Tuesday 16 October 2012

Roles Of A Football Agent

By Jean Paul


A football agent is an influential person when it comes to the career of a football player. This person is a professional contracted with the responsibility of representing clients in all matters concerning their career once they go profession and are contracted to a club. Normally, this is a profession with set standards. A single agent can represent a number of players, and there is usually no limit to that.

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.

Some are known to be rogue. Since they have the responsibility of managing the players, they may end up duping them when it comes to image rights. They do this in order to own such players and insert malicious clauses in their contracts where all the cash earned goes to their pockets. All this is done at the expense of sweat of players on the pitch.

Another key role is that of offering welfare advice to the players especially if they are still young. This is a responsibility that involves giving clear guidelines on how they spend the money received from the given club. With this person, a player will know how to invest, secure better banking services and other areas of housing and purchase of cars.

Some players may go profession and sign for bigger clubs while still at tender ages. In this case, they may have a problem in spending and planning well for their finances. This calls for services of a soccer representative who will assist them in the financial planning of their incomes. He or she will direct them on better planning methods and investment processes that offer substantial returns in the long and short run.

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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