Jorge Mendes

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, with clients including Diego Costa,Yacine Brahimi, José Mourinho, 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.

Early career

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.

Mendes

Mendes (Greek: Μένδης, gen.: Μένδητος), the Greek name of the Ancient Egyptian city of Djedet, also known in Ancient Egypt as Per-Banebdjedet ("The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet") and Anpet, is known today as Tell El-Ruba (Arabic: تل الربع‎).

The city is located in the eastern Nile delta (30°57′30″N 31°30′57″E / 30.95833°N 31.51583°E / 30.95833; 31.51583) and was the capital of the 16th Lower Egyptian nome of Kha, until it was replaced by Thmuis in Greco-Roman Egypt. The two cities are only several hundred meters apart. During the 29th dynasty, Mendes was also the capital of Ancient Egypt, lying on the Mendesian branch of the Nile (now silted up), about 35 km east of al-Mansurah.

History

Mendes (name)

Mendes is a common Portuguese surname, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo or Son of Mem.

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Mendes (disambiguation)

Mendes is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian city of Djedet.

Mendes may also refer to:

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