José Mourinho Children: Meet Matilde and Jose Mario

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Dos Santos, José Mário Mourinho was born in Setbal, Portugal, on January 26, 1963. In the course of his professional football career, his father represented Portugal on one occasion while playing for Os Belenenses and Vitória de Setbal.

His mother was a wealthy elementary school teacher, and her uncle provided funding for the building of the Vitória de Setbal football stadium.

At Sporting Club Portugal in 1992, Mourinho had the chance to work as an interpreter for renowned foreign coach Bobby Robson.

They established an excellent working rapport, and in December 1993, he followed Robson to FC Porto and took on the role as his assistant. The team won the 1993–94 Taça de Portugal, the 1994–95 and 1995–96 Portuguese championships, and 1994, 1995, and 1996 Portuguese Super Cup. They also advanced to the semi-finals of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League.

He took over the underwhelming Porto squad in 2002, and by the end of the campaign, he had led it to 11 victories in 15 games.

He won the Supercoppa Italiana and finished first in Serie A during his first season at Inter Milan. He assisted the team in winning the Serie A, Coppa Italia, and UEFA Champions League treble the following year.

On August 7, 2015, he signed a four-year contract, although he left Chelsea later that year after the club lost 9 of its 16 games.

On May 27, 2016, he committed to a three-year deal with Manchester United. By winning the EFL Cup and the Europa League, he made history by being the first United manager to take home two major trophies in his first season in charge.