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Mourinho is widely regarded by several players and coaches to be one of the best managers of his generation and one of the greatest ever managers.^{[173][174][175][14]} In 2010, Pep Guardiola described Mourinho as "probably the best coach in the world".^[176] Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has stated that Mourinho is the best manager he has ever worked for.^[177] Throughout his career, he has sometimes been accused of playing defensive, dull football to grind out results.^{[178][179][180][181][182][183]}

However, a plethora of Mourinho's tactical decisions have been met with criticism. In 2011, Morten Olsen concluded that he doesn't "like his persona or the way he plays football negatively".^[184] Additionally, Johan Cruyff stated that same year, "Mourinho is a negative coach. He only cares about the result and doesn't care much for good football."^[185]

In the modern world, at least at elite level, José Mourinho stands alone. He was at the greatest coaching seminar the world has seen [at Barcelona in the mid-90s], when the game as we know it was shaped, but he did not draw the same lessons everybody else did. The other eight [future coaches who were also at the club] espoused the proactive, possession-based football seeded at the club by Vic Buckingham, developed by Rinus Michels and taken to new levels by Johan Cruyff. Mourinho, however, was different. Mourinho believed in reactive football. He was the outsider, the outcast who now revels in his role as the dark lord. Saturday’s game against Manchester United was typical. Others, playing at home in a match that could effectively ensure the title, might have felt compelled to attack. Mourinho [as manager of Chelsea] fielded Kurt Zouma, a central defender, in midfield, sitting deep, and won the game with 28% possession.

— Jonathan Wilson writing for The Guardian: "José Mourinho, the anti-Barcelona, stands alone in modern football", 23 April 2015.^[186]

Media attention and controversy

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Mourinho was lampooned in Spain following the incident where he poked then Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova in the eye.

Following a Champions League tie between Chelsea and Barcelona in March 2005, Mourinho accused referee Anders Frisk and Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard of breaking FIFA rules by having a meeting at half-time. Mourinho insisted that this biased the referee and caused him to send off Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in the second half.^[187] Frisk admitted that Rijkaard had tried to speak to him but insisted that he had sent him away.^[188] The situation intensified when Frisk began to receive death threats from angered fans, causing the referee to retire prematurely.^[189] UEFA referees chief Volker Roth labelled Mourinho an "enemy of football",^[190] although UEFA distanced themselves from the comment.^[191] After an investigation of the incident, Mourinho was given a two-match touchline ban for his behaviour and both Chelsea and the manager were fined by UEFA, though the body confirmed that it did not hold Mourinho personally responsible for Frisk's retirement.^[192][193]

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Arsène Wenger (red tie) and Mourinho (middle). Wenger was among the coaches with whom Mourinho has had confrontations with.

On 2 June 2005, Mourinho was fined £200,000 for his part in the meeting with then Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole in January of that year. The pair had met to discuss transfer terms while Cole was still under contract to Arsenal, which was in breach of the Premier League rules. His fine was later reduced to £75,000 after a hearing in August.^[194] Later that year, he labelled Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger "a voyeur" after being irked at what he saw as the latter's apparent obsession with Chelsea. Wenger was furious with the remark and considered taking legal action against Mourinho.^[195] The animosity died down, however, and the two managers made peace after Mourinho admitted that he regretted making the comment.^[196] In February 2014, Mourinho referred to Wenger as a "specialist in failure".^[197]

In a 2010–11 Champions League match at Ajax in November 2010, late in the match when Real Madrid were leading 4–0, two Real Madrid players received late second yellow cards related to time-wasting. The result of this meant they were suspended for the final group match even though Madrid would come first in the group, but would benefit by entering the round of 16 without any accumulated yellow cards. It was suggested after an investigation by UEFA that this was a deliberate ploy under Mourinho's instruction via two players in a substitution. As a result, UEFA charged Mourinho along with the four related players with improper conduct regarding the dismissals.^[198] Although Mourinho denied the allegations, he was fined £33,500 and received a one-match Champions League ban.^[199]

On 17 August 2011, in the final of the 2011 Supercopa de España, Mourinho was seen gouging the eye of Barcelona's assistant coach Tito Vilanova during a brawl at the end of the game. After the game, Mourinho did not comment on the incident except to claim that he did not know who "Pito" Vilanova was, with "pito" being Spanish slang for penis.^[200]

On 23 October 2016, while Mourinho's Manchester United was trailing 4–0 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte waved up the home crowd, urging them to make more noise to support the team. At the end of the match, Mourinho shook Conte's hand and whispered into his ear, with media reports claiming Mourinho had accused Conte of trying to humiliate United with his actions. Both managers refused to confirm or deny the report, but Conte refuted claims that he was trying to antagonise Mourinho. Chelsea midfielder Pedro supported Conte, claiming Mourinho's reaction was out of context.^[201][202] The two managers continued to trade insults in January 2018, with Conte calling Mourinho "a little man".^[203]

Personal life

Mourinho met his wife Matilde "Tami" Faria, born in Angola, when they were teenagers in Setúbal, Portugal, and the couple married in 1989.^[204] Their first child, daughter Matilde, was born in 1996 and they had their first son, José Mário Jr. (who became a free agent after leaving Fulham by mutual consent in April 2017,^[205]) four years later. Mourinho, whilst dedicated to football, describes his family as the centre of his life and has noted that the "most important thing is my family and being a good father."^[17] He was selected as the New Statesman Man of the Year 2005 and was described as a man devoted to both his family and his work.^[16]

Mourinho has also been a part of social initiatives and charity work, helping with a youth project, bringing Israeli and Palestinian children together through football and donating his "lucky" jacket to Tsunami Relief, earning £22,000 for the charity.^[206][207] Since his appointment in 2014, he acts as a Global Ambassador of the United Nations' World Food Programme.^[208]

Widely known for his strong personality, refined dress sense^[209] and quirky comments at press conferences,^[210] Mourinho has experienced fame outside of football circles, featuring in European advertisement campaigns for Samsung, American Express, Braun, Jaguar and Adidas, amongst others.^[211] An unofficial biography of Mourinho, titled O Vencedor – De Setúbal a Stamford Bridge (The Winner – from Setúbal to Stamford Bridge), was a best seller in Portugal. However, Mourinho did not authorise the biography and attempted, unsuccessfully, to prevent the book from being published.^[212]

Mourinho was part of an unusual event in May 2007 when he was arrested for preventing animal welfare officials from putting his dog into quarantine.^[213] The dog had not been sufficiently inoculated but the situation was resolved after it was returned to Portugal and Mourinho received a police caution.^[214]

Mourinho is a Roman Catholic, saying, "I believe totally, clearly. Every day I pray; every day I speak with Him. I don't go to the church every day, not even every week. I go when I feel I need to. And when I'm in Portugal, I always go."^[215][216] Apart from his native Portuguese, Mourinho speaks Spanish, Italian, French, Catalan and English to varying degrees of fluency.^[217] Mourinho was chosen to voice Pope Francis in a Vatican-approved Portuguese animated film marking the 2017 centenary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fátima.^[218]

On 23 March 2009, Mourinho was awarded a doctorate honoris causa degree by the Technical University of Lisbon for his accomplishments in football.^[219] In October 2010, Mourinho was ranked number nine on the list of Most Influential Men published by AskMen.com. In December 2011, he was named "Rockstar of the Year" by the Spanish Rolling Stone magazine.^[220] Mourinho signed up to cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup as an analyst on RT.^[221]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 16 December 2018

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
Team	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Benfica	20 September 2000	5 December 2000	11	6	3	2	54.5	^{[26][33][222]}
União de Leiria	July 2001	23 January 2002	20	9	7	4	45.0	^{[34][38][223]}
Porto	23 January 2002	2 June 2004	127	91	21	15	71.7	^{[38][45][224]}
Chelsea	2 June 2004	20 September 2007	185	124	40	21	67.0	^[225]
Inter Milan	2 June 2008	28 May 2010	108	67	26	15	62.0	^[85][225]
Real Madrid	31 May 2010	1 June 2013	178	128	28	22	71.9	^{[88][121][225]}
Chelsea	3 June 2013	17 December 2015	136	80	29	27	58.8	^[225]
Manchester United	27 May 2016	18 December 2018	144	84	32	28	58.3	^[225]
Total			909	589	186	134	64.8	—