Jose Mourinho has returned to the sporting headlines to much jubilation with his appointment as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. He’s considered one of the greatest managers of all time though he’s had a chequered recent past with Chelsea and Manchester United.
Born 26 January 1963 7am Setubal, Portugal (birth certificate). He has Sun, Saturn, Moon in Aquarius in his 1st house so is serious, focussed and stubborn. His Saturn Moon oppose Mars in Leo square Neptune Midheaven in Scorpio – so he can be short tempered but will be disciplined, idealistic, visionary, good at attracting publicity. He’s also got a pushily confident Jupiter opposition Pluto (Uranus) in the 8th square Venus in sporting Sagittarius giving him a good deal of charm as well as drive.
He’s not moving into his most successful phase with tr Saturn now about to dip below his Capricorn Ascendant into his lower profile first quadrant for several years ahead. Jupiter from March 2020 for a year will provide a brief upwards lift but he’ll be pushing against the tide and at times finding his old ambitious determination sagging. He’s also got a bumpy series of Uranus hard aspects – in square to his Sun in early 2020, then to his Sun/Saturn and Mars/Node midpoints from mid 2020 on and off for a year which will bring high tensions and insecurity as well as outbursts. At the moment as well his progressed Mars is opposing his Sun for another few months which isn’t generally a positive influence. His contract runs till 2022/23 but if his birth time is accurate his career looks to be taking a radical change of direction as early as 2021.
He replaces Mauricio Pochettino, 2 March 1972, a Sun Pisces square Neptune and sextile Mars in Taurus. He looks understandably discouraged, aggravated and confused with tr Pluto hitting his Sun/Saturn, Mars/Saturn, Mars/Pluto and Sun/Neptune midpoints now and into 2020; and he will have more than a few sinking moments through 2020. But he might get some respite from his Jupiter Return this December and indeed the Capricorn Solar Eclipse conjunct his Jupiter; and he should get his mojo back from midyear with tr Uranus square his Sun/Jupiter midpoint, on and off into 2021. His contract ran till 2023 so I’d imagine he’d get paid the residue which might blunt the pain of being fired.