E048: FIFA Football Agent Secrets, Greek Soccer Athletes, Club Transfer Deals | Paschalis Tountouris

Invigorate Your Business With George Stroumboulis.⁠⁠ https://www.stroumboulis.com/podcast/... ------------------------------------------------------- GUEST: Paschalis Tountouris is a renowned Greek football agent and entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of Prosport, an international sports agency established in 2004, he has been a leading figure in the industry. Under his leadership, Prosport has been awarded Greece’s Agency of the Year for three consecutive years: 2021, 2022, and 2023. Throughout his career, Tountouris has brokered over 350 professional deals in more than 30 countries. His notable clients include Greek national icons such as former team captain Giorgos Karagounis, international players like Konstantinos Tsimikas (who transferred to Liverpool F.C. in a landmark €17 million deal in 2020), Anastasios Douvikas, Dimitrios Kourbelis, and rising stars Konstantinos Koulierakis and Sotiris Alexandropoulos. Apart from his work in sports, Tountouris has been a strong advocate against racism. In 2008, he organized a high-profile conference in Athens to address racism, gathering support from politicians, journalists, and sports personalities. ------------------------------------------------------- Prosport Website:⁠⁠ https://www.prosport.gr/⁠⁠ Paschalis’ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠  / ⁠⁠   Pachalis’ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tountouris/... ------------------------------------------------------- STREAM: https://www.stroumboulis.com/podcast/... ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE PODCAST: The Invigorate Your Business with George Stroumboulis podcast features casual conversations and personal interviews with business leaders in their respective fields of expertise. Crossing several industry types and personal backgrounds, George sits down with inspiring people to discuss their business, how they got into that business, their path to the top of their game and the trials and tribulations experienced along the way. New episodes weekly. https://www.stroumboulis.com/podcast ------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE HOST: George Stroumboulis is an entrepreneur to the core, having launched several ventures across multiple industries and international markets. Visit his website: https://www.stroumboulis.com/about-ge... ------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW GEORGE STROUMBOULIS: INSTAGRAM:   / georgestroumboulis   YOUTUBE:    / stroumboulis   LINKEDIN:   / stroumboulis   TWITTER:   / stroumboulis   FACEBOOK:   / georgestroumboulis   TIKTOK:   / georgestroumboulis   CONTACT GEORGE DIRECTLY: https://www.stroumboulis.com/connect ------------------------------------------------------- STREAM & LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rW2Cmx... YOUTUBE:    / stroumboulis   APPLE iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO 00:00:00 Greece's Top Fifa Soccer Sports Agent Paschalis Tountouris 00:02:45 Agent for Top Soccer Players at Liverpool & Others 00:04:01 1987 Euro Basketball Champs - Nick Galis 00:05:20 Mike Makaab was a Mentor in the Sports Agency Space 00:09:10 Best Soccer Coach Ever: Otto Rehhagel of Germany 00:09:33 Launching Prosport Agency After Euro 2004 Success 00:11:55 Agent for Greece's Karagounis 00:15:03 Greek Soccer Player Contracts after 2004 00:18:00 The Legends of 2004 Euro Champs 00:19:20 Greek Soccer Players Smoking the Day Of World Cup Game 00:23:22 Balancing Multiple Players as an Agent 00:24:16 Evolving Athlete Representation and Success 00:26:57 Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas From Greece 00:28:55 Best Greek Soccer Player Ever? Tsimikas? 00:30:27 Attitude in Youth Sports is Everything 00:36:55 Navigating Youth Soccer Dreams and Realities 00:38:21 Kids Chasing Unrealistic Soccer Dreams 00:40:30 Parents Thinking Their Kids Will Be Professional Athletes 00:41:20 Working for Professional Sports Team 00:45:00 Current Rising Stars on the Greek National Soccer Team 00:47:00 Getting a Soccer Player Signed with a European Club 00:55:30 Everyone Thinks They're a FIFA Agent 00:59:26 Scouting Talent and Fighting Racism 01:00:48 Women & Professional Soccer 01:04:00 Racism in Soccer - Combatting it 01:09:00 Giannis Antetokounmpo and Racism in Greece 01:13:12 American Investment Opportunities in Greek Football