Mourinho wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father by becoming a footballer and he joined the Belenenses youth team. Graduating to the senior level, he played atRio Ave(where his father was coach), Belenenses and Sesimbra, but it became evident that he would not excel as a professional due to a lack of the requisite pace and power. [6] [7] Acceding to his shortcomings, he chose to pursue the dream of becoming a professional football coach instead. [3] His mother had different ideas altogether and enrolled him in a business school. Mourinho attended the school but dropped out on his first day, deciding he would rather focus on sport, and chose to attend the Instituto Superior de Educação Física (ISEF),Technical University of Lisbon, to studysports science.
Ni jambo lililo wazi kuwa klabu hizi za Yanga na Simba ni timu zilizoanzishwa zaidi ya miaka 30 iliyopita lakini cha kushangaza ni timu ambazo hazina uwezo wa kujiendesha wala kuweza kulipa mishahara ya wachezaji wake mpaka karne hii ya sasa,Yanga na Simba zilipaswa kuwa kama timu za kisasa kama Asante Kotoko,Asec Mimosas,Orlando Pirates,Kaizer chief na nyingine nyingi zenye uwezo wa kifedha na rasilimali nyingi.lakini cha kushangaza mpaka leo wachezaji wa Simba na Yanga pamoja na mbwembwe zote za viongozi mpaka sasa hutegemea mishahara toka kwa wafadhili binafsi na kufanya wachezaji kuishi maisha ya ajabu na kukosa morali ya kucheza soka makini.