Romel Wallen
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Romel Newton Wallen (born 29 June 1980 in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

) is a former Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 National Football Player. He is now a FIFA
FIFA
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 licensed agent, based in the United Kingdom. Having long ties in Jamaican football, Wallen has now emerged as a top football agent
for Jamaican players who play professionally outside Jamaica.

Football career

A former national footballer himself, he won 21 youth International caps representing Jamaica, primarily under the guidance of Jamaica's only World Cup coach, Brazilian, Rene Simoes
Renê Simões
René Rodrigues Simões is a Brazilian football head coach and former footballer.- Coaching career :Born in Rio de Janeiro, he guided Jamaica to the World Cup in France in 1998...

.. He has played against teams like Chile, United States and competed in the 1996 Concacaf
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

 World Cup qualifying U-17 tournament, hosted in Costa Rica.

Education

This Wolmer's Boys' School graduate, also studied in United States, where he graduated from The Hotchkiss School in June 2000. After gaining a schorlarship to attend liberal arts college, Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...

, later earned a Batchelor's degree in Political Science(2004).

Sports management

Wallen currently serves as managing director for London
London
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-based sports management firm, Pro-Goals Sports.

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