Football Manager greats who had underwhelming careers!
1) Pablo Aimar
Despite a decent start to his career at Valencia, Pablo Aimar definitely didn’t become the best number ten in the world by any stretch of the imagination, as he so often did on early versions of Football Manager, where he was a must-buy.
2) Kim Kallstrom
Another awesome Football Manager attacking midfielder, Kim Kallstrom is another who hasn’t done a great deal in the game in real life, despite a brief and strange loan stint with Arsenal a couple of seasons ago.
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3) Sherman Andres Cardenas
Starting out as a 16-year-old free agent on Football Manager 2006, Colombian midfielder Sherman Andres Cardenas was another world beater in the making that had to be one of your first signings. In real life, he’s made barely any impact on the game.
4) Freddy Adu
The biggest flop of all in terms of failing to meet incredibly high expectations, Freddy Adu was hailed as the next Pele as a 14-year-old, and on Football Manager he was a very safe bet for any price, but in real life he recently worked as a nightclub promoter after struggling to find a team.
5) Anthony Vanden Borre
One of the best all-round right-backs you could find, Belgian powerhouse Anthony Vanden Borre was another great signing on the cheap who would turn into the best in the world in his position.
6) Helder Postiga
Perhaps signed by Tottenham due to his Football Manager prowess, Helder Postiga has played for some big clubs in his time, but without ever looking like becoming the top striker he looked like he’d be as a youngster.
7) Franco Costanzo
A player who’d become the best goalkeeper in the world, Franco Costanzo has forged out a decent playing career for himself in his native Argentina, but that’s it.
8) Cherno Samba
Recently retired from real football, Cherno Samba certainly came nowhere near fulfilling the potential he had on Football Manager, for which he is set to be eternally famous.
9) Carl Cort
The former Newcastle and Wolves man, Carl Cort was a future England legend on Football Manager and highly rated in real life before going quickly downhill.
10) Nicolas Millan
Starting out as a cheap teenager, Nicolas Millan was another guaranteed world great on FM, but is currently playing in the Chilean second division in the real world.
