José Manuel Félix Mourinho (born 17 June 1938 in Ferragudo

Ferragudo

Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa Municipality, covering an area of 5.41 km² and encompassing a small population of 1867 inhabitants...

) is a Portuguese

Portuguese people

The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....

 ex-professional footballer and the father of football coach José Mourinho

José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One".Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches and critics as the best ever coach in football....

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Biography

Mourinho was a goalkeeper for the Portuguese teams C.F. Os Belenenses and Vitória Setúbal. He represented Portugal

Portugal national football team

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 on one occasion and was later a first division coach with Rio Ave F.C..

Personal life

Mourinho married Maria Júlia Carrajola dos Santos, born in 1939, a teacher

Teacher

A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...

, and had two children, Teresa, born in 1960, and José Mário, born on 26 January 1963.

External links

• Times article about José Mourinho