At the age of 16, Villas-Boas (who was always a Porto supporter) lived in the same apartment block as the English Bobby Robson, who was managing FC Porto at the time. Following a debate between the two, Robson appointed Villas-Boas to Porto's observation department.[6] Under the guidance of Robson, who was impressed with his fluent knowledge of English, he achieved his UEFA C coaching licence at the age of 17 in Scotland.[citation needed] He then had a short stint as head coach of the British Virgin Islands national team at the age of 21,[7][8] before he moved onto a career as an assistant coach at Porto under José Mourinho (another protégé of Robson's). As Mourinho moved clubs to Chelsea and Internazionale, Villas-Boas followed From Wikipedia