bᵻfˌoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt sˈɪksti nˈaɪn stˈɑːɹɾᵻd, mɜːɹˈɪnhoʊ sˈaɪnd fɔːɹ fˈɛloʊ lˈiːɡ klˈʌb bᵻlˈɛnɛnsᵻz, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ ɪn ɐ pˈɜːsənəl bˈɛstˈɛvɚ sˈɛkənd pəzˈɪʃən ɪn hɪz fˈɪfθ sˈiːzən wɪððə sˈʌbsᵻkwənt kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən tə ðə jˈuːfə kˈʌp ænd ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɪn dʒˈuːn ʌvðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
Before 1968–69 started, Mourinho signed for fellow league club Belenenses, finishing in a personal best-ever second position in his fifth season – with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Cup – and retiring in June of the following year at the age of 36.