Mamuka Jugheli is a very famous person for Georgian and Russian football society. He is more famous for Russian football society, because he is a football agent and there is no Georgian soccer player in Russian Premier League who does not have any relations with Mamuka.
By the way, Jugheli was one of the good forward and top scorers in Georgian national championship in 90s years. Russian web-site www.onedivision.ru has published quite big article “Any soccer player of Russian first division has heard about Jugheli even once, but press writes about him very rare and it has its own real reason. Who is Mamuka (Ivane) Jugheli – a sport director, agent, talented coach or grey cardinal? We will do our best to provide real details about mister “X”.
.. Jugheli spent five seasons in Ukraine, in “Zaria”, “Tavrya” and in some less popular clubs. Mamuka is from Zestaponi and was not very distinguished player (here is mistake, he was one of the distinguished players in Georgian national championship – redactor), in a word he did not have successful career in football as a player. But in “Tavraya” he scored doubles many times.
.. After ending the career, he became an agent in Georgian football and soon he left for Russia. His successful career started in 2009 and became sport director of “Anzhy” Makhachkala. He was collaborating with Omar Tetradze, who was head coach of the club at this time. All Georgian soccer players, who play in Russia are his clients.
… Nukri Revishvili goalkeeper of “Anzhy” says the following:” he is not only an agent for player, he is very close friend. He gained such confidence among player, because he is very honest. He does not promise unreal things to anyone. There are many examples, when agent promises, but does not do anything. Mamuka is like a father for me, he is my protector since my childhood (14-year-old) and not only mine…”

…. In spite of this, there are many disputes that it is his merit that “Anzhy” and “Volga’ are in Premier League now. Mamuka was not just sport director in “Anzhy”, he was supporter for Tetradze and adviser of president. Once, Tetradze stated that he used to share his sorrow only with him. That’s why it was not surprising when Jugheli left for “Volga” with Tetradze. A big group of Georgians also joined them. Opponents of “Volga” used to call the club the second Georgian national team.

Scandals are very common for him due to being emotional person. In 2010, in winter “Anzhy” was holding sparring match and Mamuka beat Dimitry Jukov referee of the match. Video recorders of this moment spread in internet web-sites very fast. If he were in coaching board and had right of sitting in substitutes there would be more such type of scandals.
… In “Volga” Tetradze and Jugheli had personal relations but their professional views were different and it will be very suspicious if we see them together in some club. When Tetradze was released from “Volga”, Jugheli’s position also was shaken and soon Mamuka’s one of the successful “project” – Otar Martsvaladze joined “Krasnodar”. Of course, Jugheli played big role in this transfer, Vladimir Khashig general director of “Krasnodar” is Jugheli’s old friend.
… Maybe it is surprising but nothing is famous about Jugheli in Russian football union. Sergey Priadkin president of Premier League stated the following in an interview with “Sovetsky Sport”: I cannot say anything about Jugheli. In the past he was working in the first division and I do not know anything about him”.

… In exchange for it, Vassil Utkin one of the most popular journalists knows much more about Jugheli, every small details in his career. Last year, after “Nizhny Novgorod”-“Volga” match, Utkin wrote down the following thing in his blog:”Jose Maurihno does not deserve even to tie his shoes laces!” Sergey
 .. there was spread information that Jugheli will help “Dinamo” Bryanski for achieving their ambitious goals, but this information was not confirmed. There are not any confirming details about his illegal relations with the first division clubs, so we cannot blame him without it. Maybe there is time, football union to show interest in this person, even with prophylactic way?”

Ilia Nanobashvili