By Melody Gross 
Derlei in an interview with the program “Hora dos Craques” by Maniche and Miguel Márquez Montero on Canal Porto.
The famous story of the house with walls made of sea sand: “I had already bought it, and I had nothing to do. After a while, I started seeing things here and there and I thought I could fix them. But a lot started to show. Halfway through the year, my wife asked me to look. Meanwhile, Pepe was arriving at FC Porto.” And I told him to go over there and take a look [risos]. “Ninja, I love the house, but the price…” If I’m not mistaken, Pepe still owns the house, even though he doesn’t live there. “
Plan for the future: “I finished the third level and the project is to return to football as a coach. I took the course in Peru. The CBF course is not recognized by UEFA.”
Jose Mourinho’s influence: “Mourinho was the coach who enhanced my skills the most. I felt comfortable with him at FC Porto, but even in Leiria, when we played 4 x 4 x 2, he gave me freedom, I wasn’t restricted to a part of the field. Every time that reunion was a very strong hug.” Grateful. I can say with all the words that he was my father in football, he opened the doors for me.”
Winning mentality: “Mourinho always had confidence there, but he always had his feet on the ground. He’d see other teams playing and say, ‘They’re not playing…’ [risos]. He also pulled on the brakes and said: Don’t think you’re the best in the world. We have a good team and we can play on equal terms with anyone. With the friendship we had forged, no matter how much harsher a speech your fellow might make on the field, it was not out of disrespect and when we left the field it was all over. Nobody wanted to leave the team and those who got out wanted to join.”