I’ve decided to compile a list of some of the best Football Manager 2012 free players. If your managing a lower league team or a team strapped for cash, this page should be your go-to resource.
Although some of these players are old, they still have great stats. Players like Hernan Crespo will do the business in lower leagues and at a price of £0, what can go wrong?
I’ve also created a downloadable shortlist for you which you can grab at the bottom of the list, allowing you to import the list into the game and save you the hassle of searching for the players!
Football Manager 2012 Free Players
Goalkeepers (GK)
A selection of Football Manager 2012 free players (goalkeepers)
| Name | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Rost | 38 | Germany |
| Simon Pouplin | 26 | France |
| Marcos | 35 | Brazil |
| Verdan Runje | 35 | Croatia |
| Dimitar Ivankov | 35 | Bulgaria |
| Ami Gautur Arason | 36 | Iceland |
| Dida | 37 | Brazil |
| Martin Lejsal | 29 | Czech |
| Vincent Briant | 35 | France |
| Richard Kingson | 33 | Ghana |
| Mahamdou Sidibe | 32 | Mali |
| Lounes Gaouaoui | 34 | Algeria |
Full Backs (DR/DL/WBR/WBL)
A selection of Football Manager 2012 free players (full backs)
| Name | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Diogo | 28 | Uruguay |
| Stuart Parnaby | 29 | England |
| Marco Ramos | 28 | Portugal |
| Timothee Atouba | 29 | Cameroon |
| Pierre Wome | 32 | Cameroon |
| Chidi Odiah | 27 | Nigeria |
| Maykon | 27 | Brazil |
Centre Backs (CB)
A selection of Football Manager 2012 free players (centre backs)
| Name | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Milton do O | 32 | Brazil |
| Luis Fuentes | 40 | Chile |
| Talal El Karkouri | 35 | Morocco |
| Fernando Meira | 33 | Portugal |
| Arne Friedrich | 32 | Germany |
| Lamine Diatta | 36 | Senegal |
| Sol Campbell | 37 | England |
| Francisco Pavon | 31 | Spain |
| Mattero Ferrari | 31 | Italy |
| Rafael Santos | 26 | Brazil |
| Joseph Enakarhire | 28 | Nigeria |
| Malkhaz Asatiani | 30 | Georgia |
| Birger Maertens | 31 | Belgium |
| Caue | 25 | Brazil |
Defensive Mids (DM/CM)
A selection of Football Manager 2012 free players (defensive mids)
| Name | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel Carboni | 32 | Argentina |
| Tam Nsaliwa | 29 | Canada |
| Sidi Keita | 26 | Mali |
| Nicolas Dieuze | 32 | France |
| Gabri | 32 | Spain |
| Anthony Obodai | 29 | Ghana |
| Mahamadou Diarra | 30 | Mali |
Attacking Mids (AMC/AML/AMR)
A selection of Football Manager 2012 free players (defensive mids)
| Name | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Pinga | 30 | Brazil |
| Petter Vaagan Moen | 27 | Norway |
| Jonatas | 29 | Brazil |
| Luigi Bruins | 24 | Holland |
| Steed Malbranque | 31 | France |
| Boudewjin Zenden | 35 | Holland |
| Dzmitry Rekish | 23 | Bulgaria |
| Gilberto | 35 | Brazil |
| Guti | 34 | Spain |
| Arnold Bruggink | 34 | Holland |
| Robert Pires | 37 | France |
Strikers (ST)
A selection of Football Manager 2012 free players (defensive mids)
| Name | Age | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Amara Diane | 29 | Ivory Coast |
| Guayre | 31 | Spain |
| Ahmed Soukouna | 21 | France |
| Pascal Feindouno | 30 | Guinea |
| Xisco Nadal | 25 | Spain |
| Diego Clementino | 27 | Brazil |
| Ricardinho | 27 | Brazil |
| Ioannis Amantidis | 29 | Greece |
| Arthuro | 29 | Brazil |
| Hernan Crespo | 36 | Argentina |
| Lucas Gaucho | 20 | Brazil |
| Leo Papel | 24 | Brazil |
Shortlist
This shortlist contains all 92 players and takes justa few seconds to import, the installation instructions are below.
- Download the shortlist from above.
- Place the Freebies.slf file into My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2012/Shortlists.
- Open FM2012, on the navigation bar click your manager name, on the drop down menu hover over ‘Search’ and then click shortlist.
- Roughly half way on the screen and to the right there is a button that says ‘Shortlists’, click this and then on the drop down menu click import.
- Double click on the ‘Freebies’ file on the popup box and it’s done.
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