
Do you need to find the best players in Football Manager 2008? Are you languishing in the relegation zones in FM2008 and are looking for good players to help you survive? Or maybe you need some player tips so you can get the signings to take you from mid table obsecurity to title chasers. Whatever your FM08 player needs we've compiled a list of some of the best Football Manager 2008 Good Players, just for you!
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(players costing over £50m have been excluded as unrealistic transfer targets)
| Name | Position | Age | Cost (£) | Rating (pos) | Potential (pos) | EU Member | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coupet, Grégory | GK | 34 | 5,312,890 | 82.14% (GK) | 82.14% (GK) | Yes | France |
| Kahn, Oliver | GK | 37 | 2,478,260 | 81.96% (GK) | 85.75% (GK) | Yes | Germany |
| James, David | GK | 36 | 6,667,540 | 81.72% (GK) | 81.72% (GK) | Yes | England |
| Víctor Valdés | GK | 25 | 24,650,430 | 81.42% (GK) | 81.69% (GK) | Yes | Spain |
| Kinsky, Antonin | GK | 32 | 2,915,330 | 80.30% (GK) | 80.30% (GK) | Yes | Czech Republic |
| Rost, Frank | GK | 33 | 4,608,990 | 80.21% (GK) | 84.49% (GK) | Yes | Germany |
| Samuel, Walter | SW, D C | 29 | 13,432,150 | 82.60% (SW) | 83.07% (SW) | No | Argentina |
| Ayala, Roberto | SW, D C | 34 | 7,712,930 | 81.89% (SW) | 82.37% (SW) | No | Argentina |
| Hibbert, Tony | D R | 26 | 5,680,060 | 80.16% (FB) | 80.16% (FB) | Yes | England |
| Jemmali, David | D RLC | 32 | 2,266,090 | 80.61% (FB) | 80.61% (FB) | Yes | Tunisia / France |
| Córdoba, Iván | D RLC | 30 | 6,975,370 | 80.49% (FB) | 80.49% (FB) | No | Colombia |
| Brown, Wes | D RC | 27 | 9,538,230 | 80.75% (FB) | 80.75% (FB) | Yes | England |
| Primus, Linvoy | D RC | 33 | 3,651,580 | 80.28% (CB) | 80.28% (CB) | Yes | England |
| Nuno Valente | D L | 32 | 2,181,890 | 81.52% (FB) | 81.66% (FB) | Yes | Portugal |
| Bridge, Wayne | D L | 26 | 11,398,110 | 80.91% (FB) | 85.00% (FB) | Yes | England |
| Heinze, Gabriel | D LC | 29 | 14,775,860 | 85.43% (FB) | 85.56% (FB) | Yes | Argentina / Italy |
| Armand, Sylvain | D LC | 26 | 9,950,720 | 82.42% (FB) | 82.55% (FB) | Yes | France |
| Kaladze, Kakha | D LC, M L | 29 | 8,498,870 | 81.43% (FB) | 82.24% (FB) | No | Georgia |
| Criscito, Domenico | D LC | 20 | 15,210,120 | 80.12% (FB) | 89.16% (FB) | Yes | Italy |
| Barzagli, Andrea | D C | 26 | 11,893,090 | 83.78% (CB) | 86.89% (CB) | Yes | Italy |
| Sagnol, Willy | D/WB R | 30 | 24,584,560 | 82.23% (WB) | 83.15% (WB) | Yes | France |
| Clerc, François | D/WB/AM R | 24 | 7,204,450 | 81.76% (WB) | 86.70% (WB) | Yes | France |
| Chalmé, Mathieu | D/WB/M R | 26 | 2,377,580 | 81.38% (WB) | 81.38% (WB) | Yes | France |
| Zebina, Jonathan | D/WB R | 28 | 5,786,880 | 81.20% (FB) | 86.06% (FB) | Yes | France / Martinique |
| Faubert, Julien | D/WB/AM R | 23 | 9,360,340 | 80.91% (WB) | 85.84% (WB) | Yes | France |
| Eboué, Emmanuel | D/WB R | 23 | 12,317,810 | 80.58% (WB) | 85.58% (WB) | Yes | Ivory Coast / Belgium |
| Zambrotta, Gianluca | D/WB RL, M R | 30 | 20,767,450 | 80.56% (WB) | 84.54% (WB) | Yes | Italy |
| Cassetti, Marco | D/WB/M R | 30 | 8,682,470 | 80.31% (WB) | 85.30% (WB) | Yes | Italy |
| Beye, Habib | D/WB R | 29 | 6,256,900 | 80.28% (FB) | 84.23% (FB) | Yes | Senegal / France |
| Cafu | D/WB/M R | 37 | 280,170 | 80.22% (WB) | 85.34% (WB) | Yes | Brazil / Italy |
| Finnan, Steve | D/WB R | 31 | 6,545,850 | 80.06% (WB) | 80.94% (WB) | Yes | Ireland |
| Mater, Rudy | D/WB R, M RL | 27 | 4,410,770 | 80.05% (WB) | 80.05% (WB) | Yes | France |
| Evra, Patrice | D/WB L | 26 | 11,701,130 | 84.21% (FB) | 84.34% (FB) | Yes | France / Senegal |
| Cole, Ashley | D/WB L | 26 | 28,749,520 | 82.92% (WB) | 87.58% (WB) | Yes | England |
| Maxwell | D/WB/M L | 25 | 16,671,920 | 82.88% (WB) | 86.99% (WB) | No | Brazil |
| Taiwo, Taye | D/WB L | 22 | 5,519,980 | 82.26% (WB) | 87.14% (WB) | No | Nigeria |
| Arruabarrena, Rodolfo | D/WB L | 31 | 2,812,680 | 81.88% (WB) | 86.85% (WB) | Yes | Argentina / Spain |
| Tafforeau, Grégory | D/WB/M L | 30 | 4,039,280 | 81.56% (WB) | 81.56% (WB) | Yes | France |
| Fábio Aurélio | D/WB L | 27 | 12,353,050 | 81.53% (WB) | 86.52% (WB) | Yes | Brazil / Italy |
| Grosso, Fabio | D/WB/M L | 29 | 38,080,500 | 81.02% (WB) | 84.25% (WB) | Yes | Italy |
| Riise, John Arne | D/WB/M L | 26 | 10,859,530 | 80.94% (WB) | 83.11% (WB) | Yes | Norway |
| Zonneveld, Mike | D/WB/M L | 26 | 3,689,560 | 80.34% (WB) | 80.34% (WB) | Yes | Holland |
| Warnock, Stephen | D/M L | 25 | 3,425,000 | 80.66% (FB) | 80.80% (FB) | Yes | England |
| Cana, Lorik | DM | 23 | 5,546,130 | 82.52% (DM) | 82.65% (DM) | Yes | Albania / France |
| Toulalan, Jérémy | DM | 23 | 46,048,360 | 82.47% (M) | 84.60% (M) | Yes | France |
| Emerson | DM | 31 | 6,698,280 | 82.08% (DM) | 82.57% (DM) | Yes | Brazil / Italy / Germany |
| Delvecchio, Gennaro | DM, M RC | 29 | 9,197,510 | 81.43% (DM) | 81.43% (DM) | Yes | Italy |
| Makoun, Jean II | DM | 24 | 9,226,810 | 81.15% (DM) | 84.68% (DM) | No | Cameroon |
| Sissoko, Mohamed | DM | 22 | 11,405,300 | 81.04% (DM) | 83.82% (DM) | Yes | Mali / France |
| Mascherano, Javier | DM | 23 | 29,902,860 | 80.67% (DM) | 84.77% (DM) | Yes | Argentina / Italy |
| Diarra, Alou | DM | 25 | 8,067,240 | 80.14% (DM) | 84.73% (DM) | Yes | France / Mali |
| Camoranesi, Mauro | AM R | 30 | 40,001,690 | 81.66% (W) | 86.01% (W) | Yes | Italy / Argentina |
| Govou, Sidney | AM R | 27 | 6,896,550 | 81.24% (W) | 81.41% (W) | Yes | France / Benin |
| Guti | AM C | 30 | 8,292,160 | 81.73% (AM) | 82.32% (AM) | Yes | Spain |
| Riquelme, Juan Román | AM C | 28 | 11,865,010 | 81.17% (AM) | 84.98% (AM) | No | Argentina |
| Valerón, Juan Carlos | AM C | 31 | 5,468,590 | 80.81% (AM) | 84.34% (AM) | Yes | Spain |
| Kaká | AM C | 25 | 47,967,600 | 80.77% (AM) | 80.77% (AM) | Yes | Brazil / Italy |
| Deco | AM C | 29 | 16,841,460 | 80.28% (AM) | 85.00% (AM) | Yes | Portugal / Brazil |
| Aimar, Pablo | AM C | 27 | 18,894,820 | 80.26% (AM) | 84.98% (AM) | Yes | Argentina / Spain |
| Diego | AM C | 22 | 19,128,230 | 80.24% (AM) | 80.83% (AM) | Yes | Brazil / Italy |
| Pandev, Goran | AM/F C | 23 | 12,954,240 | 81.19% (FS) | 84.28% (FS) | No | FYR Macedonia |
| Iaquinta, Vincenzo | F C | 27 | 14,671,360 | 81.96% (TS) | 82.11% (TS) | Yes | Italy |
| Toni, Luca | ST | 30 | 25,144,930 | 84.10% (TS) | 84.10% (TS) | Yes | Italy |
| Rocchi, Tommaso | ST | 29 | 11,626,760 | 82.19% (FS) | 82.19% (FS) | Yes | Italy |
| Fred | ST | 23 | 45,114,420 | 81.35% (TS) | 85.95% (TS) | No | Brazil |
| Klose, Miroslav | ST | 29 | 28,062,480 | 81.23% (TS) | 81.23% (TS) | Yes | Germany / Poland |
| Liédson | ST | 29 | 7,681,190 | 80.40% (FS) | 81.59% (FS) | No | Brazil |
| Palermo, Martín | ST | 33 | 961,100 | 80.24% (TS) | 80.96% (TS) | Yes | Argentina / Italy |