10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jose Mourinho

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers of all times with his unique tactician style. The Portuguese is called “The Special One” and he behaves and acts like one,thats what makes him unique from other managers around the world and he believes in himself.

1. Mourinho is regarded by a number of players, coaches, and commentators as one of the greatest and most successful managers in the world.

2. In 2015 Mourinho was named the best Portuguese coach of the century by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).

3. Mourinho began his involvement in professional football as a player in the Portuguese Second Division.

4. He studied sports science in Technical University of Lisbon and attended coaching courses in Britain.

5. In Lisbon, Jose worked as a physical education teacher and had spells working as a youth team coach, a scout, and an assistant manager.

6. In the early 1990s, he became an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and Porto in Portugal, and Barcelona in Spain.

7. He remained at the Catalonian club working with Robson’s successor Louis van Gaal.

8. Mourinho impressed with brief but successful managerial periods at Benfica and União de Leiria, taking the latter to their highest ever league finish.

9. He returned to Porto in early 2002 as head coach, winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and UEFA Cup in 2003.

10. In the next season, Mourinho guided the team to victory in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, to the top of the league for a second time, and won the highest honour in European club football, the UEFA Champions League.