He was general manager of Olympique de Marseille from 1989 to 1994, and resigned in the aftermath of the French football bribery scandal.
Bernès has been an agent for multiple international footballers including Franck Ribéry and Didier Deschamps.
[2] In 1980, Bernès began selling membership cards for Olympique de Marseille, in order to try and help their financial difficulties.
[9] In 2007, Bernès became the agent for Franck Ribéry, prior to his €25 million transfer from Marseille to Bayern Munich.
[12] In 2011, Bernès was agent to Samir Nasri when he transferred from Arsenal to Manchester City.
[8] Between 2010 and 2013, Bernès made an average of €3.6 million per year, making him the second highest paid agent in European football.