José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (born January 26, 1963 in Setúbal, Portugal), is a football manager. He is currently the coach of Chelsea Football Club, based in South West London. His salary is reported to be increasing to £5 million a year plus bonuses from the 2005/06 season, which will reportedly make him the highest paid football manager in the world http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=ap_0LaDEKIsY&refer=uk.

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January 26 - 1963 - Setúbal - Portugal - Football - Chelsea Football Club - London

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He is regarded as a genuinely great manager by other bosses (including Alex Ferguson manager of Manchester United, a rival club) and pundits. Many consider Mourinho to be one of the best managers in the Premiership and in Europe and the undisputed key to Chelsea's blistering form and international growth away from the pitch. However, Mourinho is notorious for his unshakeable self-belief and confidence (sometimes bordering on arrogance) in face of reporters, that has given newspapers and TV stations worldwide endless hours of material, with veteran English pundit Jimmy Hill labelling him a "soap".

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Alex Ferguson - Manchester United - Premiership - Europe - Jimmy Hill

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Thanks to his success and his outspoken nature, Mourinho has become one of the most loved and the most hated managers in the Premiership.

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