Jorge Mendes | |
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.jpg) Mendes in 2013 | |
| Born | Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes 7 January 1966 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Occupation | Sports agent |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | GestiFute |
Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes (born 7 January 1966) is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the Portuguese Football Federation[1] and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996.[2] Mendes is among the most influential football agents in the world, with clients including Cristiano Ronaldo, David de Gea, José Mourinho, Diego Costa, James Rodríguez and João Félix.[3][4][5][6] Outside of football, he represents clients such as Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc, triple jump champion Patricia Mamona, surfer Frederico Morais, tennis player João Sousa and the cyclist João Almeida.[7] Mendes is often referred to as a "super-agent".[4][8][9]
Mendes has been named Best Agent of the Year at the Globe Soccer Awards ten times, from 2010 to 2020.[10]
- ^ Players' Agents List, fifa.com, Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "GestiFute: About Us". Archived 23 July 2009 at the Portuguese Web Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ Burt, Jason (31 January 2015). "Diego Costa: I take things to limit but I did nothing wrong". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Monaco break the bank with £110m spree and send out warning to Europe's giants" by Oliver Brown, The Daily Telegraph, 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Renato Sanches to Bayern Munich: Manchester United target moves to Bundesliga champions for £27.6million" by Mark Critchley, The Independent, 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Transfers | Real Madrid and Barça do battle for Valencia's André Gomes – AS.com" Archived 27 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Diario AS, 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Jorge Mendes entra no ciclismo e 'agarra' João Almeida, Ruben Guerreiro e gémeos Oliveira" [Jorge Mendes enters cycling and 'grabs' João Almeida, Ruben Guerreiro and twins Oliveira]. Sapo Desporto (in Portuguese). 31 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Mendes: The rise and rise of Portugal's super-agent" by David Conn, The Guardian, 18 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Falcao on the verge of Monaco move", Marca, 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Jorge Mendes (Best Agent of the Year), Globe Soccer Awards.