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PLDC - The complicated regulations of the Iranian
pro-league, the rapid growth of the salary of the players, and their
transfer fees, the expansion of international business relations of clubs,
increasing interests of foreign coaches and players to continue their
careers in Iran, and many other factors requires using the services of
professionals in the related fields.
Shahrad Nazemi, who is best known for his involvement in the biggest
transfers of the year last summer, as the manager of Golmohammadi and
Akbarpour, after passing the related exam and depositing the required fee in
a Swiss Bank, started his activities as the first Iranian permitted to use
the title "FIFA Players Agent."
With five years experience working in this field in countries such as,
England, Holland and the USA, he explains some aspects of his occupation:
"A 'player Agent' in the procedure of a transfer may act as the
representative of a player, a coach or a club to defend their benefits and
provide them a more profitable contract. Their knowledge of transfer
regulations and having precise information on the situation of the market in
any country, helps their clients to sign a more profitable contract and
minimizes the probability of encountering legal problems regarding their
contracts in the future.
Players like Ali Daei, Karim Bagheri, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh, Mehrdad
Minavand, Reza Shahroodi and many others got into problems regarding their
contracts while such problems could have easily been prevented by using the
services or seeking advise of a professional agent."
In response to a question regarding his estimation for the reception of
Iranian coaches, clubs and players, he says: "All the well-known world class
players and coaches believe working with a professional as their business
manager specially for their transfers, provides them more benefit and
confidence. Also, all of the best clubs in the world cooperate with the
players Agents very closely. Basically, the great necessity of organizing
the procedures of a transfer through out the world forced FIFA to create a
new profession in football, and FIFA recognizes the holders of this position
as the 'Players Agents'. This is quite a new phenomenon in Iranian football,
and like any new position needs time to be known in its society. We all
remember when professionals like Masseurs, psychologists or even
physiotherapists had no position in football at all. I am not in any
particular rush and will do my job slowly and carefully." |
