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Shandor VargaThe most famous football agent in FIFA
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Biography of Sándor Varga
Sándor Varga, the most well-known football agent in FIFA, was born in Soviet Zakarpattia. He played football at an amateur level and studied at Lviv Institute of Physical Education. In 1979, he graduated from Moscow University with a degree in the same field and was part of a comprehensive scientific group conducting research for the Soviet national team. After working in the Soviet Union Football Administration until 1984, he moved to Hungary and found a job in the local football federation.
Early Career
Varga started his coaching career as an assistant coach for the Hungarian national team and later became the assistant coach for Saudi Arabian club "Al-Ittihad". In 1996, he became the first person to be granted a license for agent activity by FIFA President Sepp Blatter. It was under Varga's guidance that the first transfer he facilitated took place, which was the move of Yuriy Kalitvintsev from Kiev's Dynamo to Trabzonspor in Turkey. However, ten years prior, he had already played a role in the transfer of Sergei Aleinikov from Minsk's Dinamo to Juventus.
Collaborations
Throughout his career, Sándor Varga collaborated with renowned coaches and football players such as Hristo Stoichkov, Oleg Blokhin, Serhiy Rebrov, Oleh Luzhny, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, Yevhen Khacheridi, Ruslan Rotan, Andriy Husin, Serhiy Nazarenko, Andriy Rusol, Roman Bezus, Andriy Kanchelskis, and many others. His expertise and connections have made him one of the most influential figures in the world of football.
