Jorge Mendes: The Portuguese Super Agent
Jorge Mendes: The Portuguese Super Agent
By Dominic Vieira, writing from Lancaster, England
He speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish, carries an army of mobile phones, sleeps few hours, possesses a fleet of 100 footballers valued over €650m, earns millions each year and is Portuguese. Jorge Mendes is one of the world’s few ‘super agents’ who accomplished this astronomical recognition before reaching his 40th birthday.
Jorge Mendes is a reoccurring name in modern football and one that has been the pioneer behind the success of stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Carvalho and Jose Mourinho off the field. In the space of 15 years he transformed from a night club owner into one of football’s most powerful and respected agents. Even before he made his way to the top, Jorge Mendes tried follow every boy’s dream in becoming a football player, but that ambition never reached the greatness later achieved.
(Source: philosofooty)
