Football manager: 2005
Platform: Pc
Email: [email protected]

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Copyright 2005 Richard Jessett 
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Table of contents:
1.	Introduction
2.	About the game
3.	List of the players
4.	Goal keepers
5.	Defenders
6.	Midfielders 
7.	Forwards
8.	The Best team
9.	contact info 
10. Legal Stuff
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1.	Introduction

Hi! I'm Richard Jessett and this is my first FAQ I have ever wrote, 
so it may be a bit simple but I have tried my best with it. I 
probably will come back occasionally to update my FAQ for Football 
manager. If you wish to contact me you can on my email address
[email protected] this walkthrough is quite basic but I hope 
it helps you in finding the best players and getting the most out of 
this game. The walkthrough goes through in the order of the 
positions in the game.
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2.	About the game

This game is a managerial game in witch you can control any team in 
the world and manage it. This is the 2005 edition of this game. Most 
of the staff who used to work on the brilliant championship manager 
series left to work on this, so it is a good game. You will be able 
to control everything you could ever want to in this game from the 
tactics on the pitch to fights with other managers off the pitch. 
Overall this game is superb and the best football managing game out 
in the shops.
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3.	A list of the players
Goalkeepers:

Gianluigi Buffon
Petr cech
Paul Robinson
Iker Casiallas

Defenders:

William Gallas
Michel Salgado
Gianluca Zambrotta
Daniele Bonera
Paulo Ferreira
Cristian Chivu
Dede
Ashley Cole
Gael Clichy
Roberto Carlos
Philipp Lahm
John Arne Riise
John Terry
Alessandro Nesta
Paolo Maldini
Rio Ferdinand
Jonathan Woodgate
Walter Samuel
Carles Puyol
Jamie Carragher

Midfielders:

Frank Lampard
Steven Gerrard
Julio Baptista
Wesley Sneijder
Ronaldinho
Joaquin
Jose Antonio Reyes
Robert Pires
Cristiano Ronaldo
Joe Cole
Micheal Ballack
Xabi Alonso
Arjen Robben

Forwards:

Adriano
Fernando Torres
Thierry Henry
Didier Drogba
Samuel Eto'o
Wayne Rooney
Robinho
Djibril Cisse
Carlos Tevez
Adrian Mutu
Andriy Shevchenko
Hernan Crespo
Francisco Totti

As you can see they are not in alphabetical order.

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4.	Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers are probably the most important part of a team, they 
save shots witch means without goalkeepers the team would lose 
badly. Here is a list of the best goalkeepers in football manager 
2005.

Name: Gianluigi Buffon
Club: juventus
Wages: 65,000
Birthday: 28/1/78
Nationality: Italy
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: right only
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �26,500,000 
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Name: Petr cech
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 24,500
Birthday: 20/5/82
Nationality: Czech Republic
Age: 23
Contract expiry date: 30.6.09
Preferred foot: left only
Reputation: Continental
Value: �6,750,000
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Name: Paul Robinson
Club: spurs
Wages: 33,500
Birthday: 15/10/79
Nationality: England
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: National
Value: �4,100,000
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Name: Iker Casiallas
Club: R.Madrid
Wages: 12,250
Birthday: 20/5/81
Nationality: Spain
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06 
Preferred foot: Left only 
Reputation: Continental
Value: �21,500,000 
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5.	Defenders

Defenders are the players who help your Goalkeeper defend the goal,    
they are the players who try to keep the ball up out of the goal 
area. They pass the ball up to midfield that pass to the strikers 
who try to score by putting the ball in the goal. They are an 
important part of the team.

Name: William Gallas
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 30,000
Birthday: 17/8/77
Nationality: France
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �8,000,000
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Name: Michel Salgado
Club: R.Madrid
Wages: 8,000
Birthday: 22/10/75
Nationality: Spain
Age: 29
Contract expiry date: 30.6.09
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �6,250,000
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Name: Gianluca Zambrotta
Club: Juventus
Wages: 18,250
Birthday: 19/2/77
Nationality: Italy
Age: 28
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Continental 
Value: �19,500,000
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Name: Daniele Bonera
Club: Parma
Wages: 6,250
Birthday: 31/5/81
Nationality: Italy
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right only
Reputation: Continental
Value: �5,500,000
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Name: Paulo Ferreira
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 23,500
Birthday: 18/1/79
Nationality: Portugal
Age: 26
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: National
Value: �4,400,000
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Name: Cristian Chivu
Club: Roma
Wages: 40,000
Birthday: 26/10/80
Nationality: Romania
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Left
Reputation: Continental
Value: �7,250,000
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Name: Dede
Club: Dortmund
Wages: 50,000
Birthday: 18/4/78
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.05
Preferred foot: Left
Reputation: Continental
Value: �6,250,000
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Name: Ashley Cole
Club: Arsenal
Wages: 17,000
Birthday: 20/12/80
Nationality: England
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 30.6.05
Preferred foot: Left
Reputation: Continental
Value: �7,750,000
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Name: Gael Clichy
Club: Arsenal
Wages: 1,900
Birthday: 26/7/85
Nationality: France
Age: 19
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Left
Reputation: National
Value: �3,800,000
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Name: Roberto Carlos
Club: R.Madrid
Wages: 25,000
Birthday: 10/4/73
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 32
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Left
Reputation: Continental
Value: �10,000,000 
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Name: Philipp Lahm
Club: VFB Stuttgart
Wages: 20,000
Birthday: 11/11/83
Nationality: Germany
Age: 21
Contract expiry date: 30.6.05
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: National 
Value: �3,300,000
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Name: John Arne Riise
Club: Liverpool
Wages: 20,000
Birthday: 24/9/79
Nationality: Norway
Age: 25
Contract expiry date: 30.6.05
Preferred foot: Left only
Reputation: National
Value: �4,200,000
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Name: John Terry
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 25,000
Birthday: 7/12/80
Nationality: England
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right only
Reputation: Continental 
Value: �10,250,000
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Name: Alessandro Nesta
Club: Milan
Wages: 65,000
Birthday: 19/3/76
Nationality: Italy
Age: 23
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �22,000,000
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Name: Paolo Maldini
Club: Milan
Wages: 46,000
Birthday: 26/6/68
Nationality: Italy
Age: 37
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Continental
Value: �475,000
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Name: Rio Ferdinand
Club: Man Utd
Wages: 65,000
Birthday: 7/11/78
Nationality: England
Age: 26
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �12,250,000
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Name: Jonathan Woodgate
Club: R.Madrid
Wages: 75,000
Birthday: 22/1/80
Nationality: Argentina
Age: 25
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right 
Reputation: Continental
Value: �4,400,000
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Name: Walter Samuel
Club: R.Madrid
Wages: 27,500
Birthday: 22/3/80
Nationality: Argentina
Age: 25
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Left only
Reputation: Continental
Value: �12,000,000
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Name: Carles Puyol
Club: Barcelona
Wages: 29,000
Birthday: 13/4/78
Nationality: Spain
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right only
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �26,500,000
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Name: Jamie Carragher
Club: Liverpool
Wages: 20,000
Birthday: 28/1/78
Nationality: England
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right only
Reputation: National
Value: �3,400,000
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6.	Midfielders

Midfielders are the players who make it possible to score goals, 
they set up the goals for the strikers. Their job in the team is to 
pass the ball forward and defend the ball from going behind them. 
They are an important part of every team.


Name: Frank Lampard
Club: Chelsea
Wages:  80,000
Birthday: 20/6/78
Nationality: England
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.09
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �25,500,000
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Name: Steven Gerrard
Club: Liverpool
Wages: 40,000
Birthday: 30/5/80
Nationality: England
Age: 25
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �25,500,000
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Name: Julio Baptista
Club: Sevilla
Wages: 35,000
Birthday: 1/10/81
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 23
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �6,750,000
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Name: Wesley Sneijder
Club: Ajax
Wages: 10,000
Birthday: 9/6/84
Nationality: Holland
Age: 21
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: National
Value: �12,000,000
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Name: Ronaldinho
Club: Barcelona
Wages: 55,000
Birthday: 21/3/80
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 25
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �36,000,000
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Name: Joaquin
Club: Betis
Wages: 3,500
Birthday: 27/7/81
Nationality: Spain
Age: 23
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �18,000,000
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Name: Jose Antonio Reyes
Club: Arsenal
Wages: 25,000
Birthday: 1/9/83
Nationality: Spain
Age: 21
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Continental
Value: �13,500,000
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Name: Robert Pires
Club: Arsenal
Wages: 55,000
Birthday: 29/1/73
Nationality: France
Age: 32
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �11,250,000
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Name: Cristiano Ronaldo
Club: Man Utd
Wages: 25,000
Birthday: 5/2/85
Nationality: Portugal
Age: 20
Contract expiry date: 1.1.05
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: National
Value: �12,000,000
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Name: Joe Cole
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 45,000
Birthday: Tomas Rosisky
Nationality: Czech Republic
Age: 22
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: National
Value: �8,250,000
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Name: Micheal Ballack
Club: FC Bayern
Wages: 20,000
Birthday: 26/9/80
Nationality: Germany
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 1.1.05
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Continental
Value: �26,500,000
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Name: Xabi Alonso
Club: Liverpool
Wages: 50,000
Birthday: 25/11/81
Nationality: Spain
Age: 23 
Contract expiry date: 30.6.09 
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �15,750,000
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Name: Arjen Robben
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 13,250
Birthday: 23/1/84
Nationality: Hofland
Age: 21
Contract expiry date:
Preferred foot: Left
Reputation: Continental
Value: �12,750,000
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7.	Forwards

The forwards are the players who will score all the goals for you in 
each match. There are two forwards in every match they are passed 
the ball forward by the midfielders and shoot at the goal, they will 
score most of the goals in your team. The forwards are a very 
important part of the team.

Name: Adriano
Club: Inter
Wages: 20,000
Birthday: 17/2/82
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 23
Contract expiry date: 30.6.08
Preferred foot: Left only
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �35,500,000
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Name: Fernando Torres
Club: AT. Madrid
Wages: 50,000
Birthday: 20/3/84
Nationality: Spain
Age: 21
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �30,500,000
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Name: Thierry Henry
Club: Arsenal
Wages: 60,000
Birthday: 17/8/77
Nationality: France
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �41,000,000
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Name: Didier Drogba
Club: Chelsea
Wages: 31,000
Birthday: 11/3/78
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Age: 27
Contract expiry date: 30.6.07
Preferred foot: Right only
Reputation: Continental 
Value: �12,000,000
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Name: Samuel Eto'o
Club: Barcelona
Wages: 2,000
Birthday: 10/3/81
Nationality: Cameroon
Age: 24
Contract expiry date: 31.7.06
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �21,000,000
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Name: Wayne Rooney
Club: Liverpool
Wages: 30,000
Birthday: 24/10/85
Nationality: England
Age: 19
Contract expiry date: 1.7.08
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Continental
Value: �24,000,000
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Name: Robinho
Club: Santos
Wages: 1,600
Birthday: 25/1/84
Nationality: Brazil
Age: 21
Contract expiry date: 31.3.07
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: National
Value: �4,500,000
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Name: Djibril Cisse
Club: Liverpool
Wages: 40,000
Birthday: 12/8/81
Nationality: France
Age: 23
Contract expiry date: 31.3.07
Preferred foot: Right only
Reputation: National
Value: �10,500,000
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Name: Carlos Tevez
Club: Boca
Wages: 5,000
Birthday: 5/2/84
Nationality: Argentina
Age: 21
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: National
Value: �5,250,000
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Name: Adrian Mutu
Club: Juventus
Wages: 70,000
Birthday: 8/1/79
Nationality: Romania
Age: 26
Contract expiry date: 30.6.09
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �14,000,000
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Name: Andriy Shevchenko
Club: Milan
Wages: 60,000
Birthday: 29/9/76
Nationality: Ukraine
Age: 28
Contract expiry date: 30.6.09
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �27,500,000
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Name: Hernan Crespo 
Club: Milan
Wages: 70,000
Birthday: 5/7/75
Nationality: Argentina
Age: 30
Contract expiry date: 30.6.05
Preferred foot: Right
Reputation: Continental
Value: �4,600,000
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Name: Francisco Totti
Club: Roma
Wages: 75,000
Birthday: 27/9/76
Nationality: Italy
Age: 28
Contract expiry date: 30.6.06
Preferred foot: Either
Reputation: Worldwide
Value: �36,000,000
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Those are the best Goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards 
in the game, if you buy these players you will certainly win what 
ever league or division you are in. This list is a list to all the 
best players in the game.
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8.	The best team to have (in my opinion)

Here is a list set out like the other lists of players showing you 
the best team to have and showing you what to aim for in a team:

As Goalkeepers I would have:
Paul Robinson

As my four main defenders I would have:
Dede
Jonathan Woodgate
Ashley Cole
Gael Clichy

As my four main midfielders I would have:
Wesley Sneijder
Joe Cole
Frank Lampard
Xabi Alonso

As my two main strikers/forwards I would have:
Carlos Tevez
Fernando Torres

That selection of players in my opinion would a great team to have 
and with a team like that it would be very hard to lose.
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9.	Contact info

If you need to contact me about the walkthrough you can at 
[email protected] only contact me about the guide or things to 
change in it don't email me unless it's something to with the guide 
or the game, if you contribute anything to the guide full credit 
shall be given to you.

Don't be shy to email me I don't bite, im a nice guy, although try 
not to email me in foreign languages that I don't understand, I only 
speak English, thanks.

Also you may occasionally see me wandering the message boards, my 
name is 00692, bit of a weird name, so see you around.

You can check out my reviews, codes and guides by looking at my 
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/55922.html


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