The Agency

About MandA Sports Agency

MandA Sports Agency (MSA) is a career-management company, working mainly for footballers. Knowing the high goals of our players we advocate and apply our standards and values of transparency. Working hand-in-hand with our customers we contribute substantially to their best advantage.

MSA’s vision

Whoever thinks that victory does not count will never win anything.

Pelé – three-time world champion

We aim to be innovatory. Thanks to the varied expertise of our members, we can provide players with a comprehensive service and complete supervision starting with their work contracts, assuring their rights, helping them to manage their diet and health and looking after their revenue.

Our goal is clear: to stand out! MSA banks on the unbeatable quality of its services guided by the sole interest of the players who trust us. The essential basis for defending our principles is to be able to work in serenity. That’s why we gladly share the experience gained by us in our different areas of expertise and assure to maintain a close contact with the entourage of our players.

Making one’s passion a profession is a privilege: the commitment, time and energy that MSA devotes everyday to its mission testifies to its growing evolution.

However, in order not to deviate from its objectives, in particular the ability to maintain the quality of its services, our agency limits, to a reasonable number, the players whose careers we are responsible for promoting. Currently, we are proud of the confidence and responsibility entrusted to us by our players. It proves the high quality of the work we have carried out ever since we started.

Team MSA

Alexandre Favre

Founder | Legal and management

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Lawyer registered at the Geneva Bar and practicing for several years, Alexandre Favre is managing partner of MandA Sàrl and therefore assumes the responsibility of the company to third parties. He upholds the interests of players with clubs, by negotiating their work contracts, and sponsors.

Legally registered with the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) as an intermediary, Alexandre Favre is also the go-between of the company and its partners active in the world of football, both in Switzerland and abroad especially in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Turkey or Portugal. Alexandre Favre has also played in several football clubs for over twenty years, including several years in the 1st Swiss League (third division), at Servette FC, CS Chênois or FC Grand-Lancy.

Anthony Yenni

Management and recruitment

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Holder of the financial intermediary diploma recognized by FINMA and with more than ten years’ experience in the financial field, Anthony Yenni advises athletes on insurance policies, purchase and /or sale as well as financing real estate or tax.

He also has had a rewarding professional career for several years as sales manager of Servette FC. Anthony Yenni also played football for several years at Étoile Carouge FC (M19) and at FC Grand-Lancy (third division). Alongside Alexandre Favre, he is the main associate in the company for out dealings with partners in Switzerland.

Henry Girod

Management and recruitment

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Graduate coach (ASF C + diploma), Henry Girod specializes in the recruitment of players. His expert vision and wide network allow MSA to discover and target young players with high potential. He has also played in several football clubs for over twenty years, including FC Grand-Lancy (third division) and FC Signal Bernex (fourth division).

Alongside Alexandre Favre, he is the main link between our company and our partners in France.

Dimitri Berthet

Nutrition, health and performance

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Dietitian HES specialized in sports nutrition and teacher of martial arts (Hapkido), Dimitri Berthet provides players with his experience and know-how so that they adapt diets to their specific needs. Thanks to his various training courses and areas of expertise (Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics [HES-SO, Geneva], University Diploma in Sports Nutrition [Paris], Mental Preparation Certification [Fitspro, Geneva]), and based on his experience as a martial arts practitioner and teacher (Hapkido Jin Jung Kwan) for more than 15 years, Dimitri allows the athlete to benefit from a complete and indispensable accompaniment for the success of his career.

The main objective of this follow-up is to enable the players to apply the different performance strategies in their daily lives and thus develop their skills, especially in football. Ultimately, we seek to empower players to adopt a healthy lifestyle adapted to the high demands of their profession.

Carlos Gomez

Finances

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Specialist in wealth management, Carlos Gomez works in a third-party asset management company in Geneva and draws on more than ten years’ experience in the world of finance. He advises our players on how to place their money and how to make it grow, advocating a conservative policy taking into account the short span of the athlete’s career.

Carlos Gomez has also played in several football clubs for over twenty years, FC Grand-Lancy (third division), CS Chênois (third division) and Etoile Carouge FC (Challenge League). Alongside Alexandre Favre, he is the main representative of the company for Spain.