The journey
From the first personal relationships and the founding of ProSport to international transfers, long-term player development and the creation of AS1’s Greek pillar.
The journey
From a personal decision at twenty-two, to a Greek agency with international reach — and from there to building the Greek pillar of a global platform.
I began at twenty-two, when representation relied entirely on personal relationships, trust and individual accountability. In 2004, I founded ProSport to turn those principles into an organised, long-term career strategy.
More than 350 international transfers across over 30 countries did more than create a record of deals. They built knowledge of different markets, access to the leagues that define value and proof that Greek footballers can compete at the highest level.
Over decades, I have personally built an extensive and active global network with presidents, owners, sporting directors, coaches and decision-makers across the game’s most important football environments. These trusted relationships create meaningful access: the right information arrives early, communication is direct and collaboration continues long after a deal is completed.
The first acquisition of a Greek agency in our industry recognised more than twenty years of work. Today, as Founder of AS1 Greece and a partner within an international platform, I can connect that knowledge and those relationships with greater scale, technology, data and specialist human expertise.
A defining transfer
Captain of Greece. European champion. A leader entering the Premier League.
Bringing Giorgos Karagounis to Fulham was more than an international move. It represented the trust, judgment and direct access required to carry one of Greek football’s most important figures into another major European chapter.
Karagounis completed his international career with a record 139 senior appearances for Greece.Selected journeys
A career is not defined by a single moment. It is built gradually, through the right environment, the right timing and a consistent, authentic narrative. Every decision should protect the present and prepare the next step with precision.
Greece · Denmark · Netherlands · Liverpool
Development loans, a return to Olympiacos, the move to Liverpool in 2020 and a new agreement in 2023. A career built step by step, not in one leap.
PAOK · VfL Wolfsburg
From emerging domestic promise to the Bundesliga: early representation, renewal, careful positioning and the right international move in 2024.
Volos · Utrecht · Celta Vigo · Como
A deliberate progression through different leagues and demands—each environment chosen to open the next level of the career.
Greece · Europe · What comes next
Young players standing today where Tsimikas stood ten years ago. The same method, the same criteria, more tools.
Discipline before, during and after the deal
The transfer is visible. The process that makes it right is usually not.
See the ability, character and potential before the market does.
Make the player’s direction clear, credible and specific.
Create direct access through trusted, long-standing relationships.
Protect the sporting plan as rigorously as the agreement.
Support the person through a new club, league and culture.
Stay accountable after the announcement and into the next chapter.
The principles behind my work
Trust built over time allows the right information to arrive when it matters and become a clear, actionable decision.
Data and technology broaden the picture. Knowledge, experience and judgment identify what matters most in each individual case.
The true success of a transfer is measured by adaptation, development and the person’s ability to progress in a new environment.
Performance, physical and mental wellbeing, public image, commercial value and preparation for life after football are brought together in one coherent, long-term plan.
Player marketing & commercial growth
Player development, public image and commercial potential belong to one integrated career strategy.
A player’s value is shaped by performance, the way he expresses himself, the relationship he builds with supporters and partnerships that reflect his character and values. We create positioning, content and experiences with continuity, allowing the personal brand to develop authentically and open lasting opportunities.
Brand building
At ProSport, player marketing was developed as a dedicated field of strategy long before it became an established part of football representation. Since 2014, we have tracked how the digital environment shapes reputation, audience and commercial value. Today, this work brings together positioning, content, image-rights management, live experiences and brand partnerships in one coordinated plan. Innovation here comes from combining creative thinking, data and disciplined execution.
ProSport created an interactive event at Atraktos around Douvikas’s career, character and mentality. A live, in-depth conversation turned sporting milestones into a human narrative for the media, partners and the wider football community.
In collaboration with ProSport, Giant Heart created a Meet & Greet experience that brought supporters closer to Tsimikas in England. His ambassador role connected his public profile with social purpose and a relationship with fans that extends beyond matchday.
ProSport designed an exclusive event around his development, his values and his next chapter in international football, creating a focused setting for live conversation and meaningful engagement with football and media professionals.
The KT21 line translated Tsimikas’s identity into an owned brand. ProSport contributed to the commercial framework, image-rights management and activation of the project, including a social-impact apparel campaign connected with World Stray Animals Day.
Development 360°
We invest in new technologies and, above all, in people. Every specialist works to shared standards, through one coordinated plan and with one objective: helping the footballer develop as an athlete, a professional and a person.
Performance analysis, benchmarking, scouting and an earlier reading of the market.
Specialist coaches and performance coaches delivering technical and tactical plans to our standards.
Nutritionists, individual performance nutrition, recovery and energy management.
Sports psychologists supporting mental performance, resilience and adaptation under pressure.
Physiotherapists focused on prevention, recovery and a safe return to performance.
Image strategy, content, media training and commercial partnerships built to last.
Support extends where needed to family, legal matters, financial organisation and life after football. One plan, one team, continuous accountability.
Beyond the transfer
My work has always been about more than contracts. I organised the conference against racism in football because I believe that those with a public role in the game have a responsibility to take a stand. Football should create dignity, opportunity and a sense of belonging for everyone.
“Representation also means standing for the values the game should represent.”
Visual archive
Signatures, arrivals, renewals, conversations and celebrations. The public moments of a long private process.
Personal
I started at twenty-two, in a market where a man’s word counted for more than any contract. That stayed my rule, even as the work grew across thirty countries.
Three things cost me something to learn. Haste always costs more than patience. The club that genuinely wants a player shows it in how they talk about him, not in the number. And the moment that decides a career is rarely the transfer — it is the six months after it.
I am a father of two boys. That changed how I sit across from a nineteen-year-old and his parents. I talk about his next step using the criteria I would use for my own children, and that rules out a fair number of deals every year.