Template:Infobox football biography

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For American football biographies, see Template:Infobox NFL biography.

{{Infobox football biography}} is intended to provide a quick overview of an association football player's or manager's details to enable a reader to extract the most oft-needed information without trawling through the article proper.

Usage

Note: all the field names ending in 1 should be repeated for each team, e.g. youthyears1 and youthclubs1 should be followed by youthyears2 and youthclubs2 and so on, as needed.

Current players

{{Infobox football biography
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|birth_date     = 
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|currentclub    = 
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|youthyears1    = 
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|collegeyears1  = 
|college1       = 
|collegecaps1   = 
|collegegoals1  = 
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|clubs1         = 
|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|nationalyears1 = 
|nationalteam1  = 
|nationalcaps1  = 
|nationalgoals1 = 
|medaltemplates = 
|club-update    = 
|nationalteam-update = 
}}

Former players

{{Infobox football biography
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|image          = 
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|birth_date     = 
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|death_date     = 
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|goals1         = 
|totalcaps      = 
|totalgoals     = 
|nationalyears1 = 
|nationalteam1  = 
|nationalcaps1  = 
|nationalgoals1 = 
|medaltemplates = 
}}

Managers who were players

{{Infobox football biography
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|collegegoals1  = 
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|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|totalcaps      = 
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|nationalyears1 = 
|nationalteam1  = 
|nationalcaps1  = 
|nationalgoals1 = 
|medaltemplates = 
|manageryears1  = 
|managerclubs1  = 
}}

Managers who were not players

{{Infobox football biography
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|image         = 
|image_size    = 
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|fullname      = 
|birth_date    = 
|birth_place   = 
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|currentclub   = 
|manageryears1 = 
|managerclubs1 = 
}}

Full blank template

Blank template with all parameters

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}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

{{{embed}}}

Enables the template to be embedded into another template, such as {{Infobox person}}.

{{{name}}}

The commonly used name of the player. If this is omitted, it will be inferred from the title of the article.

{{{fullname}}}

The player's complete name. Long names will wrap automatically to the width of the infobox, so there's no need to include explicit linebreaks.

{{{image}}}

A picture of the player, ideally on the pitch in the strip of their most recent team (or the team the player is most well known for, in the case of retirees). Images should be given in the format Example.jpg, rather than [[File:Example.jpg]].

{{{image_size}}}

The image's size, given as a number.

{{{alt}}}

Alternative text for the image.

{{{caption}}}

A caption for the image.

{{{birth_name}}}

If different from name and fullname.

{{{birth_date}}}

The player's date of birth. A template ({{Birth date}}, {{Birth date and age}}) should be used to add the date, but be sure to use the appropriate parameters to present the date in the same format as used in the text. The date should not be wikilinked.

{{{birth_place}}}

The location of the player's birth.

{{{height}}}

The player's height in the units most common within the country in which they play, with a conversion (e.g. by using {{height}}). The infobox also supports automatic conversion if the height is specified as "X m", "X cm", or "X ft Y in".

{{{position}}}

The player's most common position or positions. If a player is known for playing in multiple roles then explain the point more fully within the article.

{{{currentclub}}}

The club for which the player currently plays, or is employed by. If the player now works in a non-playing role at the club, add this after the club in brackets. For retired players and free agents not currently employed by any club or federation, leave blank.

{{{clubnumber}}}

The shirt number of the player at their current club.

{{{youthclubs1}}}, {{{youthclubs2}}}... {{{youthclubs8}}}

A list of clubs that the player was a member of as a youth, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{college1}}}... {{{college3}}}

A list of colleges that the player was a member of as a part of a scholarship, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{youthyears1}}}, {{{youthyears2}}}... {{{youthyears8}}}

A list of years that the player has been at each club as a youth, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{years1}}}, {{{years2}}}... {{{years39}}}

A list of years that the player has been contracted at each club, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{clubs1}}}, {{{clubs2}}}... {{{clubs39}}}

A list of clubs that the player has been contracted at, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{caps1}}}, {{{caps2}}}... {{{caps39}}}

A list of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition only for each club (note: Playoff matches are not counted as league matches by most statistical sources (e.g. Soccerbase and the Sky Sports (Rothmans) Football Yearbook), so they should not be included in this infobox), one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{totalcaps}}}

The total number of appearances the player has been awarded in league competition for all clubs.

{{{goals1}}}, {{{goals2}}}... {{{goals39}}}

A list of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition only for each club (note: Playoff matches are not counted as league matches by most statistical sources (e.g. Soccerbase and the Sky Sports (Rothmans) Football Yearbook), so they should not be included in this infobox), one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{totalgoals}}}

The total number of goals the player has scored in league competition for all clubs.

{{{nationalyears1}}}, {{{nationalyears2}}}... {{{nationalyears9}}}

A list of years that the player has played for each national team, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{nationalteam1}}}, {{{nationalteam2}}}... {{{nationalteam9}}}

A list of international teams that the player has played for, including non-senior teams such as U21, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{nationalcaps1}}}, {{{nationalcaps2}}}... {{{nationalcaps9}}}

A list of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for each national team, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{nationalgoals1}}}, {{{nationalgoals2}}}... {{{nationalgoals9}}}

A list of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for each national team, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{managerclubs1}}}, {{{managerclubs2}}}... {{{managerclubs30}}}

A list of clubs that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. Please do not list positions other than team manager (such as assistant or coach positions, or director of football roles where this role is not considered managerial) unless that position is a significant part of the person's career; this will apply primarily to those with significant or perhaps primary experience in management. Clubs listed can be both local and national and should be restricted to those ordinarily considered notable in themselves.

{{{manageryears1}}}, {{{manageryears2}}}... {{{manageryears30}}}

A list of years to accompany the above clubs.

{{{medaltemplates}}}

Honours can be added here using the templates {{Medal}}.

{{{club-update}}} (previously {{{pcupdate}}})

A timestamp at which the player's infobox club statistics are unambiguously correct. The bare date of the last match played should not be used because this is not unambiguous. Dates should use the same format as the rest of the article; use five tildes (~~~~~) to generate the current date/time in dmy format, or {{subst:mdytime}} for mdy format. The parameter is not needed if the player has retired.

{{{nationalteam-update}}} (previously {{{ntupdate}}})

A timestamp at which the player's infobox national team statistics are unambiguously correct. The bare date of the last match played should not be used because this is not unambiguous. Dates should use the same format as the rest of the article; use five tildes (~~~~~) to generate the current date/time in dmy format, or {{subst:mdytime}} for mdy format. The parameter is not needed if the player has retired.

Use as a child template

The embed parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.

This infobox may be used to create a genre-specific section within {{Infobox person}} (or similar biographical infobox templates) for cases where a person may be notable in more than one field; a generic example is shown below. For guidance on usage, see Wikipedia:Infobox modules. Also see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes.

{{Infobox person
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox football biography | embed=yes
  | parameter-1 = 
  | parameter-2 = 
  | parameter-3 = 
  | parameter-4 = 
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Embedding other templates

The module parameter is used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules and Category:Biographical templates usable as a module).

{{Infobox football biography
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox ABC
  | embed = yes <!-- or child=yes / subbox=yes-->
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}

Examples

Independent

{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Tim Template
|image          = Nizar-Khalfan.jpg
|alt            = Photo of a player in blue football kit, hair braided.
|caption        = Tim Template with the Template Rangers
|fullname       = Tim Tenerife Template
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1975|1|1|df=y}}
|birth_place    = Template City, Templatia
|height         = {{height|m=1.75}}
|position       = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
|currentclub    = Template City F.C.
|clubnumber     = 9
|youthyears1    = 1985–1987
|youthclubs1    = Template Juniors
|youthyears2    = 1987–1992
|youthclubs2    = Template Youth
|collegeyears1  = 1983–1985
|college1       = Template College
|collegecaps1   = 2
|collegegoals1  = 1
|years1         = 1992–1999
|clubs1         = Template United F.C.
|caps1          = 75
|goals1         = 26
|years2         = 1999–2002
|clubs2         = Template Rangers
|caps2          = 32
|goals2         = 11
|years3         = 2001
|clubs3         = → Example F.C. (loan)
|caps3          = 15
|goals3         = 7
|years4         = 2002–
|clubs4         = Template City F.C.
|caps4          = 113
|goals4         = 46
|nationalyears1 = 1991
|nationalteam1  = Examplia U16
|nationalcaps1  = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 1996–1998
|nationalteam2  = Templatia U21
|nationalcaps2  = 8
|nationalgoals2 = 2
|nationalyears3 = 1999–
|nationalteam3  = Templatia
|nationalcaps3  = 46
|nationalgoals3 = 13
|medaltemplates =
{{medal|Team|Template City F.C.}}
{{medal|W|Template League| 2003}}
{{medal|RU|Template Cup| 2004}}
{{medal|Team|Templatia}}
{{medal|3rd|FIFA Template Cup| 2001}}
|club-update     = ~~~~~
|nationalteam-update = ~~~~~
}}

Embedded in a different infobox (embed parameter)

Tim Template
File:Nizar-Khalfan.jpg Tim Template with the Template Rangers
Born	Tim Tenerife Template (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 Template City, Templatia
Height

{{Infobox person
|name           = Tim Template
|image          = Nizar-Khalfan.jpg
|alt            = Photo of a player in blue football kit, hair braided.
|caption        = Tim Template with the Template Rangers
|birth_name     = Tim Tenerife Template
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1975|1|1|df=y}}
|birth_place    = Template City, Templatia
|height         = {{height|m=1.75}}
|module         =
{{Infobox football biography
|embed          = yes
|position       = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
|currentclub    = Template City F.C.
|clubnumber     = 9
|youthyears1    = 1985–1987
|youthclubs1    = Template Juniors
|youthyears2    = 1987–1992
|youthclubs2    = Template Youth
|years1         = 1992–1999
|clubs1         = Template United F.C.
|caps1          = 75
|goals1         = 26
|years2         = 1999–2002
|clubs2         = Template Rangers
|caps2          = 32
|goals2         = 11
|years3         = 2001
|clubs3         = → Example F.C. (loan)
|caps3          = 15
|goals3         = 7
|years4         = 2002–
|clubs4         = Template City F.C.
|caps4          = 113
|goals4         = 46
|nationalyears1 = 1991
|nationalteam1  = Examplia U16
|nationalcaps1  = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 1996–1998
|nationalteam2  = Templatia U21
|nationalcaps2  = 8
|nationalgoals2 = 2
|nationalyears3 = 1999–
|nationalteam3  = Templatia
|nationalcaps3  = 46
|nationalgoals3 = 13
|medaltemplates =
{{medal|Team|Template City F.C.}}
{{medal|W|Template League| 2003}}
{{medal|RU|Template Cup| 2004}}
{{medal|Team|Templatia}}
{{medal|3rd|FIFA Template Cup| 2001}}
|club-update     = ~~~~~
|nationalteam-update = ~~~~~
}}
}}

Alev Kelter

Birth name
Date of birth	March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height
Rugby union career

{{Infobox rugby biography
| name         = Alev Kelter
| birth_name   = Leyla Alev Kelter
| birth_date   = {{Birth-date and age|March 21, 1991}}
| birth_place  = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| height       = 5 ft 6 in
| ru_position  = Centre
| repyears1    = 2016–present
| repteam1     = [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]
| repcaps1     = 9
| reppoints1   = 32
| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2014
| ru_sevensnationalteam1  = [[United States women's national rugby sevens team|United States]]
| ru_sevensnationalcomp1  = -
| module         =
  {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes
  | position       = [[Midfielder]]
  | collegeyears1  = 2009–2013
  | college1       = [[Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer|Wisconsin Badgers]]
  | nationalyears1 = 2009
  | nationalteam1  = [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
  }}
}}

Embedding other infoboxes (module parameter)

{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Alev Kelter
| birth_name     = Leyla Alev Kelter
| birth_date     = {{Birth-date and age|March 21, 1991}}
| birth_place    = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| height         = 5 ft 6 in
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| collegeyears1  = 2009–2013
| college1       = [[Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer|Wisconsin Badgers]]
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1  = [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
| module         =
  {{Infobox rugby biography | embed = yes
  | ru_position  = Centre
  | repyears1    = 2016–present
  | repteam1     = [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]
  | repcaps1     = 9
  | reppoints1   = 32
  | ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2014
  | ru_sevensnationalteam1  = [[United States women's national rugby sevens team|United States]]
  | ru_sevensnationalcomp1  = -
  }}
}}

Style guide

Try to always consider that an infobox exists to support an article and provide a quick synopsis of important facts. This becomes vital when considering that the amount of space available within an infobox is significantly less than that available outside of it.

As per the manual of style entry on linking, years and dates should not be linked as they do not provide much benefit to the user.

Do not add flag icons to the birth_place, death_place, club, national team or other fields. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).

As per the manual of style the player's height should be in the units most common in the country in which they play. Units should be abbreviated in the infobox and spelt out in the article text. Ideally, measurements should be presented using the {{convert}} template, which automatically converts units between formats and handles the presentation of units. In this case, use the flag to ensure that units are presented in their short forms. {{height}} is a similar template designed for infoboxes, which presents units in short form by default.

Using {{convert}}:

• {{convert|5|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} produces
• {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}} produces

and using {{height}}:

• {{height|ft=5|in=10}} produces
• {{height|m=1.78}} produces

Microformats

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

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Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox football biography This infobox template provides a quick overview of an association football player's or manager's details to enable a reader to extract the most oft-needed information without trawling through the article proper. Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The commonly used name of the player. If this is omitted, it will be inferred from the title of the article. String optional Picture image A picture of the player, ideally on the pitch in the strip of their most recent team (or the team the player is most well-known for, in the case of retirees). Use the format Example.jpg, rather than [[File:Example.jpg]]. File optional Picture size image_size The picture's size, given as a number. Number optional Picture alt text alt Alt text for the picture. String optional Picture caption caption A caption for the picture. String optional Full name fullname The player's complete name. String optional Birth date birth_date The player's date of birth. A template ({{Birth date}}, {{Birth date and age}}) should be used to add the date, but be sure to use the appropriate parameters to present the date in the same format as used in the text. The date should not be wikilinked. Number optional Birth place birth_place The location of the player's birth. String optional Date of death death_date Use exact date if known, but otherwise as close an approximation as possible. Example: April 27, 1992 String optional Place of death death_place Example: Washington, DC, USA String optional Height height The player's height in the units most common within the country in which they play. The {{height}} template should be used for automatic formatting. The infobox also supports automatic conversion if the height is specified as "X m", "X cm", or "X ft Y in". Number optional Position position The player's most common position or positions. If a player is known for playing in multiple roles then explain the point more fully within the article. String optional Current club currentclub The club for which the player currently plays, or is employed by. If the player now works in a non-playing role at the club, add this after the club in brackets. For retired players and free agents not currently employed by any club or federation, leave blank. String optional Number clubnumber The shirt number of the player at their current club. Number optional Youth club 1 years youthyears1 The years that the player was at their first youth club. Up to 8 clubs can be added using the parameter names "youthyears2", "youthyears3", etc. Number optional Youth club 1 youthclubs1 The first club that the player was a member of as a youth. Up to 8 clubs can be added using the parameter names "youthclubs2", "youthclubs3", etc. String optional Youth club 2 years youthyears2 The years that the player was at their second youth club. Number optional Youth club 2 youthclubs2 The second club that the player was a member of as a youth. String optional Youth club 3 years youthyears3 The years that the player was at their third youth club. Number optional Youth club 3 youthclubs3 The third club that the player was a member of as a youth. String optional Youth club 4 years youthyears4 The years that the player was at their fourth youth club. Number optional Youth club 4 youthclubs4 The fourth club that the player was a member of as a youth. String optional Youth club 5 years youthyears5 The years that the player was at their fifth youth club. Number optional Youth club 5 youthclubs5 The fifth club that the player was a member of as a youth. String optional Club 1 years years1 The years that the player was at their first club. Up to 39 years can be added using the parameter names "years2", "years3", etc. Number optional Club 1 clubs1 The first (senior) club that the player has been contracted at. Up to 39 clubs can be added using the parameter names "clubs2", "clubs3", etc. String optional Club 1 appearances caps1 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the first club. Playoff matches should not be included. Up to 39 caps can be added using the parameter names "caps2", "caps3", etc. Number optional Club 1 goals goals1 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the first club. Playoff matches should not be included. Up to 39 can be added using the parameter names "goals2", "goals3", etc. Number optional Club 2 years years2 The years that the player was at their second club. Number optional Club 2 clubs2 The second club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 2 appearances caps2 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the second club. Number optional Club 2 goals goals2 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the second club. Number optional Club 3 years years3 The years that the player was at their third club. Number optional Club 3 clubs3 The third club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 3 appearances caps3 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the third club. Number optional Club 3 goals goals3 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the third club. Number optional Club 4 years years4 The years that the player was at their forth club. Number optional Club 4 clubs4 The forth club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 4 appearances caps4 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the forth club. Number optional Club 4 goals goals4 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the forth club. Number optional Club 5 years years5 The years that the player was at their fifth club. Number optional Club 5 clubs5 The fifth club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 5 appearances caps5 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the fifth club. Number optional Club 5 goals goals5 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the fifth club. Number optional Club 6 years years6 The years that the player was at their sixth club. Number optional Club 6 clubs6 The sixth club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 6 appearances caps6 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the sixth club. Number optional Club 6 goals goals6 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the sixth club. Number optional Club 7 years years7 The years that the player was at their seventh club. Number optional Club 7 clubs7 The seventh club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 7 appearances caps7 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the seventh club. Number optional Club 7 goals goals7 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the seventh club. Number optional Club 8 years years8 The years that the player was at their eighth club. Number optional Club 8 clubs8 The eighth club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 8 appearances caps8 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the eighth club. Number optional Club 8 goals goals8 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the eighth club. Number optional Club 9 years years9 The years that the player was at their ninth club. Number optional Club 9 clubs9 The ninth club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 9 appearances caps9 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the ninth club. Number optional Club 9 goals goals9 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the ninth club. Number optional Club 10 years years10 The years that the player was at their tenth club. Number optional Club 10 clubs10 The tenth club that the player has been contracted at. String optional Club 10 appearances caps10 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in league competition for the tenth club. Number optional Club 10 goals goals10 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the tenth club. Number optional Club appearances total totalcaps The total number of appearances the player has been awarded in league competition for all non-youth clubs. Number optional Club goals total totalgoals The total number of goals the player has scored in league competition for all non-youth clubs. Number optional National team 1 years nationalyears1 The years that the player has played for the first national team. Up to 9 years can be added using the parameter names "nationalyears2", "nationalyears3", etc. Number optional National team 1 nationalteam1 The first national team that the player has played for (including non-senior teams such as U21). Up to 9 teams can be added using the parameter names "nationalteam2", "nationalteam3", etc. String optional National team 1 appearances nationalcaps1 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the first national team. Up to 9 numbers can be added using the parameter names "nationalcaps2", "nationalcaps3", etc. Number optional National team 1 goals nationalgoals1 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the first national team. Up to 9 numbers can be added using the parameter names "nationalgoals2", "nationalgoals3", etc. Number optional National team 2 years nationalyears2 The years that the player has played for the second national team. Number optional National team 2 nationalteam2 The second national team that the player has played for. String optional National team 2 appearances nationalcaps2 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the second national team. Number optional National team 2 goals nationalgoals2 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the second national team. Number optional National team 3 years nationalyears3 The years that the player has played for the third national team. Number optional National team 3 nationalteam3 The third national team that the player has played for. String optional National team 3 appearances nationalcaps3 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the third national team. Number optional National team 3 goals nationalgoals3 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the third national team. Number optional National team 4 years nationalyears4 The years that the player has played for the fourth national team. Number optional National team 4 nationalteam4 The fourth national team that the player has played for. String optional National team 4 appearances nationalcaps4 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the fourth national team. Number optional National team 4 goals nationalgoals4 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the fourth national team. Number optional National team 5 years nationalyears5 The years that the player has played for the fifth national team. Number optional National team 5 nationalteam5 The fifth national team that the player has played for. String optional National team 5 appearances nationalcaps5 The number of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the fifth national team. Number optional National team 5 goals nationalgoals5 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for the fifth national team. Number optional Manager club 1 years manageryears1 The years that the person has served with the first club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 1 managerclubs1 The first club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. Please do not list positions other than team manager (such as assistant or coach positions, or director of football roles where this role is not considered managerial) unless that position is a significant part of the person's career; this will apply primarily to those with significant or perhaps primary experience in management. Clubs listed can be both local and national and should be restricted to those ordinarily considered notable in themselves. String optional Manager club 2 years manageryears2 The years that the person has served with the second club in the capacity of team manager. Up to 30 can be added using the parameter names "manageryears3", "manageryears4", etc. Number optional Manager club 2 managerclubs2 The second club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. Up to 30 can be added using the parameter names "managerclubs3", "managerclubs4", etc. String optional Manager club 3 years manageryears3 The years that the person has served with the third club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 3 managerclubs3 The third club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 4 years manageryears4 The years that the person has served with the fourth club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 4 managerclubs4 The fourth club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 5 years manageryears5 The years that the person has served with the fifth club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 5 managerclubs5 The fifth club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 6 years manageryears6 The years that the person has served with the sixth club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 6 managerclubs6 The sixth club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 7 years manageryears7 The years that the person has served with the seventh club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 7 managerclubs7 The seventh club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 8 years manageryears8 The years that the person has served with the eighth club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 8 managerclubs8 The eighth club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 9 years manageryears9 The years that the person has served with the ninth club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 9 managerclubs9 The ninth club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Manager club 10 years manageryears10 The years that the person has served with the tenth club in the capacity of team manager. Number optional Manager club 10 managerclubs10 The tenth club that the person has served within the capacity of team manager. String optional Medal templates medaltemplates Honors can be added here using {{Medal}} templates. String optional Club update timestamp club-update A timestamp at which the player's infobox club statistics are unambiguously correct. The bare date of the last match played should not be used because this is not unambiguous. Dates should use the same format as the rest of the article; use five tildes (<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>) to generate the current date/time in dmy format, or {{subst:mdytime}} for mdy format. The parameter is not needed if the player has retired. String optional National team update timestamp nationalteam-update A timestamp at which the player's infobox national team statistics are unambiguously correct. The bare date of the last match played should not be used because this is not unambiguous. Dates should use the same format as the rest of the article; use five tildes (<nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>) to generate the current date/time in dmy format, or {{subst:mdytime}} for mdy format. The parameter is not needed if the player has retired. String optional

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Supporting templates

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• {{#invoke:Infobox3cols}}
• {{Abbr}}
• {{Br separated entries}}
• {{Convinfobox}}
• {{Infobox medal templates}}
• {{Infobox person/height}}
• {{Longitem}}
• {{Main other}}
• {{PAGENAMEBASE}}
• {{Wikidata image}}
• {{Yesno}}

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