Pes 2013 Classic: Players Real Names [top]

In Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 , licensing restrictions forced Konami to use pseudonymized names for many of the world's most legendary players. While these "fake" names were often phonetic hints at the real athlete, dedicated fans have meticulously mapped them to their real-world counterparts.

: To use real names, go to the Edit section, select Players , and manually update the names for members of the European and World Classics teams. Real Names for Key Classic Players

A powerhouse squad blending the clinical efficiency of the 1990 World Cup winners with late-90s European icons. – Oliver Kahn Lehmann – Jens Lehmann Köpke – Andreas Köpke Sammer – Matthias Sammer Kohler – Jürgen Kohler Linke – Thomas Linke Nowotny – Jens Nowotny Wörns – Christian Wörns Babbel – Markus Babbel Reuter – Stefan Reuter Brehme – Andreas Brehme Heinrich – Jörg Heinrich Jeremies – Jens Jeremies Hamann – Dietmar Hamann Effenberg – Stefan Effenberg Möller – Andreas Möller Scholl – Mehmet Scholl Hässler – Thomas Häßler Deisler – Sebastian Deisler Schneider – Bernd Schneider Bierhoff – Oliver Bierhoff Jancker – Carsten Jancker Zickler – Alexander Zickler Classic Italy (Italy Classic)

The absence of real names gave birth to "Option Files." These were community-created save files that corrected every error the developers could not legally fix. It was a labor of love. Fans would spend hours meticulously correcting "M. Zidane" back to Zinedine Zidane, building accurate faces using the in-game editor, and assigning the correct boots. The process of "fixing" the game became part of the game itself. It fostered a sense of ownership that licensed games like FIFA could never replicate. When you scored a volley with a classic Brazilian in PES 2013, it felt earned not just on the pitch, but through the preparation done in the menus.

If you are playing the unmodded version, you can correct these names for better immersion: Go to the . Select Players .

Simply paste the KONAMI folder into your Documents directory and overwrite. In Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 , licensing restrictions

Chiringbone ( Bobby Charlton ), Shirare ( Alan Shearer ), and Galbone ( Paul Gascoigne ).

There are two primary ways to fix the fake names in your game.

Unmasking these legends transforms Master League and exhibition matches. Below is the ultimate comprehensive index to bridge the gap between Konami's fake names and the real football icons they represent. The Ultimate PES 2013 Classic Players Translation Index Real Names for Key Classic Players A powerhouse

These players will also appear as free agents in Master League if you enable "Classic Players" during the initial save setup.

To circumvent this, PES 2013 utilized anagrams, slight variations, or completely different names for these legends. For example, the legendary Dutch striker was masked as "J. Berkamp," while the Hungarian powerhouse Ferenc Puskás appeared as "Pursel." PES 2013 Classic Europe Real Names

To bypass expensive licensing agreements with retired players and historic national federations, Konami filled its hidden "Classic" rosters with heavily disguised pseudonyms. Legendary stars like , Zinedine Zidane , and Ronaldo Nazário were transformed into puzzling alter-egos like Malgani , Vonme , and Rozerio .

The biggest legend was conspicuously missing from the Classic Argentina team: .