José Mourinho — Data, evidence & sources

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José Mourinho

Real Madrid· LaLiga · Portugal flag Portugal

Employed4-4-2Defensive OrganisationLaLiga hub →

GafferScore

86/ 100

Very high level

95th percentile of covered managers

Developing sampleUpdated today

CAREER & CONTRACT RECORD NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THIS MANAGER.

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-4-2

Appointed

Not yet available

Contract expiry

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Senior managerial experience

Not yet available

Date of birth

Not yet available

Place of birth

Not available

Tactical identity

Defensive Organisation

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: LaLigaUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship verified to the 20 August 2026 baseline

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	84	80th	Covered managers
Defence	97	99th	Covered managers
Pressing	80	63rd	Covered managers
Possession	77	62nd	Covered managers
Build-Up	82	72nd	Covered managers
Transition	91	97th	Covered managers
Player Development	88	92nd	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	89	93rd	Covered managers
GafferScore	86	95th	Covered managers

Verified career record

No verified match record is held for this manager yet. GafferLens does not estimate totals, so figures appear here only once each senior spell has been sourced.

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated today · Confidence LOW · Source: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship verified to the 20 August 2026 baseline

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Real Madrid shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for José Mourinho (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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