Samira Samii (; born 1977) is a

sports agent A sports agent is a legal representative (hence agent (law), agent) for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches. They procure and negotiate employment and Testimonial, endorsement contracts for the principal (commercial law), at ...

and

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for the German football magazine ''Rund''. She is the only female agent working in the German

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

. Samii was born in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

and raised in France and Canada. Her father, Hossein Samii, is a noted eye surgeon and her mother a member of a Persian noble family. She moved to Munich when she was 19 to study international tourism management and later also acquired a degree in sports management in Canada. In addition to her career as a sports agent for multiple players in the German

, she also works as an ambassador for German international

Per Mertesacker Per Mertesacker (; born 29 September 1984) is a German football coach and former professional player who played as a centre back. He is the current manager of the Arsenal Academy. Mertesacker began his senior career after being promoted from th ...

's charitable foundation which focuses on helping socially disadvantaged children through sports activities. In 2012, she received the "Woman of the Year" award from the Trialog Institute, and has also served on the jury for "Miss Franken Classic" and other beauty contests. Samii married

Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia (; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional association football, football coach and former player usually played as a winger (association football), right winger or right back. He was at Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and ...

at a ceremony in Iran in December 2005. They separated and later divorced after she learned in April 2006 that he was still married to his first wife.Schrage, Klaus (27 September 2008)
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''. Retrieved 11 February 2015 .

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* 1977 births Living people German sports agents German women journalists German journalists 21st-century German businesswomen 21st-century German businesspeople Women sports agents People from Tehran German people of Iranian descent {{Germany-sport-bio-stub