Many people have long ceased to perceive the world of football as a sporting environment, and football players as sportsmen.
For uneducated football players are favorites of fortune, rich, stars, who receive huge sums of money, without doing anything at all.
So how can you not wish to join the rich and famous world?
To dream of becoming a top football player without playing football is silly, but to think about how becomes a football agent of , no one interferes.
Of course, the way to football agents is not easy. It is impossible to master this profession from scratch without connections and understanding the specifics of football.
And yet the situation is not at all hopeless, especially for those who have set a specific goal, but simply dreams for themselves, doing nothing at the same time.
Who is a football agent and how to become one?
Before trying to become a football agent, you need to understand what kind of profession this is and whether it suits you.
I think it will be easier for you to draw any conclusions if you become acquainted with the history of the formation of different football agents.
1) A football agent is not an easy, though interesting, profession.
Agents are not only football players, but also many other professional athletes. Without them today simply can not do.
A football agent is a manager who:
- represents the interests of his client;
- conducts negotiations on its behalf;
- concludes the most beneficial contracts for it;
- regulates legal disputes;
- communicates with the fan club;
- gives comments to the press;
- is looking for advertisers and sponsors;
- negotiates a transfer to another team;
- is engaged in insurance;
- settles the personal affairs of the player, makes sure that he does not violate the sports mode, becomes his friend and mentor, etc.
You should conduct your activities within the rules of the sports federation, so as not to get yourself into trouble and not substitute the athlete you represent.
The football agent is actually the same as the producer of the singers. Only the producer almost always invests his own money, then to earn money on who he made a star. But the player's agent works for a salary or a percentage of the athlete's income.
This profession is relatively new. It became popular only in the 1990s.
Previously, all the players conducted their own business. In extreme cases, they used the help of their friends and relatives. But when the difference in income became too much( for some reason football players with agents earned several times more than those who worked without an intermediary), all top footballers were concerned about finding an agent.
In the 1990s, replenish the ranks of football agents was very expensive. FIFA personally issued licenses and it was worth the pleasure of 200,000 francs. To repel such a sum, I had to work hard for many years.
Naturally, this led to the appearance of agents-illegal immigrants and the interest of crime to the world of football.
The work of shadow agents and their illegal schemes gained such a grand scale that at the beginning of the 2000s FIFA renounced the monopoly on issuing licenses and transferred these powers to football associations.
Now the license costs just a few thousand dollars and it's much easier to get it.
2) "I am a football agent".
The most successful agents are no less influential( and sometimes even more influential) than their stellar clients. And they earn no less.
If we talk about the most-most, the list of Forbes with multi-million income for the last year is headed by Jorge Mendes with a capital of almost 90 million euros and such star clients as Ronaldo, Falcao, Rodriguez and others.
There are other super-stars among football agents:
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If you want to learn more about successful Russian and Ukrainian football scouts to become the same, then you can get acquainted with their path in a careerin an interview.
Example:
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- http: //wap.sovsport.ru/gazeta/ article-item / 296738
- https: //www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2016/09/05/ 69762-futbolnyy-agent-dmitriy-selyuk-otpustite-futbolistov-iz-bolota
What do you need to become a football agent?
I do not think that you will be surprised if you find out that the first condition for future football representatives is to have a relationship with football. It's no secret that many professional football players, retiring the career, are re-qualified as agents.
They are the easiest to become football agents, because they:
- are well versed in what they want to do;
- knows this field from within;
- understand the players, because they once were in their place;
- playing football, earned seed money to join the construction of agents;
- have good connections and many useful acquaintances in this field.
But the career of a soccer player for a football breeder is a thing though desirable, but not necessary.
You can easily become a successful football agent if you have a number of necessary qualities:
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Ability to communicate with people.
In the world of football you have to find a common language with a wide variety of personalities: coaches, athletes, journalists, fans, officials, ultras, etc.
The easier it will be for you to communicate with them with everyone, the faster your career and your and your client's uphill will go.
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Knowledge of English.
Ideally, an agent needs to know several foreign languages, but first focus on at least English.
The level of English should not be "London from the capital of Great Britain", but quite sure that you can easily understand the native speaker and express your thoughts to him.
To a functionary that travels everywhere with an interpreter, it is unlikely that anyone will seriously take it.
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Understanding football.
Of course, your business is not a game, but a business, but if you do not understand anything at all about what you are going to promote, then it will be difficult for you.
After all, a businessman who sells cosmetics understands not only trading strategies and ways of making a profit, but he is also well-versed in the product that he offers to the client.
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An analytical mind.
There is an opinion that all athletes( and football players especially) are stupid. Let's not argue, it's true or not, but all sports functionaries and people who make money on football are uniquely smart.
If you want to become an agent, you must think quickly, count on a few steps ahead, and generally - to match their level.
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A whole set of positive qualities.
Here, of course, everything is individual, but almost all successful players of football players are intelligent, sociable, responsible, punctual, calm, etc. Form your positive qualities to replenish their number.
How to become a football agent: the license and ways of
Not every person from the street can become a football agent. To do this, you have to fulfill a number of requirements of the sports federation, get a license, pass the exam.
Another problem is to squeeze into a narrow circle of "our own", who are very reluctant to open the ranks to admit someone else's.
How to become a football agent with a license?
If you want to become an official football representative, and do not lead a miserable illegal existence, you need to get a license from FIFA.
Algorithm of action to become a football agent, such:
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Submit:
to the Football Federation of Ukraine( http: //www.ffu.org.ua/ukr/ffu/about/ ffu_comettee /11/), the Russian Football Union( http: //www.rfs.ru/rfs/documents/strategies/) or to the Football Federation of its home country a number of documents:
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Passports of the citizen of Ukraine and the foreign
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Identification code
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Workbook
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Diplomas of education
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Autobiography
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References on the state of health, from the place of residence and on the criminal record
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Application
Requirements to the list of documents may be different, so it is better to find out everything directly on the spot. -
To pay a cash contribution.
The amounts can be different, for example, the cost of the contribution in Ukraine is about 10,000 hryvnia. It is better to find out everything directly in the administration of the FFU or in the RFU.
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Prepare for exams.
These examinations take place 2 times a year( March and September).The number of questions is 20. Part of them are prepared by FIFA, part of them is the Russian Football Federation.
Most questions concern the rules of the functionaries, the requirements of FIFA and the Football Federations of countries, etc.
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Correct answer at least 14 questions.
If you answer a lesser number of questions, then you will not be given a license, so prepare for the exam should be taken as seriously as possible.
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Pay the insurance.
This item is relevant only for those who have already received a license. It is optional, but desirable, especially for newbie agents. Insurance is a very useful thing.
For example, if you are sued and you lose it, the insurance will cover all expenses. The cost of insurance is not less than 1 000 euros.
How to earn a million for a month
The license you get is valid for only 5 years. Then you need to pass the re-certification.
In this video, he shares his experience
Georges Mendes - the richest football agent:
2 ways to become a football agent
The well-known sports functionary Anton Evmenov, former director of the CSK club, blogger, writer, says it's very difficult to become a football representative, especially if youwas not involved with football before.
Clubs, in his opinion, almost never invite scouts and agents from outside, preferring to cooperate with former players changing their roles.
Still, there are two ways to become a football agent:
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Get a job in a football club.
Do not try to get yourself immediately as a breeder or scout, if you do not have any work experience. Start small - an administrator, a marketing specialist, an interpreter, a secretary - everything will fit for a start.
Look closely at how the agents of football players and scouts work, that they are looking for new talents, learn from them, take over the experience. You can ask for help to someone, albeit on a voluntary basis.
Having shown themselves well and having useful connections, you can start moving towards breeding.
When an open agent vacancy appears, claim it.
If you are considered a good employee, then most likely, they will give a chance to prove themselves in this position.
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Search for talents yourself.
The easiest way to become an agent of a star football player is to grow this from a child.
This is exactly what Volker Strut did when he saw in the teenager Mario Getz great potential.
Attend sections, sports schools, city championships in search of young talents.
Naturally, in order to make the right choice, you need not only have a good intuition, but have a certain gift of foresight.
But, if you do not lose with the choice and find a real kid among footballers, this star, then secure a successful career and huge earnings. And then you will dictate the conditions to football clubs, and not they to you.
Here, actually, and all about that, how to become a football agent .Then everything depends on you. If you are not afraid of difficulties and do not become lazy, then you will succeed in this interesting and highly paid profession.