The world of football has seen a lot of intriguing characters through its numerous generations but only a few are as entertaining as our next entry. Our segment cannot be complete without him, he is none other than Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese mastermind is a once in a lifetime personality both on and off the pitch. Fans of whichever team he manages absolutely love him, everyone else… not so much. Love him or hate him though, only a few can match his accomplishments. He has won 8 first division titles across 4 of Europe’s top leagues and 2 Champions League! But you already know that so here are 5 facts that you might have not known about the special one!
He was on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine!
The special one made an appearance on the cover of the Spanish edition of Rolling Stones magazine. Not only that, he was also named “Rockstar of the year”! This automatically makes him a legend.
He attended business school…for a day
The current Man U boss was all set for business school as his mother always wanted him to become a business man. The Portuguese however, quit after his very first day as his heart was set on becoming a football coach.
He was the inaugural winner of the FIFA Word Coach of the Year award
In 2010 Jose became the first manager to win the manager’s equivalent of a Ballon d’Or after a treble winning season with Internazionale.
Mou has a doctorate degree
Mourinho was awarded an honorary doctorate by Lisbon’s Technical University for his contribution towards football in Portugal. So, do we like call him Dr. Jose from now on?
Jose too can speak six languages
Last week we covered Arsene Wenger who can speak six different languages and it is no secret that he shares a bitter rivalry with Jose Mourinho. Well, what Arsene can do Jose can do as well. The man can speak English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, French and of course Portuguese,
