Paschalis Tountouris (born 25 April 1978) is known as the most successful FIFA agent in Greece. Tountouris is the owner of Prosport,[1] voted as Agency of the Year in Greece in 2021,2022 & 2023. Founded in 2004 and successfully concluded over 300 football transfers around the world. Tountouris represents a number of well known players and coaches including former Greek Captain Giorgos Karagounis,[2][3] Greek Internationals Konstantinos Tsimikas, Anastasios Douvikas, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis upcoming stars Konstantinos Koulierakis and Sotiris Alexandropoulos, South African stars Andile Jali[4] and Bernard Parker, Zimbabwean Captain Knowledge Musona, manager Giannis Anastasiou[5] and others.
Early career
editTountouris began his career as the Sports Director of Aris Thessaloniki F.C.[6] and later as the Head of World Football Division of Prosport International,[7] the largest agency in Africa which is run by infamous South African agent Mike Makaab. During his involvement with African football he successfully transferred to Europe several International stars including Knowledge Musona,[8] Jabu Pule, Collins Mbesuma, Bernard Parker, Nasief Morris, Jonathan Mensah[9] and more.
Anti-racism activity
editOn 14 April 2008 Tountouris organized a conference in Athens Metropolitan Hotel in order to mobilize the Greek society in the battle against racism.[10] Many politicians, journalists and sports celebrities attended the day conference including the President of the Hellenic Football Federation Sofoklis Pilavios, International footballers Manucho, Nasief Morris and Simão Mate Junior, South African Olympic Champion Elana Meyer,[11] Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Yannis Moralis and more.
Tsimikas transfer to Liverpool F.C.
editIn August 2020 Tountouris concluded as an agent the most prestigious transfer of a Greek player with the signing of Konstantinos Tsimikas to Liverpool F.C. for a fee believed to be around €17mil from Olympiacos Piraeus [12]
Politics
editIn May 2023 Tountouris was elected as a councilor for the municipality of Thessaloniki lining up with the party of New Democracy (Greece)[13] On 25 September 2019 Tountouris was appointed as a debuty chairman of E.A.K (National Sports Centers of Thessaloniki) [14]
References
edit- ^ "Home". prosport.gr.
- ^ "Karagounis to leave Fulham at the end of the season, reveals agent". Goal.com. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "News". Prosport International. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Andile Jali's agents want him to make a move overseas - News". Kick Off. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό μέχρι το 2018 ο Αναστασίου - Sport & Business". Sportandbusiness.gr. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Ο Χαριστέας έδωσε τις απαντήσεις του στη διοίκηση και τους φιλάθλους του Αρη - Αθλητισμός - in.gr". Sports.in.gr. 29 January 2002. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Senior Management". Prosport International. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Musona chooses Belgium". The Herald. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Juventus Are Not Interested In Udinese's Jonathan Mensah - Agent". Goal.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Ημερίδα κατά του ρατσισμού - Ποδόσφαιρο - SPORT 24". Sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ ""Με αξιοπρέπεια και σεβασμό" | ποδοσφαιρο, αλλες ειδήσεις | SentraGoal". Sentragoal.gr. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ^ "Τουντούρης στον ΣΠΟΡ FM: "Για αυτό επέλεξαν τον Τσιμίκα στη Λίβερπουλ"".
- ^ "Ο πρωτοκλασάτος μάνατζερ Πασχάλης Τουντούρης υποψήφιος με τον Νίκο Ταχιάο στη Θεσσαλονίκη". Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Ενίσχυση των ΕΑΚ Θεσσαλονίκης με Τουντούρη".