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.
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.