Juan Figer Explained

Juan Figer Svirski (4 October 1934 – 31 December 2021) was a Uruguayan-Brazilian football agent. His organisation, MJF Publicidade e Promoções S/C Ltda,^[1] represents, amongst others, Brazilian footballers Robinho, Júlio Baptista, Alex, Zé Roberto, and Europeans Luís Figo and Marcos Senna. He was co-owner of the firm with Wagner Ribeiro. Figer died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 87.^[2]

Business deals

He worked very closely with Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe club chairman Aziz Yıldırım.

Transfers he has brokered include:

• Luís Figo to Real Madrid, July 2000, €60M
• Alex to Fenerbahçe, July 2004, $5M
• Deivid, Edu Dracena, and Diego Lugano to Fenerbahçe, July 2006, $52M
• Robinho to Real Madrid, July 2005, €50M
• Júlio Baptista to Real Madrid, July 2005, €20M
• Robinho to Manchester City, July 2008, over €42.5M
• Thiago Ribeiro to Cagliari, August 2011, $5M

Clients he represented include:

• Zico
• Robinho
• Marcos Senna
• Alex
• Júlio Baptista
• Diego Lugano
• Luís Figo
• Zé Roberto
• Fábio Aurélio
• Hulk
• José Kléberson
• Alberto Acosta^[3]
• Thiago Ribeiro
• Neymar

Notes and References

1. http://mjf-publicidade-promocoes-sc-ltda.br.telelistas.net/vct/propaganda-publicidade-agencias/sao-paulo/74323758.htm Firm address and telephones
2. Web site: Morre o empresário uruguaio Juan Figer, aos 87 anos. Globo. 31 December 2021.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001093601/http://www.corinthians.com.br/upload/noticias/noticia_200208_143114.pdf . 2011-10-01 . dead .