 Morais in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Ferreira de Morais | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-07-27)27 July 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Golungo Alto, Angola | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Wahda (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | União de Leiria | ||
| 1986–1988 | Dragões de Alferrarede | ||
| 1988–1990 | Atlético CP | ||
| 1990 | →Praiense (loan) | ||
| 1990–1991 | Penafiel | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Benfica B | ||
| 2001 | Estoril | ||
| 2002 | Westfalia Herne | ||
| 2003 | Dresdner SC | ||
| 2003–2004 | Porto (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Académico Viseu | ||
| 2004 | Santa Clara | ||
| 2005 | Assyriska Föreningen | ||
| 2006 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2007 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al Hazm | ||
| 2008 | Stade Tunisien | ||
| 2008 | Yemen | ||
| 2008–2009 | Espérance | ||
| 2009–2010 | Inter Milan (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Real Madrid (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2015 | Espérance | ||
| 2015 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Antalyaspor | ||
| 2016–2017 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2018 | Barnsley | ||
| 2018 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2019–2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||
| 2021 | Al Hilal | ||
| 2022–2024 | Sepahan | ||
| 2025 | Bodrum | ||
| 2025– | Al Wahda | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Manuel Ferreira de Morais (born 27 July 1965) is a Portuguese professionalfootball coach and former player. He is the current manager of EmiratiUAE Pro League clubAl Wahda.
Morais arrived atInter Milan in July 2009 to replace the departingAndré Villas-Boas, who took the head coaching position withAcadémica de Coimbra.[1] Hired by fellow countrymanJosé Mourinho, the two reportedly first met atBenfica in 2000.
After head coach Mourinho terminated his contract with Inter, Morais followed Mourinho toReal Madrid in June 2010. Similarly, he then followed Mourinho toChelsea 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 twoK League 1 titles withJeonbuk Hyundai Motors in South Korea.
Morais' playing career started at theUnião 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 atAtlético CP lasted only one year. In 1990, he went on loan toPraiense before finally retiring inPenafiel after the 1990–91 season.
Morais worked with theBenfica youth team among several football clubs in Portugal,[2] Swedish clubAssyriska, Tunisian clubEspérance, as well as once holding the head coach position for theYemen national team.[3][4] On 27 April 2002, he became the coach ofWestfalia Herne in the German fourth division.[5] Between 20 January 2003 and 30 June, he was the head coach from two times German championDresdner SC in the German third league.
On 13 July 2006, Morais joined Saudi Arabian clubAl-Faisaly as manager.[6] He left the club on 16 December 2006 following a 5–1 defeat toAl-Ittihad.[7] On 6 June 2014, Morais was named as new manager of Saudi sideAl-Shabab. He wonSaudi Super Cup title after defeatingAl Nassr inpenalty 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 toChelsea for the start of pre-season ahead of the2015–16 Premier League campaign.On 16 August 2018, Morais was appointed manager ofUkrainian Premier League clubKarpaty Lviv.[8] On 28 November 2018, Morais quit as manager ofUkrainian Premier League and was appointed as manager of South KoreanK League 1 sideJeonbuk Hyundai Motors.[9] He won theK 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 clubAl Hilal.[12]on 24 June 2022, Morais joinedPersian Gulf Pro League sideSepahan on a new three-year deal.[13] On 8 February 2025, he was appointed coach ofSüper Lig sideBodrum FK on a deal until June 2025.
On 20 June 2025, Morais became the head coach ofUAE Pro League clubAl Wahda.[14]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Assyriska | 2 January 2005 | 23 October 2005 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 015.38 |
| Al Faisaly | 17 July 2006 | 16 December 2006 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 017.65 |
| Espérance | 17 November 2008 | 8 March 2009 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 073.68 |
| Al-Shabab | 6 June 2014 | 15 October 2014 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 071.43 |
| Antalyaspor | 6 January 2016 | 6 October 2016 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 032.14 |
| AEK Athens | 18 October 2016 | 18 January 2017 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 021.43 |
| Barnsley | 16 February 2018 | 6 May 2018 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 020.00 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 16 August 2018 | 28 November 2018 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 036.36 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 January 2019 | 6 December 2020 | 85 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 060.00 |
| Al Hilal | 7 May 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 |
| Sepahan | 24 June 2022 | 2 November 2024 | 88 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 053.41 |
| Total | 314 | 146 | 75 | 93 | 046.50 | ||
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