All About Soccer Manager José Mourinho’s Wife and Kids

Skyler TrepelSat, August 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM UTC

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Jose Mourinho during the UEFA Champions League football match on January 28, 2026; Jose Mourinho and his family in London at the UK Premiere of ‘The Incredibles’ on Nov. 7, 2004.Credit: FILIPE AMORIM / AFP via Getty; Dave Hogan/Getty -

José Mourinho and his wife, Matilde “Tami” Faria, met as teenagers, and he credits her for shaping his career decisions

His daughter, Matilde Faria Mourinho Felix, founded a sustainable jewelry brand inspired by family heirlooms

Mourinho’s son, José Mario Jr., pursued soccer as a goalkeeper

Soccer manager José Mourinho is known as “the special one” but it’s his family who’s most special to him.

He married Matilde “Tami” Faria in 1989 and they welcomed two kids, daughter Matilde Faria Mourinho Felix and son José Mario Mourinho Jr., born in 1996 and 2000 respectively.

Mourinho and Faria’s daughter started her own jewelry company and their son had a career in soccer as well. Though Mourinho’s work often keeps him busy and away from his family, he has said they are the most important part of his life.

“Sometimes you have a feeling of, ‘I should be there, I’m not there,’ ” Mourinho said in Netflix’s 2026 documentary Mourinho. “But I don’t want you to think that family means something less important to me. They are in a place that they cannot even be compared with football.”

Here’s everything to know about soccer manager José Mourinho’s wife and kids.

Mourinho and his wife met when they were kids

Jose Mourinho and Matilde Mourinho during a Day of Portugal lunch with the President in Setubal, Portugaon on June 9, 2007.Credit: Alfredo Rocha/WireImage

Before he became a soccer manager known as “the special one,” Mourinho began dating his wife Matilde “Tami” Faria when they were teenagers growing up in Setúbal, Portugal. They married in 1989.

Mourinho feels that the length of time he and his wife have known each other allowed them to build a deep trust and seamless communication.

“My wife trusts me, my wife knows me,” he told the Irish Mirrorin 2014. “She has been with me since I was 17 and she was 15 — everything is so crystal clear for us.”

Mourinho got a tattoo to honor his wife and kids

Jose Mourinho’s tattoo of the the nicknames of his wife, daughter and son on his wrist.Credit: AMA/Corbis via Getty

Around 2014, Mourinho got his wife and kids’ names tattooed on his wrist.

“I’m romantic in the sense that the people I love, they have to know that I love them, and they do know it, and they feel it … My wife did a tattoo and challenged me to do it. I didn’t at first because I always felt, ‘Urrrgh it hurts’ and ‘I don’t have to do this to my skin’, and so on and so on,” Mourinho told the Irish Mirror. “But it was her birthday and I thought it would be a good gift to her. So I had my wife and my kids’ names on my wrist and it was not as painful as I thought. It was easy.”

His daughter owns a jewelry company called Matilde

Matilde developed a passion for jewelry after receiving a meaningful ring from her mother and bracelet from her grandmother. However, when she learned about some of the social and environmental issues surrounding traditional jewelry production methods, she was motivated to start her own brand, Matilde.

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“I began to question whether it was possible to craft beautiful, fine jewelry pieces sustainably and free from such negativity,” Matilde wrote on her company’s website. “Fine jewelry that could pass from generation to generation proudly, timeless beauty imbued with eternal values. With this in mind, I created MATILDE.”

Mourinho Jr. played soccer

Jose Mourinho celebrates with his son Jose Mourinho Jr during the UEFA Europa League Final match in Stockholm, Sweden on May 24, 2017.Credit: Ian MacNicol/Getty

Mourinho’s son spent his entire life growing up around soccer. When he was younger, he would even help his father by providing analysis after matches and continued to do so on opposing teams when his father managed Manchester United.

While Mourinho was coaching Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea, Mourinho Jr. played soccer as a goalkeeper for their academies. By the time he was 15, he joined Fulham FC’s U18 team as their goalkeeper.

Mourinho’s wife has influenced his career

Mourinho’s wife was the one who encouraged him to become Inter Milan’s manager instead of England’s after he was offered the position in 2007.

“My wife told me not to take it and she was right,” Mourinho told The Guardianin 2014. “It was the right decision. We are talking about seven years ago… and I cannot wait two years for a big competition. I cannot be spending two years playing against Kazakhstan and San Marino… and she was right. It was not the job for me seven years ago, it’s not the job for me now and I don’t think it will be the job for me in seven years’ time. Maybe in 15 years from now but not seven.”

Mourinho cherishes time with his family

Jose Mourinho with his children after the Premier League match in London on May 7, 2005.Credit: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty

Mourinho has been one of the busiest soccer managers of the last 20 years. As his kids grew up, though, he said it was important to cherish any time he could get with them.

“A good night for me is to have a nice dinner with my wife and son and daughter,” Mourinho told The Big Issuein 2015. “Obviously, now they are getting older and they are starting to have their lives and they have their friends also, so at this moment with school, football, university — we cannot be like before with lunch and dinner together every day. So now is different, so a good night for me is to enjoy them and have a good meal and after that spend time with my family.”

Mourinho has starred in commercials with both his kids

Jose Mourinho and his daughter, Matilde, in an Uber Eats commercial.Credit: Uber Eats/Instagram

Mourinho has found some unique ways to get quality time with his kids over the last few years, including by starring in commercials together.

In 2023, he starred in a comedic Sky Mexico commercial, becoming part of Sky+ alongside his son. In 2024, he starred alongside his daughter in an Uber Eatscommercial.

Matilde got married in 2024

Matilde married property consultant Daniel Graham on Oct. 12, 2024, after having first met when they were teenagers. The entire day was a family affair as the wedding took place at her childhood home.

“I woke up in my childhood bedroom and got ready with my family on the morning of my wedding … Being surrounded by [my family] kept me calm and relaxed as the day began,” Matilde told British Voguein 2024. “Seeing all our favourite people in one place was an incredible feeling.”

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