Jose Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix(born January 26, 1963 in Setúbal, Portugal), is a football manager. He is currently the coach of Chelsea F.C., based in West London. His salary is reported to be increasing to £5 million a year plus bonuses from the 2005/06 season, which will reportedly make him the highest paid football manager in the world [1] (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=ap_0LaDEKIsY&refer=uk). Jose Mourinho File links The following pages link to this file: José Mourinho ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Setúbal is a city in Portugal located on the northern bank of the Sado river estuary, home to 100,000 people, aproximately 40 Km south of Portugals capital, Lisboa ( Lisbon). ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in South west London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

He is regarded as a genuinely great manager by other bosses (including Alex Ferguson manager of Manchester United, a rival club) and pundits. Many consider Mourinho the best manager in the Premiership and the undisputed key to Chelsea's blistering form and international growth away from the pitch. However, Mourinho is notorious for his unshakeable self-belief and confidence (sometimes plain arrogance) that has given newspapers and TV stations worldwide endless hours of material, with veteran English pundit Jimmy Hill labelling him a "soap". Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson (born Alexander Chapman Ferguson December 31, 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager, currently managing Manchester United F.C.. He has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of English football and been in charge of Manchester United for over... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Premier League The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Jimmy Hill OBE (born London, July 22, 1928) is a British football personality. ...

Mourinho has become one of the most loved and the most hated managers in the Premier Division.

Career

Early years

The son of Portuguese goalkeeper Félix Mourinho, José Mourinho never actually pursued a career as a player (although he did have unsuccessful, minor stints in smaller clubs) but showed an impressive managing and organising ability from an early age by preparing match reports and dossiers for his father's teams. He also gained a degree in sports coaching and worked as a high school coach.

The Translator

After low-key backroom jobs at Estrela da Amadora and his hometown club Vitória de Setúbal in the early 1990s, Mourinho soon earned the nickname Tradutor (translator), when he worked with Bobby Robson as his translator (technically speaking he was interpreter) at both Sporting Lisbon and then FC Porto. Vitória Futebol Clube, founded in 1910, known by the name Vitória de Setúbal is a Portuguese football club, that plays in Setúbal. ... Sir Bobby Robson Sir Robert William Robson KBE, known as Sir Bobby Robson (born February 18, 1933) is a football manager and former football player. ... Sporting Clube de Portugal, often known outside Portugal as Sporting Lisbon, is a sports club that is best known for having one of the best football teams in Portugal. ... FC Porto emblem ( Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ...

He then followed Robson to FC Barcelona in 1996 where he even learned Catalan. When Robson left for PSV, he stayed at the Catalan side where he worked with Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal. Mourinho's undoubted confidence and charm helped him get beyond his original role and began actively contributing more and more to coaching sessions and team management meetings. FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ... PSV Eindhoven PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Louis van Gaal Louis van Gaal (born August 6, 1951) is a respected Dutch football manager. ...

Benfica and Leiria

In 2000 his chance of coaching his own team finally arrived, when he was picked by Lisbon side Benfica to replace Jupp Heynckes after the fourth week of the Portuguese league. Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... SuperLiga (written in CamelCase), also referred to as SuperLiga Galp Energia for sponsorship reasons, is the major Portuguese professional football competition. ...

However, while he was popular, especially after a 3-0 win against Sporting, Benfica's election turned against the president João Vale e Azevedo and the newly-elected Manuel Vilarinho already had another coach waiting on the wings. Mourinho thus quit Benfica after just nine games in charge. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ...

The next season, 2001/02, Mourinho started work with unfashionable mid-tablers União de Leiria, where he climbed as high as fourth (9-7-3 WDL record). He was then hand-picked in January 2002 by FC Porto to replace Octávio Machado as the manager of a badly-motivated and unhappy side which was already out of contention for the league title by week 19 and at risk of not even qualifying for European competition. Mourinho waltzed into FC Porto with big promises of "making Porto champions next year", and soon clinched third place after a decent 15 game run (WDL 11-2-2). União Desporitvo de Leiria, known simply as UD Leiria are a Portuguese soccer team who currently play in the top tier Super Liga in the Portuguese football league system. ... Octávio Machado is a Portuguese former football player and coach. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ...

Porto magic

Mourinho quickly identified several key players who he saw as the backbone of what he believed would be a perfect FC Porto team: e.g. Maniche, Paulo Ferreira, Nuno Valente, Derlei, Baía, Ricardo Carvalho, Jorge Costa, Costinha, Deco, Dmitri Alenichev, and Postiga. FC Porto emblem ( Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Maniche (real name: Nuno Ricardo Oliveira Ribeiro, born on 11 November 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a midfielder who plays for the Portugal national football team. ... Paulo Ferreira was born Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira on 18 January 1979. ... Nuno Jorge Pereira Silva Valente was born in Lisbon on 12 September 1974. ... Vanderlei Fernandes Silva, simply known as Derlei or Ninja (born July 14, 1975) is a Brazilian football player. ... Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, (aka Vítor Baliza (Portuguese for goalmouth)) (born 15 October 1969 in São Pedro da Afurada, Portugal) is a professional footballer. ... Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho is a Portuguese football player. ... Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida, born 14 October 1971 in Oporto, Portugal is a professional footballer. ... Francisco José da Costa, better known as Costinha, is a Portuguese football player who was born on 1 December 1974 in Lisbon. ... This article is about the football player. ... Dmitri Alenichev (russian: Дмитрий Аленичев, born 20 October 1972 in Velike Luki, Soviet Union) is a professional footballer. ... Hélder Postiga (born 2 August 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a striker for the Portugal national football team and FC Porto, having returned there in the 2004 off-season after a stint and disappointing time at English Premiership club Tottenham Hotspur. ...

In 2003, Mourinho won his first SuperLiga with a 27-5-2 WDL record, 11 points clear of the Benfica side that ditched him two years before. He also won the Portuguese Cup (against former club Leiria) and the UEFA Cup against Celtic, both in May 2003. SuperLiga (written in CamelCase), also referred to as SuperLiga Galp Energia for sponsorship reasons, is the major Portuguese professional football competition. ... Sport Lisboa e Benfica (commonly referred to as simply SL Benfica, Benfica or Benfica Lisbon) is a football club based in Lisbon, Portugal. ... The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal (Port. ... União Desporitvo de Leiria, known simply as UD Leiria are a Portuguese soccer team who currently play in the top tier Super Liga in the Portuguese football league system. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Celtic Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced seltik), is one of the Worlds most famous football clubs, and are the second most succesful Scottish side. ...

This debut season at FC Porto set a standard that would be hard for anyone to beat, but the following season, while perhaps not playing as impressively, Porto scooped another easy SuperLiga win (their 20th overall) with an eight point advantage, achieved with an unbeaten run that only ended five weeks before the end of the league. While the Portuguese Cup final was lost to Benfica in May 2004, two weeks later Mourinho won the ultimate prize: the Champions League, with an emphatic 3-0 win over Monaco in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The team's impressive European run saw only one defeat: against Spanish giants Real Madrid in the first group phase. FC Porto emblem ( Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... SuperLiga (written in CamelCase), also referred to as SuperLiga Galp Energia for sponsorship reasons, is the major Portuguese professional football competition. ... Champions League Logo European Champion Clubs Cup The UEFA Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between Europes most successful clubs, regarded as the most prestigious club trophy in the sport. ... Arena AufSchalke during concert of Pur Arena AufSchalke is a stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany which opened in 2001 as the new home for the Bundesliga football club FC Schalke 04. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club, ranked as the worlds most successful club for the 20th century by the governing body of international football (FIFA), just ahead of Manchester United. ...

Chelsea F.C.

Whilst still at FC Porto, Mourinho was linked with several top international clubs, including Liverpool and Roman Abramovich's Chelsea. Many people, especially in Portugal, questioned the legality of alleged contact discussions with several clubs, but no wrongdoing was officially proved and no charges have been brought. Mourinho finally moved to Chelsea in June 2004, becoming one of the best-paid managers in the world. FC Porto emblem ( Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Liverpool Football Club is an English football team, who have won 4 European Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First Division) titles to date. ... Roman Arkadievich Abramovich (Russian: Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич) (born October 24, 1966 in Saratov, Russian SFSR, USSR) is a Russian oil billionaire, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in South west London. ...

Mourinho went straight to work, recruiting his trustworthy backroom staff from Porto, consisting of assistant manager Baltemar Brito, fitness coach Rui Faria, chief scout Andre Villas and goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro. Mourinho followed the gauntlet set down by his predecessor Claudio Ranieri, and spent owner Roman Abramovich's vast fortune on stars such as Tiago Mendes, Didier Drogba, Mateja Kezman and FC Porto pair Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira. Claudio Ranieri is a former Italian football player and football manager. ... Tiago is a Portuguese football player who plays as a midfielder and he was born on 2 May 1981 in Viana do Castelo. ... Didier Drogba (born March 11, 1978 in Abidjan, Côte dIvoire) is footballer from Côte dIvoire who currently playes for Chelsea F.C. (2004). ... Mateja Kežman (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian footballer. ... Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho is a Portuguese football player. ... Paulo Ferreira was born Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira on 18 January 1979. ...

Under Mourinho, Chelsea turned the potential seen in Ranieri's time into results. Chelsea's strengths were summed up by their three key players: Rock-solid defender John Terry, inspirational midfielder Frank Lampard, and surging winger Arjen Robben. By early December they were top of the Premiership table and through to the knock-out stages of the Champions League. On 27 February 2005 he led Chelsea to the League Cup trophy in Cardiff, Wales, dramatically beating Liverpool 3-2 after extra time. The match is perhaps best remembered for Mourinho being sent off and removed from the touchline in the second half for allegedly inciting Liverpool fans. Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at Stamford Bridge football ground in South west London. ... John Terry (born December 7, 1980 in Barking) is a English football player. ... Frank James Lampard (born June 20, 1978 in Romford, London) is an English football player currently at Chelsea and previously with West Ham United. ... Arjen Robben (born January 23, 1984, Bedum, Netherlands) is a striker for the Dutch national team and Chelsea, having recently transferred to the English club from Dutch power PSV Eindhoven. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English and Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS... Liverpool Football Club is an English football team, who have won 4 European Cups and 18 league (English Premier League, formerly First Division) titles to date. ...

On March 31, 2005 Mourinho was handed a two match suspension and also a fine for bringing the game into disrepute by UEFA. This was after Mourinho criticised referee Anders Frisk after a Champions League second-round loss to FC Barcelona. Mourinho said a member of his staff saw Frisk chatting to Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard at half-time, alleging that the chat influenced Frisk's performance after the break, when he sent off striker Didier Drogba. UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... Anders Frisk Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an insurance agent by trade and is widely regarded as one of Europes best football referees. ... FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Frank Rijkaard (born September 30, 1962 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player. ...

On the 30th of April 2005, Mourinho and his Chelsea side secured the clubs first top flight domestic title in 50 years with a 2-0 victory against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium. However, Mourinho failed to achieve back-to-back Champions League titles when Chelsea were knocked out of the competition at the semi-final stage by Liverpool just three days later. Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional football club. ... The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of Bolton Wanderers F.C., and is located on the Middlebrook retail park in Horwich, near Bolton. ...