José Mourinho is the current head coach of the Italian Serie A club Roma. He is a former player and professional football manager from Portugal.
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Mourinho was born in 1963 in Setbal, Portugal, to a large middle-class family. He is the son of José Manuel Mourinho Félix, also known as Félix Mourinho, and his wife, Maria Jlia Carrajola dos Santos.
His father played professional football for Belenenses and Vitória de Setbal, earning one cap for Portugal along the way.
His mother was a primary school teacher from a wealthy family; her uncle funded the Vitória de Setbal football stadium’s construction.
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Mourinho wanted to emulate his father and joined the Belenenses youth team. After graduating to the senior team,
He left the club in 1980 to join Rio Ave, where he played for the reserve team before being joined by his father, who was named first team manager in 1981.
Mourinho was usually tasked with scouting other teams for his father in addition to playing for the reserves.
His father rarely chose him, but he made his debut for the club in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, a 2-1 extra-time victory over Salgueiros.
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