José Jesús Mesas

José Jesús Mesas Puerta (born 24 December 1968), known as Mesas, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and currently works as a football agent.

Mesas
Personal information
Full name José Jesús Mesas Puerta
Date of birth (1968-12-24) 24 December 1968
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1983 Real Madrid
1983–1984 Aluche
1984–1986 Los Yébenes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Campamento
1988–1989 Puerta Bonita
1989–1992 Real Madrid C
1992–1998 Leganés 184 (4)
1998–2000 Sporting Gijón 47 (0)
2000 Dundee 0 (0)
2001–2002 Lorca
2002–2003 Ávila 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Mesas began his career with amateur sides in his Madrid, including CD Los Yébenes San Bruno, CD Campamento and CD Puerta Bonita[1] before joining Real Madrid's C-team in 1989. Having not broken into the Real Madrid first team, he left for fellow Spanish side CD Leganés, where he spent six years, playing semi-professionally in Segunda División B and Segunda División whilst also working part-time in a bank.

Mesas turned professional after joining Sporting de Gijón,[2] playing as a first team regular in his first season, before being pushed out by the emergence of Isma Piñera and Yago Alonso. He left for Scottish side Dundee in 2000,[3] but did not have a major impact.

Mesas returned to Spain to finish his career with lower league sides Lorca CF and Real Ávila CF, before retiring at the end of the 2002–2003 season.

Agent career

After retiring, Mesas became a football agent. He has his own agency[4] and also works for the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.[5] He has represented players such as Jesús Navas,[6] Ayoze García,[7] Rubén Suárez[8] and, before his retirement, Sergio Fernández.[9] He is also close friends with Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o.[10]

References
  1. "Mesas". veteranosrealmadrid.es (in Spanish). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. "El bancario de Leganés". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. "Cocky Paolo, Rich Mart and Big Ron". The Guardian. 8 March 2000. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. "Conoce Aa Equipo Dd JPA Soccer". JPA Soccer (in Spanish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. "Jose Jesus Mesas Puerta". Real Federación Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  6. "El agente de Navas: "Sí, ha habido contactos con el Real Madrid"". Marca (in Spanish). 1 June 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. "Ayoze ya busca nuevo destino". El Comercio (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  8. "El representante de Rivera reactivará el contacto con el club". El Comercio (in Spanish). 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  9. "Sergio dice adiós al fútbol". El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. "Mesas, el gran amigo que Eto'o hizo en Leganés". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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