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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Jesús Mesas Puerta | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-12-24) 24 December 1968 (age 53) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.
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]