By LUKE AUGUSTUS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Published: 18:57 EDT, 19 March 2026 | Updated: 18:58 EDT, 19 March 2026
A former member of Jose Mourinho's long-term backroom staff member has died aged 67.
Silvino Louro was Mourinho's trusted goalkeeping coach across two decades - following him at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
News of the Portuguese's passing emerged on Thursday evening, with reports citing that he succumbed to a prolonged illness.
As a coach, the former Benfica and Portugal goalkeeper has passed on his wisdom to several shot-stoppers who have flourished under his tutelage.
Vitor Baia (2004 - Porto), Petr Cech (2005 and 2007 - Chelsea) and Julio Cesar (2010 - Inter Milan) were all named as UEFA's Best Goalkeeper while working directly with Louro at the time.
Louro's relationship with Mourinho proved a successful one, winning silverware at each of the aforementioned clubs that they were at together.
Jose Mourinho's former goalkeeping coach Silvino Louro has died at the age of 67
Following news of his death, tributes have poured in for Louro.
Cech took to his Instagram story to share a picture of he and Louro embracing during their time together at Chelsea. Accompanying the caption read: 'R.I.P.' alongside emojis.
John Terry was the Chelsea captain during that period and the Blues legend was another who paid his respects on social media.
Sharing a photo of Louro, he wrote: 'RIP My friend. What a great man,' alongside a blue loveheart.
The loveheart theme was prevalent among another player who was coached by Louro in David de Gea. The Manchester United legend simply put a loveheart and dove emoji.
Timothy Fosu-Mensah was a team-mate of De Gea's at United and he put two heartbroken emojis upon learning of the news.
Porto reached the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday night with a 2-0 win over Stuttgart in the second leg at home to progress 4-1 on aggregate. And after Diogo Costa kept a clean sheet, Porto released a short statement saying that was testament to Louro - who had a playing spell at the club too.
Sharing a picture of him from his playing days, they wrote on X: 'Diogo Costa's Display Honored Silvino's Memory.'