Chelsea football manager Jose Mourinho is the most successful club manager in world football. He has won the league titles in each of the four countries where he has managed – his native Portugal, Italy, Spain and England. He has won the Champions League twice.
You would think he talks to God every time before his wins, however, in a new interview, Jose says the reverse is the case - he talks to God every day, but never about football and never discusses the game with his wife.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Mourinho admitted that he has a strong faith in God and he tries his
best to separate his professional and his family life. The 52-year-old football manager and father-of-two said:
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.What does he pray for?
For my family! For my kids, for my wife, for my parents, for happiness and a good family life. But I can say the reality is I never go to the church to speak with Him about football. Never!Despite his intensely arrogant persona on the sideline, Mourinho also claims that he is a good person.
I think so. I try to be. And I think I am. I don’t have problems with family or friends. I am a good family person; I am a good friend. I try to support people that I don’t even know. Do I make mistakes? Yes. My professional area is not only very competitive – it is competitive and emotional and [you must] push people for a certain kind of behaviour – absolutely, yes. But the professional life is only part of a person; a person is much more than that.Chelsea are currently top of the league and are playing struggling QPR this weekend.
Mourinho and his wife, Matilde, were teenage sweethearts, growing up a street away from each other in the coastal town of Setúbal. They have been married for 26 years, and have two teenage children, also named Matilde and José.
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