PRIMEIRA LIGA · MANAGERS
José Mourinho salary
José Mourinho earns £99,000 a week managing Sport Lisboa e Benfica - £5,148,000 a year. No Primeira Liga manager we hold a wage for is paid more, out of 19.
WEEKLY £99,000
YEARLY £5.1m
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CONTRACT TO JUN 2027
The Sport Lisboa e Benfica squad is paid £1.3m a week between them.
Wage by season
Every season we hold a wage for, and the club he was at
| SEASON | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | £99,000 | £5.1m | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 62 |
| 2024/25 | £14,000 | £728k | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 62 |
| 2020/21 | £289,000 | £15m | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 |
| 2019/20 | £289,000 | £15m | Tottenham Hotspur | 56 |
| 2017/18 | £289,000 | £15m | Manchester United | 54 |
| 2016/17 | £289,000 | £15m | Manchester United | 53 |
Coaching staff at Sport Lisboa e Benfica
20 of the 46 staff we hold at the club
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Nuno Santos | GK Coach |
| Bruno Furtado | Performance Analyst |
| José Ribeiro | Performance Analyst |
| Luís Miguel Pombo | Performance Analyst |
| Rodrigo Fernandes | Performance Analyst |
| Rúben Soares | Performance Analyst |
| Afonso Maya Seco | Recruitment Analyst |
| André Silvério | Sports Scientist |
| Steffen Lutz | Physio |
| Bruno Colaço | Scout |
| Patrick Dippel | Chief Scout |
| Mário Branco | Director |
| Sandro Carriço | Head of Sports Science |
| Joaquim Milheiro | Head of Youth Development |
| Nuno Maurício | Head Performance Analyst |
| Cláudio Correia | Head Physio |
| Luís Araújo | Manager |
| Vítor Vinha | Manager |
| Ricardo Rocha | Set Piece Coach |
| Simão Sabrosa | Technical Director |
Where the backroom money goes at Sport Lisboa e Benfica
What the club pays its staff a year, department by department.
| DEPARTMENT | STAFF | YEARLY |
|---|---|---|
| Scouting and analysis | 20 | £2.6m |
| Coaching | 12 | £1.4m |
| Medical and sports science | 11 | £1.3m |
What these roles pay at Primeira Liga clubs
The median weekly wage for each role, across the 4 Primeira Liga clubs we hold staff for.
| ROLE | STAFF | MEDIAN WEEKLY |
|---|---|---|
| GK Coach | 7 | £3,600 |
| Performance Analyst | 19 | £2,900 |
| Recruitment Analyst | 5 | £2,900 |
| Sports Scientist | 6 | £2,500 |
| Physio | 12 | £2,400 |
| Scout | 21 | £2,300 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid football manager?
José Mourinho earns £99,000 a week managing Sport Lisboa e Benfica - £5,148,000 a year.
Is a manager's salary part of the club wage bill?
No. The wage bills on our club and league pages are what the playing squad is paid. Manager and coaching salaries sit outside them.