95-485: Deco (born 1977) is a Portuguese footballer. Deco or DECO may also refer to: Deco Anderson Luís de Souza OIH (born 27 August 1977), also known as Deco ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈdɛku] ), is a former professional football player who primarily played as an attacking or central midfielder . Born and raised in Brazil, he acquired Portuguese citizenship and played for Portugal . He
190-493: A midfielder in the Portuguese leagues , Mourinho finished playing at age 24 and moved into coaching. He was first an interpreter for Bobby Robson at Sporting CP and FC Porto , before gaining success as an assistant at Barcelona under Robson and then his successor, Louis van Gaal . After brief stints as manager at Benfica and União de Leiria , Mourinho returned to Porto in 2002, winning two Primeira Liga titles,
285-463: A winger on either flank. What he lacked in pace as well as physical, defensive and athletic attributes, he made up for in stamina, as well as excellent ball control, dribbling skills, passing range and crossing ability, which allowed him to beat players, find space and create chances for teammates. Deco was an excellent visionary with the ball, who opened up spaces for his teammates through finding passing lanes that no one else saw, and also had
380-652: A 27–5–2 record, 11 points clear of Benfica, the team he quit two years earlier. The total of 86 points out of the possible maximum of 102 was a Portuguese record, until the 2015–16 season won by Benfica (88 points), since the rule of three points per win was introduced. Mourinho also won the Taça de Portugal , beating former club Leiria in the final , and the UEFA Cup final against Celtic , both in May 2003. The following season witnessed further successes: he led Porto to victory in
475-577: A caution in the match with Iran. The win against England in the quarter-final stage led to Portugal's defeat in the semi-final, which Deco was able to participate in. On 11 June, Deco scored the opening goal in Portugal's second match of Euro 2008 , a Group A clash with the Czech Republic . The match ended 3–1 to Portugal, with Deco aiding his team in their passage to the quarter-finals where Portugal's campaign came to an end against Germany ,
570-429: A few major signings in the summer. By the end of the transfer window, he had brought three new players to the side: Brazilian winger Mancini (€13 million), Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari for a reported €14 million and Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma for a cash/player exchange fee of €18.6 million plus young Portuguese midfielder Pelé . In his first season as Inter head coach, Mourinho won
665-566: A large offer from Roman Abramovich and pledged his immediate future to Chelsea. On 2 June 2004, Mourinho moved to Chelsea on a three-year contract, after a £1.7 million compensation package was agreed with Porto, making him the first Portuguese manager in the Premier League. In a press conference upon joining the English side, Mourinho spoke on Chelsea's credentials, stating: "We have top players and, sorry if I'm arrogant, we have
760-656: A long-serving former player at Chelsea, who had also performed an assistant managerial-type role under previous managers at the club. In terms of spending, Mourinho carried on where his predecessor Claudio Ranieri left off, as, bankrolled by Roman Abramovich, he spent in excess of £70 million in transfer fees on players such as Tiago (£10 million) from Benfica, Michael Essien (£24.4 million) from Lyon, Didier Drogba (£24 million) from Marseille , Mateja Kežman (£5.4 million) from PSV and Porto pair Ricardo Carvalho (£19.8 million) and Paulo Ferreira (£13.3 million). Under Mourinho, Chelsea built on
855-533: A new contract before the expiry of his current deal in June 2010, or if Chelsea were to sack him. Didier Drogba had the highest scoring season of his career that year and this led to his newly signed strike partner Andrey Shevchenko to be dropped from the starting line-up towards the end of the season by Mourinho. Notably, in the Champions League semi-final match against Liverpool at Anfield , Shevchenko
950-454: A notable ability to switch the tempo of play in rapid style. A diminutive midfielder, in later years, as he lost his acceleration, agility and mobility, he also went through a physical development, which, along with his balance, allowed him to protect the ball against larger opponents. He also contributed offensively with occasional goals due to his accurate mid-range shooting ability, and his adeptness at free-kicks . Despite his talent, Deco
1045-497: A path into professional football management in his hometown and became youth team coach at Vitória de Setúbal in the early 1990s. Later, he accepted the position of assistant manager at Estrela da Amadora , then was a scout at Ovarense . Then, in 1992, an opportunity arose to work as a translator for a top foreign coach: Bobby Robson had been appointed as the new manager of Lisbon club Sporting CP and needed an English-speaking local coach to work as his interpreter . His presentation
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#17327912603191140-423: A player, Deco was a versatile, tactically intelligent and creative midfielder with excellent vision and technical ability. A generous and hard-working team-player capable of playing in several midfield positions. He was initially used as a central midfielder under manager José Mourinho during his time with Porto, although he was also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder , as a deep-lying playmaker or as
1235-534: A response to taunts directed towards him whilst Liverpool were leading, before the equalising goal. Chelsea met Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16, a highly contested match where the Blues lost away in the first leg 2–1 but advanced on aggregate, winning at home 4–2. In the quarter-finals against Bayern Munich , Mourinho who was banned from attending the stadium, waited in the dressing room before
1330-652: A row. After the presentation of his championship medal, Mourinho threw Robert Huth's and blazer into the crowd. Mourinho was awarded a second medal for Huth within minutes, which he also threw into the crowd. The 2006–07 season saw growing media speculation that Mourinho would leave the club at the season's conclusion due to alleged poor relations with owner Roman Abramovich and a power struggle with sporting director Frank Arnesen and Abramovich advisor Piet de Visser . Mourinho later cleared doubts regarding his future at Stamford Bridge, stating that there would only be two ways for him to leave Chelsea: if Chelsea did not offer him
1425-437: A seat on the board. In spite of these tensions, the 2007–08 transfer season would see the departure of Dutch winger Arjen Robben to Real Madrid and the arrival of French midfielder Florent Malouda from Lyon. In the first match of the 2007–08 season , Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3–2 to set a new record of 64 consecutive home league matches without defeat. Despite surpassing the record set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1981,
1520-401: A second-half substitute and scored a hat-trick as the team won 17–0, which remains the club's biggest ever victory in the tournament. When his father returned to Rio Ave, Mourinho did not go with him and continued to play in the lower levels of the Portuguese football league system , first with Sesimbra , and then for Comércio e Indústria , where he finished his career. At the latter club, he
1615-497: A series of disagreements with owner Abramovich. The Chelsea board held an emergency meeting and decided it was time to part with their manager. Mourinho left as the most successful manager in Chelsea's history, having won six trophies for the club in three years. He was also undefeated in all home league games. Avram Grant succeeded Mourinho as Chelsea manager but failed to win any trophies in his year in charge and would be sacked at
1710-534: A team that interests everyone and Chelsea does not interest me so much because it is a new project with lots of money invested in it. I think it is a project which, if the club fail to win everything, then [Roman] Abramovich could retire and take the money out of the club. It's an uncertain project. It is interesting for a coach to have the money to hire quality players but you never know if a project like this will bring success. Liverpool offered their managerial position to Rafael Benítez , and Mourinho instead accepted
1805-454: A three-year contract and brought along with him much of his backroom staff who had served him at both Chelsea and Porto. He chose Giuseppe Baresi , a former Inter player and ex-head coach of their youth academy, as his assistant. He spoke solely in Italian in his first press conference as Inter boss, claiming to have learnt it "in three weeks". Mourinho stated that he only intended to make
1900-937: A three-year contract. Deco is the brother-in-law of fellow former footballers Alecsandro and Richarlyson . Deco is an ambassador for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. He also has a charitable organisation, the Deco Institute, based in the Brazilian city of Indaiatuba , near São Paulo , where he grew up. After retiring, Deco set up D20 Sports Management, a sports agency registered in Dublin , Ireland. The agency, whose clients include Brazil international Fabinho and Burkina Faso international Edmond Tapsoba , recorded €300,000 profit in 2017. Deco features in EA Sports ' FIFA football video game series . He
1995-498: A top manager", before adding, Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one. This comment resulted in the media dubbing him "The Special One", and his braggadocio was widely recognised during his early managerial career. Mourinho recruited his backroom staff from Porto, consisting of assistant manager Baltemar Brito , fitness coach Rui Faria , chief scout André Villas-Boas and goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro . He retained Steve Clarke ,
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#17327912603192090-549: Is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe . He is one of the most decorated managers and is widely considered to be among the greatest managers of all time. Mourinho has won league championships in four countries, is one of only six managers to have won the European Cup with two clubs, and is the only manager to have won all three current UEFA club competitions. After an uneventful career as
2185-689: Is regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation. He currently works as sporting director in Barcelona . Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two clubs, with Porto in 2004 and Barcelona in 2006. He was named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Best Midfielder in Porto's Champions League-winning season and was named Man of the Match in
2280-559: The 2004 UEFA Champions League Final . Deco was the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two clubs, Porto and Barcelona. He was awarded the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball and the Man of the Match award in the final despite losing to Internacional . Deco received Portuguese citizenship in 2002 having completed five years of Portuguese residence, and subsequently opted to play internationally for
2375-502: The 2006 World Cup , Deco scored the first goal in Portugal's second Group D match against Iran in the 63rd minute prior to Cristiano Ronaldo 's 80th-minute penalty. During the first knockout stage of the competition, Deco received two yellow cards in the match against the Netherlands with the first given for a rash tackle on John Heitinga , suspending him from the quarter-final win against England , as he had already picked up
2470-421: The 2007 FA Cup Final , winning in the first final to be played at the rebuilt Wembley . This was his first FA Cup win which meant that he had won every domestic trophy available to a Premier League manager. There was to be further friction between Mourinho and Abramovich when Avram Grant was appointed as director of football, despite objections from Mourinho. Grant's position was further enhanced by being given
2565-620: The 2008–09 starting line up, due in part to some poor performances, but also to the sacking of Scolari. In a June interview, Deco said, "I do not want to stay. I have not liked my experience at Chelsea." This was soon followed by Inter Milan , managed by former Chelsea manager José Mourinho, declaring Inter was attempting to sign Deco along with fellow countryman Ricardo Carvalho , who had also declared his desire to leave and, like Deco, desired to link-up with Mourinho again. Both players previously played under Mourinho at Porto. However, Inter club president Massimo Moratti ruled out signing either of
2660-589: The Campeonato Brasileiro in 2010 and 2012 . On 26 August 2013, Deco retired, ending a 17-year career. The decision came on the day before his 36th birthday. His final match was four days prior, against Goiás . Deco was never called up to the Brazil national team , as the Brazil squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup included other attacking midfielders such as Ronaldinho, Rivaldo and Juninho . After completing six years of residence in Portugal, he
2755-466: The Champions League quarter-finals by defeating his former team Chelsea in both legs (2–1 win at San Siro, then followed by a 1–0 win at Stamford Bridge). His difficult relationship with young striker Mario Balotelli and the team's loss of form that led Inter to achieve only seven points in six games (with three of those games, including a shock 1–3 defeat at the hands of Sicilian minnows Catania , happening during Mourinho's ban) were heavily criticised by
2850-711: The Copa Catalunya , which Barcelona won in 2000. The chance to become a top-tier manager arrived in September 2000 when Mourinho was appointed as the replacement for Benfica manager Jupp Heynckes after the fourth week of the Primeira Liga . When I spoke with Van Gaal about going back to Portugal to be an assistant at Benfica, he said: "No, don't go. Tell Benfica if they want a first-team coach you will go; if they want an assistant you will stay." The Benfica hierarchy wanted to appoint Jesualdo Ferreira as
2945-465: The English and Scottish Football Associations. In this period of his life, former Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh took note of the young Portuguese's drive and attention to detail. Mourinho sought to redefine the role of coach in football by mixing coaching theory with motivational and psychological techniques. After leaving his job as a physical education school teacher , Mourinho looked for
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3040-585: The La Liga title in 2011–12 , breaking numerous domestic records including for most points, goals and wins in a season, and becoming the fifth coach to win league titles in four countries. Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 and rejoined Chelsea, where he won another league title and League Cup , but was dismissed in 2015 after a poor run of results. Mourinho was appointed at Manchester United in 2016 and Tottenham Hotspur in 2019, but his tenures at both clubs ended acrimoniously. Despite this, Mourinho won
3135-603: The Portugal national team . He earned 75 caps for them, playing at two UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups , reaching the final of Euro 2004 , and achieving a fourth-place finish at the 2006 World Cup . Born in São Bernardo do Campo , Deco spent time at Corinthians as a youngster, competing in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior for them. In the 1997 edition, Benfica sent Toni to scout
3230-468: The San Siro . Mourinho's team improved dramatically after that, as he built a formidable midfield with Sneijder at the heart of it and the likes of new signing Thiago Motta and veterans Javier Zanetti and Dejan Stanković . Inter went on to score more than 30 goals before the end of November, thrashing derby rivals Milan 4–0, with new signings Diego Milito and Motta both scoring, and hammering Genoa 5–0,
3325-707: The Serie A title in his first season before winning a continental treble of Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League in 2010, a first in history for an Italian club. This made him one of five coaches to have won the European Cup with two clubs, and later that year saw him crowned the inaugural FIFA World Coach of the Year . Mourinho then moved to Real Madrid in Spain, where he won
3420-594: The Supercoppa Italiana , beating Roma on penalties, and finished top of Serie A. Inter were eliminated 2–0 on aggregate by Manchester United in the first knock-out round of the Champions League , and he also failed to win the Coppa Italia , losing 3–1 on aggregate to Sampdoria in the semi-finals. As UEFA was beginning to push the larger clubs in top leagues to play more homegrown players, Mourinho regularly played 18-year-old Italian forward Mario Balotelli and promoted academy defender Davide Santon to
3515-607: The Taça de Portugal , the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League . That success earned him a move to England with Chelsea in 2004, where he famously remarked "I think I'm a special one" at his first press conference, which led to the British media dubbing him "The Special One". With Chelsea, Mourinho won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups in three seasons, before he departed in 2007 amid reports of disagreements with owner Roman Abramovich . In 2008, Mourinho joined Italian club Inter Milan . He led them to
3610-506: The UEFA Europa League and League Cup with Manchester United and led Tottenham to a League Cup final, but was fired less than a week before it. He was the manager of Roma between 2021 and 2024, where he won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in his first season: it was the club's first European title and first trophy since 2008 and made Mourinho the first manager to win a major European competition with four clubs and
3705-456: The league title. His release from Benfica and subsequent success with Porto was considered by António Simões as an "historical mistake", while Toni stated he saw in Deco, a successor for Rui Costa the club needed since his departure. In his first season with Porto, Deco scored a goal after just 30.08 seconds in a 1–0 away win against Molde in the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League . Under
3800-773: The Instituto Superior de Educação Física (ISEF) to study physical education . After 1989, the Higher Institute of Physical Education (ISEF) became the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (FMH), or Faculty of Human Kinetics, in English, and since then it was a part of the Technical University of Lisbon that would award a honoris causa doctorate degree to Mourinho in 2009. After he concluded his education in ISEF, he attended coaching courses held by
3895-473: The Month award for August. Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on 16 September. Deco injured himself during a training session, but he returned from the thigh injury on 19 October and came on as a substitute against Middlesbrough . He was sent off in the 3–1 defeat by Roma on 4 November 2008. He then scored a bicycle kick against Bolton Wanderers on 6 December. Deco eventually lost his place in
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3990-458: The Portuguese internationals on the basis of their age, telling Gazzetta dello Sport , "Deco and Carvalho? They are two champions but at this time I don't feel there's a need to buy them." On 6 August 2010, Deco signed a two-year contract with Brazilian club Fluminense on a free transfer, joining former Chelsea and Barcelona teammate Juliano Belletti . Playing for Fluminense, Deco won
4085-683: The Portuguese's love of planning and training combined with Robson's direct man-management. The Barcelona attack was led by a prime Ronaldo – whom Mourinho regards as the best player post-Diego Maradona. The partnership was fruitful and Barcelona finished the season by winning the European Cup Winners' Cup , the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España . Robson moved clubs the following season but this time Mourinho did not follow, as Barcelona were keen to retain him as assistant manager. The two remained good friends and Mourinho later reflected on
4180-726: The Serie A title after runners-up Milan lost to Udinese . This loss left the Nerazzurri seven points above their crosstown rivals with only two games remaining. They would eventually finish 10 points clear of Milan. On 28 July 2009, Mourinho was reported to have shown interest in taking over at Manchester United when Alex Ferguson retired. He was quoted as saying, "I would consider going to Manchester United but United have to consider if they want me to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson. If they do, then of course." Adriano left Inter in April 2009, and
4275-579: The assistant manager's role at Newcastle United . Such was Robson's desperation for Mourinho to join him he offered to step down after two years in charge and hand over the reins to Mourinho. Mourinho turned the offer down and said he knew Robson would never step down at the club he loved. Mourinho and Mozer proved a popular combination, enjoying a 3–0 win against rivals Sporting CP in December. Their reign appeared to be at risk after Benfica's election turned against club president João Vale e Azevedo and
4370-630: The backbone of what he believed would be a perfect Porto team: Vítor Baía, Ricardo Carvalho , Costinha , Deco , Dmitri Alenichev and Hélder Postiga . He recalled captain Jorge Costa after a six-month loan to Charlton Athletic . Signings from other clubs included Nuno Valente and Derlei from União de Leiria; Paulo Ferreira from Vitória de Setúbal; César Peixoto from Belenenses ; Pedro Emanuel from Boavista; and Edgaras Jankauskas and Maniche , who both had been out of contract at Benfica. In 2003, Mourinho won his first Primeira Liga with
4465-478: The club failed to improve on the performances of his predecessor Roberto Mancini in the Champions League. Inter put in a series of lacklustre group stage performances that included a shock 1–0 home loss to Panathinaikos and an away draw with Cypriot minnows Anorthosis Famagusta . Inter qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League but failed to make it to the quarter-finals after being defeated by Manchester United. On 16 May 2009, Inter mathematically won
4560-630: The complete rights of Ricardo Quaresma to Porto, which tagged Quaresma for €6 million. On 14 May 2005, Deco played in the draw against Levante , which gave Barcelona their 17th La Liga title. He also was named Barcelona's player of the season in the 2005–06 season . Deco scored twice in the 2006 Supercopa de España , which Barça won. Deco won the UEFA Best Midfielder Award yet again for his performance in Barça's UEFA Champions League-winning season , enabling him to join
4655-461: The effect Robson had had upon him: One of the most important things I learnt from Bobby Robson is that when you win, you shouldn't assume you are the team, and when you lose, you shouldn't think you are rubbish. He began working with Robson's successor, Louis van Gaal , and he learned much from the Dutchman's conscientious style. Both assistant and head coach combined their studious approach to
4750-478: The end of the 2007–08 season. Grant's squad managed to reach the final of the Champions League (something Mourinho failed to achieve in his three years at Chelsea), reach the final of the League Cup and maintained the unbeaten home streak at Stamford Bridge. Grant's Chelsea also finished second in the Premier League. On 2 June 2008, Mourinho was appointed the successor of Roberto Mancini at Inter Milan on
4845-610: The eventual runners-up of the tournament. In February 2010, Deco announced he would be retiring from international football after the 2010 World Cup . Deco played for Portugal in their opening game against the Ivory Coast . During the match, he was injured and was ruled out of the remaining two group matches, against North Korea and Brazil. He was fit again for the round of 16 match against Spain , but Portugal head coach Carlos Queiroz chose Tiago over him. Deco retired from international football with 75 caps and 5 goals. As
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#17327912603194940-621: The exclusive group of players that have won the same award more than once with different teams, having won the Champions League previously with Porto. He was also awarded the Golden Ball at the FIFA Club World Cup and the Man of the Match award, despite losing the final to Internacional . On 30 June 2008, Premier League team Chelsea signed Deco from Barcelona on a three-year contract for €10 million (£8 million). He
5035-461: The exit of the Brazilian striker was followed by the Argentine duo Julio Cruz and Hernán Crespo . Legendary Portuguese attacking midfielder and veteran Luís Figo retired. Figo was on the verge of leaving Inter under Mancini due to a lack of playing time, but in his final season Mourinho used him frequently. Mourinho signed Argentine striker Diego Milito , who fell just one goal short of winning
5130-413: The first leg between Manchester United and Porto, United manager Alex Ferguson confronted Mourinho after Roy Keane received a red card for stamping on Vítor Baía. In the second leg at Old Trafford , Porto were on the verge of an away-goals defeat when Costinha scored in the 89th minute to win the tie. Mourinho flamboyantly celebrated the goal by leaving his dugout, punching the air as he sprinted down
5225-568: The first team permanently, installing an Italian contingent into a team previously composed of mostly foreign players. Both teenagers played a part in the Scudetto -winning season and played enough games to earn their first senior trophy. Despite his domestic successes in winning the Scudetto by a 10-point margin, Mourinho's first season in Italy was viewed as disappointing by some Inter fans, as
5320-413: The following years. With Robson as head coach and Mourinho as his assistant, Porto reached the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League semi-finals and won the 1993–94 Taça de Portugal , the 1994–95 and 1995–96 Portuguese championship , and the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Portuguese Super Cup , the latter with a 5–0 victory over arch-rivals Benfica , in what proved to be Robson's last game at Porto, earning Robson
5415-471: The game and Barcelona won La Liga twice in Van Gaal's first two years as coach. Van Gaal saw that his number two had the promise to be more than a skilled assistant. He let Mourinho develop his own independent coaching style and entrusted him with the coaching duties of Barcelona B . Van Gaal also let Mourinho take charge of the first team (acting as Mourinho's assistant himself) for certain trophies, like
5510-415: The guidance of manager José Mourinho in the 2002–03 season , Deco scored 10 goals in 30 matches and received 17 yellow cards and 1 red card. He was one of the key players in Porto's UEFA Cup final 3–2 win over Celtic that year. In the 2003–04 season , Deco helped Porto recapture the national title and led the team to the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final , in which Porto won 3–0 over Monaco , scoring
5605-491: The largest margin of victory in the Serie A that season. Mourinho was sent off in the December Derby d'Italia away fixture after he sarcastically applauded the referee for what he felt was a dubious free-kick given to Juventus and Inter went on to lose 2–1, courtesy of a Claudio Marchisio winner in the second half. Mourinho achieved what was hailed as one of his career highlights after Inter managed to progress to
5700-417: The league (six wins, two draws) since 25 November 2001. And the team was in fourth place, one point ahead of Porto , one point behind Benfica and six points behind the top of the league table. Mourinho's successes at Leiria did not go unrecognised and he caught the attention of larger Portuguese clubs. Mourinho was then chosen by Porto to replace Octávio Machado on 23 January 2002. At this time, Porto
5795-421: The match to talk to his players, then he hid in a laundry basket to leave the stadium. Later on, he missed the chance of back-to-back Champions League successes when Chelsea were knocked out of the competition by a controversial goal in the semi-finals by eventual winners Liverpool. Under Mourinho, Chelsea secured their first top-flight domestic title in 50 years, setting a string of English football records in
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#17327912603195890-518: The midfield and addressing these shortcomings in the transfer market became a priority for Inter. Inter's lack of a creative playmaker, or trequartista , had been blamed for the Champions League failure. In an attempt to deal with this issue, Inter signed Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder from Real Madrid. Inter struggled in their first two matches of the new season. The team lost the Supercoppa to Lazio 2–1 and drew 1–1 with newly promoted Bari at
5985-462: The new assistant coach, but Mourinho refused and picked Carlos Mozer , a retired Benfica defender, as his right-hand man instead. Mourinho was highly critical of Ferreira, whom he had first encountered as his teacher at ISEF and later lambasted the veteran coach by stating, "This could be the story of a donkey who worked for 30 years but never became a horse." Only weeks after being given the job at Benfica, Mourinho's mentor, Bobby Robson, offered him
6080-594: The newly elected Manuel Vilarinho said that he would instate ex-Benfica player Toni as his new coach. Although Vilarinho had no intention of firing him immediately, Mourinho used the victory over Sporting to test the president's loyalty and he asked for a contract extension. Vilarinho refused the demand and Mourinho resigned from his position immediately. He left the club on 5 December 2000 after just nine league games in charge. Upon later reflection, Vilarinho rued his poor judgement and expressed his frustration at losing Mourinho: [Put me] back then [and] I would do exactly
6175-527: The nickname "Bobby Five-O" in Portugal. After two years at Porto, the duo moved again, joining Barcelona in 1996. Mourinho gradually became a prominent figure of the club's staff by translating at press conferences, planning practice sessions and helping players through tactical advice and analyses of the opposition. Robson and Mourinho's styles complemented each other: the Englishman favoured an attacking style, while Mourinho covered defensive options, and
6270-468: The one-match Portuguese Super Cup , beating Leiria 1–0. They lost the UEFA Super Cup 1–0 to Milan , with Andriy Shevchenko scoring the only goal. The team was dominant in the Primeira Liga and finished the season with a perfect home record, an eight-point advantage and a 27-match unbeaten run that ran from the start of the season until early April, when they lost to Gil Vicente . They secured
6365-492: The opposite direction. When asked by Nuno Gomes in an interview for FourFourTwo why he did not stay and become a legend at Benfica, Deco said, "Benfica decided, it wasn't my decision. They didn't want me. The coach was Graeme Souness at the time. I was young and Benfica needed some players." At Salgueiros, Deco was plagued by injuries and only made a few appearances, until Porto purchased him in March 1999, in time to win
6460-496: The opposite: I would extend his contract. Only later I realised that one's personality and pride cannot be put before the interest of the institution we serve. Mourinho found a new managerial post in July 2001 with União de Leiria . During his time at União de Leiria, the team was on a run contesting places as high as third and fourth. After a 1–1 draw against Santa Clara on 20 January 2002, Mourinho recorded eight matches unbeaten in
6555-744: The opposition of a large number of Porto rivals' supporters, he was called up for his first international, coincidentally against Brazil. He came on as a substitute for Sérgio Conceição and scored the free-kick which won the match 2–1. This was Portugal's first win over Brazil since the 1966 FIFA World Cup . Since that match, he became a regular in the national team. Before UEFA Euro 2004 , Luís Figo criticised Deco's inclusion and said, "Se você nasceu chinês, bem, você tem que jogar pela China." (English: "If you're born Chinese, well, you have to play for China.") Deco responded, "Eu nasci no Brasil e seria uma mentira dizer que sou português agora e não brasileiro. Mas amo Portugal e adoro jogar pela seleção." (English:"I
6650-495: The physical education college as was his wish, but later on, after finishing high school in the special examination period of September, his mother enrolled him in a private business school because there weren't vacant places for him in the physical education college and, in addition, his mother believed business school would bring him to a more successful career path . Mourinho dropped out business school on his first day, deciding he would rather focus on sport, and chose to attend
6745-608: The potential developed in the previous season. By early December, they were at the top of the Premier League table and had reached the knock-out stages of the Champions League . He secured his first trophy by winning the League Cup against Liverpool 3–2 ( AET ) in Cardiff . Towards the end of the match, Mourinho was escorted from the touchline after putting his finger to his mouth in the direction of Liverpool fans, as
6840-434: The process, including the most points ever achieved in the Premier League (95) and the fewest goals conceded (15). Chelsea started the next season well: they defeated Arsenal 2–1 to win the 2005 FA Community Shield and topped the Premier League from the first weekend of the 2005–06 season. Chelsea beat rivals Manchester United 3–0 to win their second consecutive Premier League title and Mourinho's fourth domestic title in
6935-486: The quadruple was brought to an end on 1 May 2007 when Liverpool eliminated Chelsea from the Champions League on penalties at Anfield, following a 1–1 aggregate draw. Days later, Chelsea drew 1–1 with Arsenal at the Emirates , which secured the Premier League title for Manchester United. This was Mourinho's first season without a league title win in five years. Mourinho led Chelsea to a 1–0 victory against Manchester United in
7030-489: The reserves, Mourinho was usually tasked with scouting other teams for his father. He was rarely selected by his father, but he made his debut for the club in the third round of the Taça de Portugal, in a 2–1 extra time win over Salgueiros . On the final day of the campaign against champions-elect Sporting CP , a defender was injured in the pre-match warm up, so he was told to get changed. Club president José Maria Pinho, fearing
7125-556: The second goal of the match. He was the UEFA Champions League 's top assist provider and also suffered the most fouls in the Champions League that season. That season, Deco also won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year as well as the award for the best midfielder in the competition. A deal was achieved between Porto and Barcelona the day after the Euro 2004 final . Barcelona agreed on a €15 million fee in cash, plus
7220-478: The senior level, he left the club in 1980 to sign for Rio Ave , where he played for the reserve team, and in 1981, was joined by his father, who was named first team manager. There, he struck up a prolific partnership with veteran striker Mário Reis . According to former teammate Baltemar Brito (who would become an assistant to Mourinho early on his managerial career), the duo scored around 100 goals, with Mourinho netting forty-seven times. In addition to playing for
7315-516: The sideline near to his celebrating players. Mourinho's Porto win over Ferguson's United was a preview of his move to the Premier League managing Chelsea , where the two men would enjoy a competitive but respectful relationship. In 2005, after Chelsea clinched the Premier League title, Ferguson had his players form a guard of honour at Chelsea's next game at Old Trafford, a favour that Mourinho returned in 2007 at Stamford Bridge , after Ferguson's squad were confirmed league champions. Liverpool are
7410-573: The start to the 2007–08 season was less successful than previous starts. The team lost at Aston Villa and followed this with a goalless draw at home to Blackburn Rovers . Their opening game in the UEFA Champions League saw them only manage a 1–1 home draw against the Norwegian team Rosenborg in front of only 24,973 (an almost half-empty stadium), which included an unimpressed owner Roman Abramovich. Mourinho unexpectedly left Chelsea on 20 September 2007 "by mutual consent", although there had been
7505-478: The summer. Eto'o got off to a promising start with Inter by scoring two goals in the first two matches of the season. Ricardo Quaresma's signing from Mourinho's old club Porto was viewed as providing a previously missing link in the Inter squad, but his play disappointed the club and led him to be loaned out to Chelsea midway through the season, ironically Mourinho's other former club. Mancini also failed to dominate in
7600-583: The third manager to win all UEFA club competitions . He then joined Fenerbahçe. Mourinho was named Portuguese Coach of the Century by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in 2015. Due to his tactical knowledge, charismatic and controversial personality, and a reputation for prioritising results over attractive football, he has drawn comparisons, by both admirers and critics, with Argentine manager Helenio Herrera . Mourinho
7695-496: The threat of nepotism, overruled the decision to do so; the incident saw the pair leave to join Belenenses in the summer. Mourinho mostly spent the season playing for the reserve team, and he played for the first team in the second round of the Taça de Portugal against Clube Desportivo de Vila Franca, an amateur club from Vila Franca do Campo , São Miguel Island , Azores. With Belenenses 8–0 up at half-time, Mourinho came on as
7790-471: The title five weeks before the end of the season. Porto lost the 2004 Taça de Portugal Final to Benfica in May 2004, but two weeks later, Mourinho won a greater prize: the UEFA Champions League , with a 3–0 win over Monaco in Germany. The club had eliminated Manchester United , Lyon and Deportivo de La Coruña and their sole defeat of the competition came against Real Madrid in the group round. In
7885-476: The top scorer award with Genoa , as well as Thiago Motta and Wesley Sneijder , to bolster the midfield. Perhaps his most notable signing of the summer of his second season was a swap deal of Zlatan Ibrahimović in exchange for Barcelona's Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o and a reported £35 million. This transfer was the second most expensive in the history of the transfer market, after Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid earlier in
7980-446: The tournament, and he soon noticed Deco, recommending his signing. In June 1997, Benfica purchased his rights from CSA and immediately sent him on loan (along with fellow Brazilian Caju) to their farm team , Alverca . After helping them win promotion to the top tier in 1997–98 season by scoring 13 goals in 32 appearances, he returned to Benfica in July 1998. However, he left for Salgueiros in exchange for Nandinho , who went in
8075-424: Was captain of the team and would save the life of a teammate who had gotten trapped in a car that had caught on fire. Mourinho decided that he lacked the requisite pace and power to become a professional and chose to focus on becoming a football coach instead. Mourinho failed in the subject of mathematics during the final year of high school, and this prevented him of finishing high school at time to enroll at
8170-494: Was a primary school teacher from an affluent background; her uncle funded the construction of the Vitória de Setúbal football stadium. The Carnation Revolution leading to the fall of António de Oliveira Salazar 's Estado Novo regime in April 1974 also led to the family losing all but a single property in nearby Palmela . Mourinho wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and joined the Belenenses youth team. Graduating to
8265-457: Was able to gain Portuguese citizenship and play for their national team . As none of his great-grandparents, grandparents or parents were Portuguese, under FIFA 's player eligibility rules his citizenship was the only factor to allow him to play for Portugal. He was subsequently mentioned several times in the media as an option for the Portugal national team. After many months of public discussion which split Portuguese public opinion, and despite
8360-461: Was also known to be injury-prone and inconsistent at times, and was also accused of drifting in and out of matches. Furthermore, his work-rate and fitness were often brought into question in his later career. Deco was also well known for his tendency to commit tactical fouls, and he was accused of diving throughout his career. On 16 August 2023, it was announced that Deco would become the sporting director of his former club Barcelona by signing
8455-509: Was born in 1963 to a large middle-class family in Setúbal (a city in the Lisbon metropolitan area ), Portugal, the son of José Manuel Mourinho Félix, who was known by the name Félix Mourinho , and his wife, Maria Júlia Carrajola dos Santos. His father played football professionally for Belenenses and Vitória de Setúbal , earning one cap for Portugal in the course of his career. His mother
8550-408: Was born in Brazil and it would be a lie to say that I'm Portuguese now and not Brazilian. But I love Portugal and I love playing for the national team.") Despite the early criticism, Deco was one of the highlights of the Portugal national team. He scored 5 goals in 75 caps for Portugal by June 2010, when his international career ended after the second-round defeat to Spain at the 2010 World Cup . In
8645-471: Was in fifth place in the Liga (behind Sporting CP, Boavista , União de Leiria and Benfica), had been eliminated from the Taça de Portugal and was in last place in their UEFA Champions League second group stage . Mourinho guided the team to third place that year after a strong 15-game run (including 11 wins) and gave the promise of "making Porto champions next year". He quickly identified several key players as
8740-625: Was included in the Ultimate Team Legends in FIFA 16 . Appearances and goals by club, season and competition. Appearances and goals by national team and year International goals Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first. Porto Barcelona Chelsea Fluminense Individual Orders Jos%C3%A9 Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH ( European Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu] ; born 26 January 1963)
8835-532: Was not even included on the bench. The other high-profile arrival besides Shevchenko was German captain Michael Ballack , a free agent from Bayern Munich who was signed to strengthen the midfield. The Icelandic striker Eiður Guðjohnsen departed the club for Barcelona. Despite the unrest, Chelsea won the League Cup again by defeating Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium . The possibility of
8930-525: Was on 7 July, alongside president Sousa Cintra , manager Robson and Manuel Fernandes . Mourinho began discussing tactics and coaching with Robson in his interpreting role. Robson was sacked by the club in December 1993. When Porto appointed him as their head coach, Mourinho moved with him, continuing to coach and interpret for players at the new club. The Porto team, consisting of players like Ljubinko Drulović , Domingos , Rui Barros , Jorge Costa and Vítor Baía , went on to dominate Portuguese football
9025-481: Was the first signing of new Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was formerly the head coach of the Portugal national team . Deco scored on his debut with a 30-yard goal in a 4–0 league victory over Portsmouth . Deco followed up his performance by scoring in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free-kick against Wigan Athletic . These performances led to him winning the Premier League Player of
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