Career
He arrived at Inter in July 2009 to replace the departing André Villas-Boas who took the head coaching position at Portugal club Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. Hired by fellow countryman José Mourinho, the two reportedly first met at Benfica in 2000. After head coach José Mourinho terminated his contract with Inter, he followed Mourinho to Real Madrid in June 2010.
Similarly, he followed Mourinho to Chelsea in June 2013 following the end of Mourinho"s managerial spell with Real Madrid. And in February 2015 he started with esperence sportive de tunis.
José Morais" playing career started at the União Desportiva 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 at Atlético Clube de Portugal lasted only one year. In 1990 he went on loan to Sport Club Praiense before finally retiring in Sport Club Penafiel after the 1990/1991 season.
On 27 of April 2002, he became the coach of Westfalia Herne in the fourth German division.
On 6 June 2014, Morais was named as new manager of Saudi side. Foreign the 2014/15 season, Morais took a one-year sabbatical to become manager of Saudi Arabian team First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Shabbab before returning to Chelsea for the start of pre-season ahead of the 2015/16 campaign.