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Introduction
Mino Raiola was an Italian football agent representing a number of well known players including Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Verratti, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matthijs de Ligt, Rolf Feltscher, Erling Haaland, Mario Balotelli and Pavel Nedvěd.
Early life
| Name | Mino Raiola |
| Net Worth | $50 million |
| Occupation | Football agent |
| Height | 1.75m |
| Age | 54 year (Before death) |
Carmine “Mino” Raiola was born on November 4, 1967, until his death on April 28, 2022. He was born and raised in Nocera Inferiore, Salerno, in southern Italy. He moved to the Dutch city of Haarlem a year later with his parents. Growing up in the Netherlands, his father opened a successful restaurant business where Raiola spent his younger years working as a waiter.
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Mino Raiola obtained his high school diploma and attended university for two years, enrolling in the Faculty of Law. He started playing football for the youth team of HFC Haarlem, but stopped at age 18 in 1987 to become head of the youth team.
Agency career
After a brief venture as a player and administrator, Mino Raiola remained involved in the football world, this time as a football agent. He began working at Sports Promotions, a sports agent company, and assisted in the transfers of several high-profile Dutch players to Italian clubs, including Ajax player Bryan Roy (in 1992 to Foggia), Marciano Vink (in 1993 to Genoa), Wim Jonk and Dennis Bergkamp (both in 1993 to Internazionale) and Michel Kreek (in 1994 to Padua).
After a while, however, Mino Raiola decided to leave the company and start his own business. His first independent big transfer was Pavel Nedvěd’s signing from Sparta Prague for Lazio following his impressive performance at UEFA Euro 1996, where Nedvěd’s Czech Republic reached the final.
More than 20 players playing in European leagues were represented by Raiola. He resided in Monaco. In 2008, he was involved in two disciplinary hearings instigated by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) for transfer irregularities as part of a wider investigation of professional football by Italian authorities.
In August 2016, after closing the world record transfer of Paul Pogba to Manchester United, Raiola made a reported €25 million from Pogba’s €105 million transfer; subsequently he bought the former Miami home of one of America’s most famous mob bosses, Al Capone, for €9 million.
On 8 May 2019, the Italian Football Feder ation banned Mino Raiola
Mino Raiola players
Erling Haaland
Zdeněk Grygera
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Felipe Mattioni
Mario Balotelli
Maxwell
Pavel Nedvěd
Xavi Simons
Kerlon
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Paul Pogba
Étienne Capoue
Blaise Matuidi
Gregory van der Wiel
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Matthijs de Ligt
Moise Kean
Lorenzo Insigne
Marco Verratti
Hirving Lozano
Romelu Lukaku
Donyell Malen
Jesse Lingard
Cause of death
Mino Raiola was reported to have died on 28 April 2022, at the age of 54, his cause of death was a lung disease. However, there were reports by people close to him that denied his death at the hospital. Raiola spoke seven languages: Italian, English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Dutch.
Wife
Mino Raiola was married to his longtime Italian wife. The couple had children together. His wife’s name is unknown to the general public as he kept his personal life secret. However, on 22 January 2020, Mino Raiola was among a number of high profile football agents including Jorge Mendes and Jonathan Barnett who threatened FIFA with legal sanctions following the planned cap on transfer payments.
Mino Raiola net worth
How much is Mino Raiola worth? Mino Raiola net worth is estimated at around $50 million. His main source of income is from his career as a football player agent. Raiola successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential football agents in the world.
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