Fake Agent Blog - FIFPRO World Players' Union
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MARTIN KOIS (ALSO GOES BY MARTIN KOCIS)
Fake trials in Italy, Portugal …
A player in Lithuania was approached by a person calling himself Martin Kocis and offering him a trial in Lisbon, Portugal. Kocis didn’t mention any club name. The player received a contract for the trial and was asked to pay 1,000 euro. Kocis said that the club would reimburse the player at the trial.
The player refused the offer after checking FIFPRO information.
In 2019, we issued a warning about Martin Kois and informed Slovakian football and police authorities after he cheated players with bogus trial offers at Italian club Parma:
https://twitter.com/FIFPro/status/1154687648197488640.
Kois (Kocis) uses this Instagram account: Martin___gt
MARTIN KOVALSKY (MARTIN KOIS AND MARTIN KOCIS)
Scout arranging bogus trials
Once again, we received information about Martin Kois, who says he is a scout and is now approaching players while using the name Martin Kovalsky.
Last week, he cheated an English player, who thought he was going on trial at a Portuguese club. The player paid approximately 1,200 USD, expecting that he would be reimbursed upon arrival in Portugal.
Previously Martin Kois also used the name Martin Kocis.
Be vigilant when you are approached by an agent using the name Martin, regardless of the surname.
And: never pay an agent before signing a contract with a club.
This is a “global problem”, according to FIFPro, with victims in Australia, the Philippines, England, Finland, Lithuania, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Ghana, Paraguay and many other countries.
Football scam: Young footballers duped by fake agents
https://theathletic.com/2210680/2020/11 ... nt-fifpro/