Jose Mourinho's father Felix dies aged 79

Gossip & Rumours
By Game Yetu | Jun 27, 2017
A young Jose Mourinho with his footballing father, Jose Mourinho snr.

Felix Mourinho, the father of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and a former Portugal goalkeeper, has died at the age of 79.

Paying tribute to his dad on Instagram, the grieving Manchester United boss posted a touching black and white picture of them together from when he was a child.

 

A post shared by Jose Mourinho (@josemourinho) on

Vitoria Setubal, where Felix Mourinho played and later worked as coach and club director, said he died Sunday. It did not give the cause of death.

Felix Mourinho helped Setubal to victory in the Portuguese Cup final in 1965, beating powerhouse Benfica 3-1. He made his only appearance for Portugal's national team in 1972.

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

Jose Mourinho posted a black-and-white photograph of himself as a boy with his father on his Instagram account but made no public comment.

Felix Mourinho was to be buried Tuesday in Setubal, a city 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Lisbon. (Additional AP)

Share this story
More than 500 million fans request FIFA World Cup tickets
Football's global governing body FIFA said Wednesday it had received more than 500 million requests for tickets to this year's World Cup
Chelsea paid for costly errors in Arsenal defeat, says Rosenior
Liam Rosenior admitted Chelsea paid the price for costly mistakes after Arsenal took advantage of his side's blunders to win 3-2 in the League Cup semi-final first leg.
K'Ogalo move top as defending champs Police drop points again
Police winless run stretches to five matches after 1-1 draw with Mara Sugar. Gor survive Seal attack to leapfrog Leopards at the summit.
Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Africa Cup of Nations final
Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou was the hero with two saves in the shoot-out as hosts Morocco beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final showdown
Kenya Cup serves off today as KDF seek to shoot down Blazers
Champions KCB Bank launch their title defence campaign against novices A-Plus.
.
RECOMMENDED NEWS