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José Morais

José Morais

Portuguese football coach (born 1965)


José Manuel Ferreira de Morais (born 27 July 1965) is a Portuguese professional football coach and former player.

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Morais arrived at Inter Milan in July 2009 to replace the departing André Villas-Boas, who took the head coaching position with Académica de Coimbra.[1] Hired by fellow countryman José Mourinho, the two reportedly first met at Benfica in 2000.

After head coach Mourinho terminated his contract with Inter, Morais followed Mourinho to Real Madrid in June 2010. Similarly, he then followed Mourinho to Chelsea in June 2013 following the end of Mourinho's managerial spell with Real Madrid. He then managed in his own right in several countries, winning two K League 1 titles with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in South Korea.

Playing career

Morais' playing career started at the União de Leiria in 1984. He stayed there for two seasons before moving to Dragões de Alferrarede in 1986, playing there for two years. His next stint at Atlético CP lasted only one year. In 1990, he went on loan to Praiense before finally retiring in Penafiel after the 1990–91 season.

Coaching career

Morais worked with the Benfica youth team among several football clubs in Portugal,[2] Swedish club Assyriska, Tunisian club Espérance, as well as once holding the head coach position for the Yemen national team.[3][4] On 27 April 2002, he became the coach of Westfalia Herne in the German fourth division.[5] Between 20 January 2003 and 30 June, he was the head coach from two times German champion Dresdner SC in the German third league.

On 13 July 2006, Morais joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly as manager.[6] He left the club on 16 December 2006 following a 5–1 defeat to Al-Ittihad.[7] On 6 June 2014, Morais was named as new manager of Saudi side Al-Shabab. He won Saudi Super Cup title after defeating Al Nassr in penalty shootout in his first match as Al-Shabab manager. For the 2014–15 season, Morais took a one-year sabbatical to become manager of Saudi Arabian team Al-Shabab before returning to Chelsea for the start of pre-season ahead of the 2015–16 Premier League campaign. On 16 August 2018, Morais was appointed manager of Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv.[8] On 28 November 2018, Morais quit as manager of Ukrainian Premier League and was appointed as manager of South Korean K League 1 side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[9] He won the K League 1 in both of his first two seasons.[10] In December 2020, he left Jeonbuk after his contract was terminated.[11] In May 2021, Morais signed a contract until the end season with Saudi club Al Hilal.[12] on 24 June 2022, Morais joined Persian Gulf Pro League side Sepahan on a new three-year deal.[13]

Managerial statistics

Morais with José Mourinho
As of 12 April 2024[14]
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Honours

Espérance Tunis
Al-Shabab
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Al Hilal
Sepahan

Individual


References

  1. "Inter bids farewell to Andrè Villas Boas". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  2. "Anpa-Associação Nacional Da Polícia Aérea: Pcab/Pa - José Morais". Policia-aerea.blogspot.com. 2004-02-26. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  3. "Jose' Morais Nello Staff Di Mourinho" (in Italian). Oleole.it. 2009-07-09. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  4. "Assyriskas tränare José Morais till Inter". Fotbollseuropa.se. 2009-08-23. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  5. "Mourinhos flüsternder Schatten". www.wn.de (in German).
  6. ""Карпати" очолив Жозе Мораіш" (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Lviv. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ""조제 모라이스, 전북 차기 감독 확정" (포르투갈 언론)" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. Gillen, Sean (1 November 2020). "Portuguese coach José Morais wins 2nd South Korean championship". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. Binns, Matthew. "Manager José Morais Leaves Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors". K League United | South Korean football news.
  10. "Jose Morais named Sepahan coach: IPL". 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

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