Jose Mourinho’s father has passed away at the age of 79.
Vitoria Setubal confirmed in a statement that Felix Mourinho had died in Portugal and will be buried in the City of Setubal, 25 miles south of Lisbon, on Tuesday.
No cause of death has been given.
Mourinho’s father played as a goalkeeper for Vitoria Setubal before going on to be a coach and club director, while also playing for the Portuguese national team in 1972.
Felix won the Portuguese cup in 1965 and heavily influenced Mourinho’s career with Jose scouting for his father and observing his training sessions from an early age.
The Manchester United manager, who has won the UEFA Champions League with FC Porto and Inter Milan, as well as domestic titles in Portugal, England, Italy and Spain, posted the following photo of himself and his father on Instagram late Sunday but didn’t include a comment.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVxoRvQAZT2/?hl=en
Several of Jose Mourinho’s former clubs have also passed on their condolences to Mourinho via their social media accounts.
O #FCPorto envia as condolências a José Mourinho pelo falecimento de Félix Mourinho, seu pai. pic.twitter.com/1dciecxJ64
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) June 26, 2017
The thoughts of #Inter and Interisti are with Jose #Mourinho at this extremely difficult time #FCIM pic.twitter.com/7buDoaqxnH
— Inter (@Inter_en) June 25, 2017