Rui Faria

Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria (born 14 June 1975) is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years.

Biography

Early life Faria was born in Balugães, a tiny parish of Barcelos in Portugal. Like Mourinho, he was a physical education graduate who had not played football at a high level. He completed his university education from the University of Porto studying alongside Carlos Carvalhal.

Faria's education took him to a seminar day at the Camp Nou, Barcelona's home stadium, where Mourinho was working as assistant manager to Louis van Gaal. Mourinho saw a kindred spirit in Faria, and when he took the União de Leiria job in April 2001, he hired Faria as his assistant and fitness coach. Faria followed Mourinho back to Chelsea, when he was confirmed as the manager in June 2013.

He has worked alongside Mourinho since 2002, a period that had seen the manager and his staff fail to lose a league game at home in eight years, the run ending with a 0–1 defeat to Sporting de Gijón whilst with Real Madrid. Mourinho described Faria as his "methodology right arm, the guy that understands best my information and the way I work".

In April 2014, Faria was sent from the dugout by referee Mike Dean following the coach's aggressive behaviour to the official during Chelsea's home defeat to Sunderland. He was charged with using abusive and insulting words. He received a four-match stadium ban after appealing against a six-match ban.

Faria once again was appointed as Mourinho's assistant upon his appointment at Manchester United in 2016. In May 2018, Faria resigned as assistant manager of Manchester United to spend more time with his family, ending his 17 year partnership with Mourinho.

On 18 January 2019, Faria was appointed manager of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail, his first full management position. He resigned from his role one year later.

Controversy As with his long-time manager, colleague and friend Mourinho, Faria has been the subject of controversy in the media. In a match against Reading in 2006, where Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech received a severe blow to the head, Faria was sent off alongside Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi.

In a 2005 Champions League quarter-final match against Bayern Munich, where Mourinho was suspended for Chelsea, Faria was seen wearing a woolly hat and scratching his ear enough to elicit suspicions that Mourinho was covertly communicating with his fitness coach.

At Real Madrid, Faria was said to have been party to an altercation with Sporting de Gijón manager Manuel Preciado after a match between the two clubs in November 2010.

In April 2014, Faria was dismissed from the Chelsea bench during the home defeat against Sunderland when he made comments to the fourth official complaining about a penalty that had been awarded to Sunderland. It was alleged he had used "abusive and/or insulting words".

Personal life Faria is married and is a father to three children.

Honours As assistant coach As an assistant coach, including a sabbatical in 2007–08, Faria's club sides have won their domestic league eight times, the UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League twice and the Champions League twice. Between 2002 and 2012, Mourinho and Faria did not go a full season or a calendar year without winning at least one trophy.

Porto 2002–03 Primeira Liga 2002–03 Taça de Portugal 2002–03 UEFA Cup 2003 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira 2003–04 Primeira Liga 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Chelsea 2004–05 FA Premier League 2004–05 League Cup 2005 FA Community Shield 2005–06 FA Premier League 2006–07 League Cup 2006–07 FA Cup

Internazionale 2008 Supercoppa Italiana 2008–09 Serie A 2009–10 Serie A 2009–10 Coppa Italia 2009–10 UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid 2010–11 Copa del Rey 2011–12 La Liga 2012 Supercopa de España

Chelsea 2014–15 League Cup 2014–15 Premier League

Manchester United 2016 FA Community Shield 2016–17 EFL Cup 2016–17 UEFA Europa League

The Treble (League, Cup and European trophies) 2002–03 with Porto: League, Cup and UEFA Cup 2009–10 with Inter Milan: League, Cup and UEFA Champions League

As head coach Al-Duhail Qatar Emir Cup: 2019