.insideworldsoccer.com/2010/04/jose-mourinho-i-could-never-coach-barca.html
2010

“Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists. Our pitch is a bit like that. From the top it's a disgrace but the ball rolls at normal speed.”

José Mourinho

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

People , Beauty , Intelligence , Speed

“My wife is in Portugal with the dog. The dog is with my wife so the city of London is safe, the big threat is away.”

José Mourinho

After his Yorkshire Terrier had issues with customs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Dogs

“A player from Man City showed half of his ass for two seconds and it was a big nightmare. But this is a real nightmare.”

José Mourinho

Comparing Petr Cech's nasty injury with Joey Barton's bottom-baring antics.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

“Maybe the guy drank red wine or beer with breakfast instead of milk.”

José Mourinho

After a Sheffield United fan threw a bottle at Frank Lampard
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7004282.stm
Chelsea FC

Guy , Wine , Beer

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