Who can find the most obscure footballer with the most extensive wikipedia page?
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carlos kaiser takes the cake. The guy was a literal con-man who successfully pulled a barney stinson on brazilian football for years
He's Ali Dia's final form.carlos kaiser takes the cake. The guy was a literal con-man who successfully pulled a barney stinson on brazilian football for years
Still boggles my mind. The guy must have some psychic powers in him. Surely any team who signed him must have seen him play?carlos kaiser takes the cake. The guy was a literal con-man who successfully pulled a barney stinson on brazilian football for years
But... how? Not one of these clubs wanted to actually see him play before signing him? Absolutely incredible.
"So what type of player are you?"carlos kaiser takes the cake. The guy was a literal con-man who successfully pulled a barney stinson on brazilian football for years
"Haha, please."
"Creative, clever, and an exceptional ability to exploit the mistakes of my opponent"
Nope! He literally made up wikipedia pages and fake contacts and managed to convince clubs to sign him off of that
Bernio Verhagen, did pretty well signed for four clubs in 5 months in 2019 and is in the FM database.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernio_Verhagen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernio_Verhagen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pacquette
Lower league journeyman, also a school caretaker and truancy officer.
Lower league journeyman, also a school caretaker and truancy officer.
Bloody hell. One day they will make a film about him. Him and those three clowns we never sent to sign HerreraNope! He literally made up wikipedia pages and fake contacts and managed to convince clubs to sign him off of that
. I'd pay good money to watch that!You're not supposed to win the thread in the second post!
I love that they've obviously written their own wikipedia page and think this is something people would be dying to know
Holy shit, this is amazing!
Westlife's Nicky Byrne has a Wikipedia page and was, technically, a pro at one point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Byrne#Football
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Byrne#Football
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_Đurić
A junior kayaking champion to a long football career.
A junior kayaking champion to a long football career.
Ian Botham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Botham
Last of really cheap cheating ones I do where I pick someone more famous for something else which is why their Wiki is so long in the first place. If we went down those lines we could throw in Mourinho, Wenger and loads of other managers who didn't do much as players.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Botham
Last of really cheap cheating ones I do where I pick someone more famous for something else which is why their Wiki is so long in the first place. If we went down those lines we could throw in Mourinho, Wenger and loads of other managers who didn't do much as players.
Big fraud, became quite "famous" in Denmark.
Was pulled from the first training with Viborg, because he was so poor.
Earlier in his "career" he claimed to be a Copenhagen player, and used it to steal money and jewelry from a girl.
While at Viborg, he apparently threatened to kill his girlfriend, and was arrested for robbery + assaulting his girlfriend.
He escaped police custody, but was caught the next day. He was later sentenced to 15 months in prison.
About ten years ago there was a Brazilian footballer called (I think) Gil. His Wikipedia was just a massively negative page that said he had flopped at every club he had been to (with sources )
)Has anyone mentioned Ravel Morrison yet?
"Nicknamed “Kaiser” due to a purported resemblance to Franz Beckenbauer when he was young (although his friend Luiz Maerovitch claims that the nickname stems from a resemblance to a bottle of Kaiser beer),"
Some nice finds in here, enjoyable 
Would Lutz Pfannenstiel qualify?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutz_Pfannenstiel
Would Lutz Pfannenstiel qualify?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutz_Pfannenstiel
Freaking hell. This is one hell of a hustler. Gotta give him respect for the grind. I'd totally hire him if I am running a sales company. He should go into sales/business development or acting. Brilliant!
Flamini probably has the biggest swing in regards to work. It's pretty absurd a successful, proffessional footballer's wikipedia page would include:
Dani Alves is the most successful footballer in the world
Flamini - well yes, but actually no.
Flamini - well yes, but actually no.
Was third choice Brazil CB at one stage, Dunga kept calling him up even after he moved to China.About ten years ago there was a Brazilian footballer called (I think) Gil. His Wikipedia was just a massively negative page that said he had flopped at every club he had been to (with sources
I like how he finished out his career with the Ramblers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Storey
Convicted of (in no particular order):
Running a brothel
Counterfeiting
Smuggling pornographic movies
Disorderly conduct
Counterfeiting
He was also chauffeur to the Qatari royal family, ran night clubs for gangsters, went on the run in Spain and wrote a book called True Storey: My Life and Crimes as a Football Hatchet Man
Convicted of (in no particular order):
Running a brothel
Counterfeiting
Smuggling pornographic movies
Disorderly conduct
Counterfeiting
He was also chauffeur to the Qatari royal family, ran night clubs for gangsters, went on the run in Spain and wrote a book called True Storey: My Life and Crimes as a Football Hatchet Man