Jose Mourinho's dad during his time at Rio Ave during the 1980s.So, here are six football bosses who were relieved of their managerial duties during the festive period.Mourinho himself has twice been sacked within a week of Christmas, during his second Chelsea spell and at Manchester United.However, his dad Felix was sacked on Christmas Day itself in 1984 and relieved of his duties as Rio Ave manager.Mourinho recalled that Christmas in a 2004 interview, explaining: “He was manager, the results had not been good, he lost a game on December 22 or 23.“On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch.
