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José Mourinho

Portuguese association football manager and former player

  • Fame79.3
  • Momentum8.5
  • Portugal rank#5
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  • Fame79.3
  • Momentum8.5
  • Portugal rank#5
  • Footballers rank#32
  • Wikipedia1.6M
Born 1963 · age 63Portugal
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  • Wikipedia
    85 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Portugal
    #5
    Footballers
  • Age
    63
    Born 1963
  • Known for
    Messi
    2014
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

The manager who called himself "the Special One" and then spent two decades proving it wasn't entirely arrogant — José Mourinho has won league titles in four countries and every major European trophy UEFA offers, often with sides no one expected him to take all the way.

Biography

About

Mourinho lasted one season as a Portuguese midfielder before retiring at 24 and sliding into coaching as Bobby Robson's interpreter at Sporting and Porto, then following him to Barcelona as an assistant. After brief head-coaching stints at Benfica and União de Leiria, he returned to Porto in 2002 and won the UEFA Champions League in 2004, enough to land him at Chelsea, where his "I think I'm special one" remark at his first press conference earned him a tabloid nickname and two Premier League titles. He took Inter Milan to an Italian treble in 2010 — the first in the club's history — then brok…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from José Mourinho

José Mourinho
said
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.
— 2010
José Mourinho
said
We won the tie in Barcelona but everyone talks about Barcelona winning and says we parked the bus in front of the goal.
— 2010
José Mourinho
said
What position is my wife in? Eighth, at least.
— 2010
José Mourinho
said
Luis Fernández has made this shock [defeat of Barcelona] a war of dogs. I only talk about men, not of rude children.
— 2010
José Mourinho
said
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.
— 2008
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Deep cuts

Teams

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  • Comércio e Indústria
    1985–1987
  • G.D. Sesimbra
    1983–1985
  • C.F. Os Belenenses
    1982–1983
  • Rio Ave F.C.
    1980–1982
19801987
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Season stats

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1985–1987278
1983–1985351
1982–1983162
1980–1982162
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Awards

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  • Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Falling
79.3
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum8.5
Historical54.0
Now attention16.0
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#5
Category rank
#32
Receipts

Sources

  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence