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Christy O'Connor: How many GAA Mourinhos profit after modest playing careers?

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Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 - 07:05

Christy O'Conner is a former top-level goalkeeper turned acclaimed hurling writer, with an intimate and unique understanding of gaelic games.

Proving you can survive and thrive at a different level

Almost exactly 25 years to the day that he departed the Lisbon powerhouse, José Mourinho returned to Benfica this week, the club where he started his managerial career in 2000.

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