ለእግር ኳስ ቁርጠኛ የሆኑት ሞሪንሆ ቤተሰቦቻቸውን የህይወታቸው ማዕከል እንደሆኑ ሲገልፁ "በጣም አስፈላጊው ነገር ቤተሰቤ እና ጥሩ አባት መሆን ነው" ብለዋል ።
Mourinho, whilst dedicated to football, describes his family as the centre of his life and has noted that the "most important thing is my family and being a good father.