Sabtu, 27 Oktober 2012

Roles Of A Football Agent

By Jean Paul


A football agent is essential when it comes to matters of representation of players. Normally, this person is registered with a football body and has the necessary qualifications to being one. He or she assists players in the best way possible as mandated to do so. Not all representatives are courteous. Some may have malicious interests especially when these players are young.

The representative is beneficial in acting on behalf of a player during contract negotiations with the club. He or she comes up with a good contract which may include a bumper pay rise, long period of contract with the club and other large bonuses. This individual strives to get the better terms of contract for his or her clients from the negotiations with the clubs.

The person is able contact other clubs and thus, secure the best move for the player to other clubs. He or she analyses all offers from other interested clubs and advice on the better one for all the parties involved. It is all about getting better terms for the players.

This individual acts as a manager to this player. In this role, the person is known to be competent in soccer matters and therefore, able to manage the career of the players represented. In this case, he does all in his ability to ensure that the career of the player is on the right track at all times.

Some give misleading advice when it comes to welfare. They fail to uphold the integrity and guide them well like a parent. It is the duty of this representative to nurture the talent of these individuals in the best way they can. This means showing them the right way to go and be a superb example to them. Some representatives find it hard to perform such a duty.

For financial planning, this is the individual who does that for the player. He or she comes up with strategies that will enable the player spend his earned income wisely. He plans for them on efficient ways of putting the money earned to decent income generating operations and activities.

Football agent secures sponsorship and marketing opportunities for the players. Normally, certain brands would wish to contract the player in their marketing strategy for their products. It is the work of this person to ensure that better terms are reached before the contract is signed. He or she is the one who does all these on behalf of the players.




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