José Jesús Mesas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Jesús Mesas Puerta | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Mesas". veteranosrealmadrid.es (in Spanish). 1 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "El bancario de Leganés". El Comercio (in Spanish). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Cocky Paolo, Rich Mart and Big Ron". The Guardian. 8 March 2000. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Conoce Aa Equipo Dd JPA Soccer". JPA Soccer (in Spanish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Jose Jesus Mesas Puerta". Real Federación Española de Fútbol (in Spanish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "El agente de Navas: "Sí, ha habido contactos con el Real Madrid"". Marca (in Spanish). 1 June 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ayoze ya busca nuevo destino". El Comercio (in Spanish). 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "El representante de Rivera reactivará el contacto con el club". El Comercio (in Spanish). 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Sergio dice adiós al fútbol". El Comercio (in Spanish). 22 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Mesas, el gran amigo que Eto'o hizo en Leganés". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
External links
[edit]- Mesas at BDFutbol
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Madrid
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Community of Madrid
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Real Madrid C footballers
- CD Leganés players
- Sporting de Gijón players
- Dundee F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland