Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes (born 7 January 1966 in Lisbon), better known simply as Jorge Mendes, is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the Portuguese Football Federation and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996.
- Mendes is among the most influential football agents in the world.
- His clients includes Diego Costa, Yacine Brahimi, José Mourinho, Alex Line, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Carlos Queiroz, Simão Sabrosa, Anderson, Fábio Coentrão, Pepe, Ángel Di María, Cristiano Ronaldo, Radamel Falcao, Ricardo Carvalho, Nani, Ricardo Quaresma, Burak Yılmaz, João Moutinho, James Rodríguez, David de Gea and Víctor Valdés .
- Mendes is often referred to as a “super-agent”.
- At the Globe Soccer Awards held in December 2012 in Dubai, Mendes’ client Falcao won Player of the Year, with Atlético Madrid, and won the Team of the Year award and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho was named Coach of the Year. Mendes received a third consecutive Agent of the Year honor
- Mendes began as a footballer but was forced to abandon his hopes of a professional career after being rejected by a number of Portuguese clubs when he was in his early 20s Instead, he ran a video rental store, worked as a DJ and opened a bar and nightclub in Caminha
- He’s Earned More Than $150 Million from Player Transfers, as Well as Player Ownership
- He Convinced Sir Alex Ferguson to pay $10 million for Bebe
- His A-list clientele includes some of the biggest names in the game, like Cristiano Ronaldo, Falcao, Jose Mourinho, Angel di Maria, James Rodriguez and Diego Costa.
- In a previous life, Mendes sold his mother’s hand-woven straw hats and baskets on the beach.
- Mendes landed Nuno a transfer to Spain, and he came to represent more players from Portugal and Spain. “Jorge never took a cent from me, although we’d agreed he’d get a bonus. He tore up the cheque under my eyes, saying he’d never cash it,” said Nuno.
