Samira Samii

Samira Samii
Samira Samii , Trialog Cup 2012
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Tehran, Iran
Occupations
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(m. 2005; div. 2006)​

Samira Samii (Persian: سمیرا سمیعی; born 1977) is a sports agent and columnist for the German football magazine Rund.[1] She is the only female agent working in the German Bundesliga.[2]

Samii was born in Tehran and raised in France and Canada. Her father, Hossein Samii, is a noted eye surgeon and her mother a member of a Persian noble family. She moved to Munich when she was 19 to study international tourism management and later also acquired a degree in sports management in Canada.[2] In addition to her career as a sports agent for multiple players in the German Bundesliga, she also works as an ambassador for German international Per Mertesacker's charitable foundation which focuses on helping socially disadvantaged children through sports activities.[3][4][5] In 2012, she received the "Woman of the Year" award from the Trialog Institute,[6] and has also served on the jury for "Miss Franken Classic" and other beauty contests.[7][8]

Samii married Mehdi Mahdavikia at a ceremony in Iran in December 2005. They separated and later divorced after she learned in April 2006 that he was still married to his first wife.[1][9][10][11][12][13]

  1. ^ a b Linder, Armin (12 February 2013). "Samira Samii (Samiee) beim TSV 1860 München zu Gesprächen". TZ (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b vom Hofe, Mark (14 January 2014). "Eine unter 140 Männern: Samira Samii – Spielerberaterin" (in German). WDR. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Es kommen noch mehr dubiose Gestalten regulär in den Markt" (in German). RUND – Das Fußballmagazin. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ^ Wiertz, Sarah (29 November 2013). "Germany′s only female agent has greater goals". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ Bierschwale, Jens (24 September 2013). "Spielerberaterin: "Soll ich mich etwa als Mann verkleiden?"". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Trialog Frau des Jahres 2012 – Samira Samii" (in German). TRIALOG – Institut für interkulturelle Begegnung. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Augenthaler: "Meine schönste Zeit als Trainer"" (in German). RUND – Das Fußballmagazin. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Das ist schön: Die Wahl der Miss Franken Classic 2015 – Bild 6 – Klaus Augenthaler und Samira Samii – Nürnberg" (in German). nordbayern.de. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Bigamie in Bundesliga?" (in German). n-tv.de. 12 April 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
  10. ^ "Bigamie: Zweitfrau verklagt HSV-Spieler". FOCUS Online (in German). 15 April 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  11. ^ FOCUS Online (12 April 2006). "Doppel-Ehe: Mahdavikia gesteht "großen Fehler" ein". FOCUS Online (in German). Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  12. ^ Wolff, Sebastian (23 March 2013). "Fußball-Beraterin im Interview: "Viele können ihren Hals nicht vollkriegen"". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  13. ^ Schrage, Klaus (27 September 2008). "Exotin in der Männerwelt". Nürnberger Nachrichten. Retrieved 11 February 2015 (in German).