Origin & licence
Operating as executive director of MK Sport Management / Marco Kirdemir agency since 2000, he holds a continuous FIFA intermediary licence and works from Madrid with regular presence in Istanbul, Lisbon and the Gulf states.
Biography
Marco Kirdemir
FIFA-licensed football agent. Sporting director (RFEF pathway). Executive director of the Marco Kirdemir agency.
A documented, multi-corridor career from FIFA agency work to the RFEF sporting director diploma.
Marco Kirdemir is a FIFA-licensed football agent and sporting director based in Madrid. For more than two decades he has operated at the intersection of player representation, club advisory and Gulf–European transfer corridors — then formalised sporting direction through the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Sporting director credential
In October 2024, Kirdemir received the RFEF Curso para Directores Deportivos diploma at an official federation ceremony — documented in his private archive alongside fellow professionals including Pierre Webó and Kalu Uche.
Operating theatres
His files span La Liga and RFEF circles, Turkish Süper Lig corridors (Galatasaray, Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, Karabükspor), and Saudi/Qatari rooms where major summer narratives now form.
Media voice
A recurring football analyst on Spanish television (including Telemadrid) and quoted internationally by Marca, Eurosport and ESPN when major transfer windows open.
Credential
RFEF — Curso para Directores Deportivos
The sporting-director identity on this site is not a slogan. Archive photography documents Kirdemir receiving the Royal Spanish Football Federation sporting director course certificate — alongside fellow professionals at an official RFEF ceremony.
Read the sporting director note
Selected record
A career told with sources.
FIFA agency founded
MK Sport Management / Marco Kirdemir agency begins continuous FIFA intermediary operations.
Verified public record — LinkedIn / TransfermarktPuyol & Süper Lig corridor
Eurosport quotes Kirdemir on Carles Puyol's Turkey rights, David Villa, Tiago Mendes and Arda Turan after Milan–Atletico.
Verified public record — Eurosport TRBruma & Premier League
Agency desk (Ibrahim Polat) confirms Southampton and Leicester interest; Kirdemir led difficult Galatasaray transfer from Lisbon.
Verified public record — ESPN / Sport WitnessAguirre & Bale files
Telemadrid: Aguirre rejected "irrechazable" China offer for CD Leganés; Bale China salary structure commentary.
Verified public record — TelemadridMessi & Mbappé summers
Marca exclusives: $600M Al-Hilal Messi file; Mbappé renewal anger in Qatar and Liverpool $300M interest.
Verified public record — Marca ENRFEF sporting director
Receives Curso para Directores Deportivos diploma at official RFEF ceremony.
Verified public record — RFEF / LinkedIn