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 (or football variant) player's or manager's details to enable a reader to extract the most oft-needed information without trawling through the article proper.

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}|upright={{{upright}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Personal information
Full name	{{{full_name}}}
Birth name	{{{birth_name}}}
Date of birth	{{{birth_date}}}
Place of birth	{{{birth_place}}}
Date of death	{{{death_date}}}
Place of death	{{{death_place}}}
Height	{{{height}}}
Position(s)	{{{position}}}
Team information
Current team	{{{currentclub}}}
Number	{{{clubnumber}}}
Youth career
{{{youthyears1}}}	{{{youthclubs1}}}
{{{youthyears2}}}	{{{youthclubs2}}}
{{{youthyears3}}}	{{{youthclubs3}}}
{{{youthyears4}}}	{{{youthclubs4}}}
{{{youthyears5}}}	{{{youthclubs5}}}
{{{youthyears6}}}	{{{youthclubs6}}}
{{{youthyears7}}}	{{{youthclubs7}}}
{{{youthyears8}}}	{{{youthclubs8}}}
{{{youthyears9}}}	{{{youthclubs9}}}
{{{youthyears10}}}	{{{youthclubs10}}}
{{{youthyears11}}}	{{{youthclubs11}}}
{{{youthyears12}}}	{{{youthclubs12}}}
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
{{{collegeyears1}}}	{{{college1}}}	{{{collegecaps1}}}	({{{collegegoals1}}})
{{{collegeyears2}}}	{{{college2}}}	{{{collegecaps2}}}	({{{collegegoals2}}})
{{{collegeyears3}}}	{{{college3}}}	{{{collegecaps3}}}	({{{collegegoals3}}})
{{{collegeyears4}}}	{{{college4}}}	{{{collegecaps4}}}	({{{collegegoals4}}})
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
{{{years1}}}	{{{clubs1}}}	{{{caps1}}}	({{{goals1}}})
{{{years2}}}	{{{clubs2}}}	{{{caps2}}}	({{{goals2}}})
{{{years3}}}	{{{clubs3}}}	{{{caps3}}}	({{{goals3}}})
{{{years4}}}	{{{clubs4}}}	{{{caps4}}}	({{{goals4}}})
{{{years5}}}	{{{clubs5}}}	{{{caps5}}}	({{{goals5}}})
{{{years6}}}	{{{clubs6}}}	{{{caps6}}}	({{{goals6}}})
{{{years7}}}	{{{clubs7}}}	{{{caps7}}}	({{{goals7}}})
{{{years8}}}	{{{clubs8}}}	{{{caps8}}}	({{{goals8}}})
{{{years9}}}	{{{clubs9}}}	{{{caps9}}}	({{{goals9}}})
{{{years10}}}	{{{clubs10}}}	{{{caps10}}}	({{{goals10}}})
{{{years11}}}	{{{clubs11}}}	{{{caps11}}}	({{{goals11}}})
{{{years12}}}	{{{clubs12}}}	{{{caps12}}}	({{{goals12}}})
{{{years13}}}	{{{clubs13}}}	{{{caps13}}}	({{{goals13}}})
{{{years14}}}	{{{clubs14}}}	{{{caps14}}}	({{{goals14}}})
{{{years15}}}	{{{clubs15}}}	{{{caps15}}}	({{{goals15}}})
{{{years16}}}	{{{clubs16}}}	{{{caps16}}}	({{{goals16}}})
{{{years17}}}	{{{clubs17}}}	{{{caps17}}}	({{{goals17}}})
{{{years18}}}	{{{clubs18}}}	{{{caps18}}}	({{{goals18}}})
{{{years19}}}	{{{clubs19}}}	{{{caps19}}}	({{{goals19}}})
{{{years20}}}	{{{clubs20}}}	{{{caps20}}}	({{{goals20}}})
{{{years21}}}	{{{clubs21}}}	{{{caps21}}}	({{{goals21}}})
{{{years22}}}	{{{clubs22}}}	{{{caps22}}}	({{{goals22}}})
{{{years23}}}	{{{clubs23}}}	{{{caps23}}}	({{{goals23}}})
{{{years24}}}	{{{clubs24}}}	{{{caps24}}}	({{{goals24}}})
{{{years25}}}	{{{clubs25}}}	{{{caps25}}}	({{{goals25}}})
{{{years26}}}	{{{clubs26}}}	{{{caps26}}}	({{{goals26}}})
{{{years27}}}	{{{clubs27}}}	{{{caps27}}}	({{{goals27}}})
{{{years28}}}	{{{clubs28}}}	{{{caps28}}}	({{{goals28}}})
{{{years29}}}	{{{clubs29}}}	{{{caps29}}}	({{{goals29}}})
{{{years30}}}	{{{clubs30}}}	{{{caps30}}}	({{{goals30}}})
{{{years31}}}	{{{clubs31}}}	{{{caps31}}}	({{{goals31}}})
{{{years32}}}	{{{clubs32}}}	{{{caps32}}}	({{{goals32}}})
{{{years33}}}	{{{clubs33}}}	{{{caps33}}}	({{{goals33}}})
{{{years34}}}	{{{clubs34}}}	{{{caps34}}}	({{{goals34}}})
{{{years35}}}	{{{clubs35}}}	{{{caps35}}}	({{{goals35}}})
{{{years36}}}	{{{clubs36}}}	{{{caps36}}}	({{{goals36}}})
{{{years37}}}	{{{clubs37}}}	{{{caps37}}}	({{{goals37}}})
{{{years38}}}	{{{clubs38}}}	{{{caps38}}}	({{{goals38}}})
{{{years39}}}	{{{clubs39}}}	{{{caps39}}}	({{{goals39}}})
{{{years40}}}	{{{clubs40}}}	{{{caps40}}}	({{{goals40}}})
{{{years41}}}	{{{clubs41}}}	{{{caps41}}}	({{{goals41}}})
{{{years42}}}	{{{clubs42}}}	{{{caps42}}}	({{{goals42}}})
{{{years43}}}	{{{clubs43}}}	{{{caps43}}}	({{{goals43}}})
{{{years44}}}	{{{clubs44}}}	{{{caps44}}}	({{{goals44}}})
{{{years45}}}	{{{clubs45}}}	{{{caps45}}}	({{{goals45}}})
{{{years46}}}	{{{clubs46}}}	{{{caps46}}}	({{{goals46}}})
{{{years47}}}	{{{clubs47}}}	{{{caps47}}}	({{{goals47}}})
{{{years48}}}	{{{clubs48}}}	{{{caps48}}}	({{{goals48}}})
{{{years49}}}	{{{clubs49}}}	{{{caps49}}}	({{{goals49}}})
{{{years50}}}	{{{clubs50}}}	{{{caps50}}}	({{{goals50}}})
{{{years51}}}	{{{clubs51}}}	{{{caps51}}}	({{{goals51}}})
{{{years52}}}	{{{clubs52}}}	{{{caps52}}}	({{{goals52}}})
Total		{{{totalcaps}}}	({{{totalgoals}}})
International career‡
{{{nationalyears1}}}	{{{nationalteam1}}}	{{{nationalcaps1}}}	({{{nationalgoals1}}})
{{{nationalyears2}}}	{{{nationalteam2}}}	{{{nationalcaps2}}}	({{{nationalgoals2}}})
{{{nationalyears3}}}	{{{nationalteam3}}}	{{{nationalcaps3}}}	({{{nationalgoals3}}})
{{{nationalyears4}}}	{{{nationalteam4}}}	{{{nationalcaps4}}}	({{{nationalgoals4}}})
{{{nationalyears5}}}	{{{nationalteam5}}}	{{{nationalcaps5}}}	({{{nationalgoals5}}})
{{{nationalyears6}}}	{{{nationalteam6}}}	{{{nationalcaps6}}}	({{{nationalgoals6}}})
{{{nationalyears7}}}	{{{nationalteam7}}}	{{{nationalcaps7}}}	({{{nationalgoals7}}})
{{{nationalyears8}}}	{{{nationalteam8}}}	{{{nationalcaps8}}}	({{{nationalgoals8}}})
{{{nationalyears9}}}	{{{nationalteam9}}}	{{{nationalcaps9}}}	({{{nationalgoals9}}})
{{{nationalyears10}}}	{{{nationalteam10}}}	{{{nationalcaps10}}}	({{{nationalgoals10}}})
Managerial career
{{{manageryears1}}}	{{{managerclubs1}}}
{{{manageryears2}}}	{{{managerclubs2}}}
{{{manageryears3}}}	{{{managerclubs3}}}
{{{manageryears4}}}	{{{managerclubs4}}}
{{{manageryears5}}}	{{{managerclubs5}}}
{{{manageryears6}}}	{{{managerclubs6}}}
{{{manageryears7}}}	{{{managerclubs7}}}
{{{manageryears8}}}	{{{managerclubs8}}}
{{{manageryears9}}}	{{{managerclubs9}}}
{{{manageryears10}}}	{{{managerclubs10}}}
{{{manageryears11}}}	{{{managerclubs11}}}
{{{manageryears12}}}	{{{managerclubs12}}}
{{{manageryears13}}}	{{{managerclubs13}}}
{{{manageryears14}}}	{{{managerclubs14}}}
{{{manageryears15}}}	{{{managerclubs15}}}
{{{manageryears16}}}	{{{managerclubs16}}}
{{{manageryears17}}}	{{{managerclubs17}}}
{{{manageryears18}}}	{{{managerclubs18}}}
{{{manageryears19}}}	{{{managerclubs19}}}
{{{manageryears20}}}	{{{managerclubs20}}}
{{{manageryears21}}}	{{{managerclubs21}}}
{{{manageryears22}}}	{{{managerclubs22}}}
{{{manageryears23}}}	{{{managerclubs23}}}
{{{manageryears24}}}	{{{managerclubs24}}}
{{{manageryears25}}}	{{{managerclubs25}}}
{{{manageryears26}}}	{{{managerclubs26}}}
{{{manageryears27}}}	{{{managerclubs27}}}
{{{manageryears28}}}	{{{managerclubs28}}}
{{{manageryears29}}}	{{{managerclubs29}}}
{{{manageryears30}}}	{{{managerclubs30}}}
{{{manageryears31}}}	{{{managerclubs31}}}
{{{manageryears32}}}	{{{managerclubs32}}}
{{{manageryears33}}}	{{{managerclubs33}}}
{{{manageryears34}}}	{{{managerclubs34}}}
{{{manageryears35}}}	{{{managerclubs35}}}
{{{manageryears36}}}	{{{managerclubs36}}}
{{{manageryears37}}}	{{{managerclubs37}}}
{{{manageryears38}}}	{{{managerclubs38}}}
{{{manageryears39}}}	{{{managerclubs39}}}
{{{manageryears40}}}	{{{managerclubs40}}}
{{{manageryears41}}}	{{{managerclubs41}}}
{{{manageryears42}}}	{{{managerclubs42}}}
{{{manageryears43}}}	{{{managerclubs43}}}
{{{manageryears44}}}	{{{managerclubs44}}}
{{{manageryears45}}}	{{{managerclubs45}}}
{{{manageryears46}}}	{{{managerclubs46}}}
{{{manageryears47}}}	{{{managerclubs47}}}
{{{manageryears48}}}	{{{managerclubs48}}}
{{{manageryears49}}}	{{{managerclubs49}}}
{{{manageryears50}}}	{{{managerclubs50}}}
{{{manageryears51}}}	{{{managerclubs51}}}
{{{manageryears52}}}	{{{managerclubs52}}}
{{{manageryears53}}}	{{{managerclubs53}}}
{{{manageryears54}}}	{{{managerclubs54}}}
{{{manageryears55}}}	{{{managerclubs55}}}
{{{manageryears56}}}	{{{managerclubs56}}}
{{{manageryears57}}}	{{{managerclubs57}}}
{{{manageryears58}}}	{{{managerclubs58}}}
{{{manageryears59}}}	{{{managerclubs59}}}
{{{manageryears60}}}	{{{managerclubs60}}}
{{{manageryears61}}}	{{{managerclubs61}}}
{{{manageryears62}}}	{{{managerclubs62}}}
{{{manageryears63}}}	{{{managerclubs63}}}
{{{manageryears64}}}	{{{managerclubs64}}}
{{{manageryears65}}}	{{{managerclubs65}}}
{{{manageryears66}}}	{{{managerclubs66}}}
{{{manageryears67}}}	{{{managerclubs67}}}
{{{manageryears68}}}	{{{managerclubs68}}}
{{{manageryears69}}}	{{{managerclubs69}}}
{{{manageryears70}}}	{{{managerclubs70}}}
{{{manageryears71}}}	{{{managerclubs71}}}
{{{manageryears72}}}	{{{managerclubs72}}}
{{{manageryears73}}}	{{{managerclubs73}}}
{{{manageryears74}}}	{{{managerclubs74}}}
{{{manageryears75}}}	{{{managerclubs75}}}
{{{manageryears76}}}	{{{managerclubs76}}}
{{{manageryears77}}}	{{{managerclubs77}}}
{{{manageryears78}}}	{{{managerclubs78}}}
{{{manageryears79}}}	{{{managerclubs79}}}
{{{manageryears80}}}	{{{managerclubs80}}}
Medal record {{{medaltemplates}}}
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of {{{club-update}}} ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of {{{nationalteam-update}}}

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

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Former players

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Managers who were players

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Managers who were not players

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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}}. See explanation below.

{{{embed-header}}}

Allows for a custom heading to the infobox instead of "Association football career" when embedded into another template.

{{{header-color}}}

Allows a custom web color to be set for the template's section headings and a divider when embedded into another template.

{{{name}}}

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

{{{full_name}}}

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. Alias: fullname

{{{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]].

{{{upright}}}

Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%).

{{{image_size}}}

Size to display image, given as a number: 200 (set width), x300 (set height), or 200x300 (max width & max height). If empty or omitted, this defaults to frameless (default is 220, but logged-in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size). Use of this parameter is discouraged. Use image_upright instead. Do not use "×" or capital "X"

{{{alt}}}

Alternative text for the image.

{{{caption}}}

A caption for the image.

{{{birth_name}}}

If different from name and full_name.

{{{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.

{{{death_date}}}

The player's date of death. The template {{Death 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.

{{{death_place}}}

The location of the player's death.

{{{height}}}

The player's height in the units most common within the country in which they play, using the format "X m", "X cm", or "X ft Y in". When given in this format, the height will be automatically converted. Note that fractions of an inch can also be added, e.g. "5 ft 8+1/2 in" will output "5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)".

{{{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.

{{{youthyears1}}}, {{{youthyears2}}}... {{{youthyears12}}}

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

{{{youthclubs1}}}, {{{youthclubs2}}}... {{{youthclubs12}}}

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

{{{collegeyears1}}}... {{{collegeyears4}}}

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

{{{college1}}}... {{{college4}}}

A list of college teams that the player was a member of, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{collegecaps1}}}... {{{collegecaps4}}}

A list of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitive matches for each college team, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{collegegoals1}}}... {{{collegegoals4}}}

A list of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitive matches for each college team, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{years1}}}, {{{years2}}}... {{{years52}}}

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

{{{clubs1}}}, {{{clubs2}}}... {{{clubs52}}}

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

{{{caps1}}}, {{{caps2}}}... {{{caps52}}}

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.

{{{goals1}}}, {{{goals2}}}... {{{goals52}}}

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.

{{{totalcaps}}}

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

{{{totalgoals}}}

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

{{{nationalyears1}}}, {{{nationalyears2}}}... {{{nationalyears10}}}

A list of years that the player has played for each national team, one per attribute, youngest to oldest level (e.g. U17, U21, Olympic team, B team, senior team).

{{{nationalteam1}}}, {{{nationalteam2}}}... {{{nationalteam10}}}

A list of international teams that the player has played for, including non-senior teams such as U21, one per attribute, youngest to oldest level (e.g. U17, U21, Olympic team, B team, senior team).

{{{nationalcaps1}}}, {{{nationalcaps2}}}... {{{nationalcaps10}}}

A list of appearances that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for each national team, one per attribute, youngest to oldest level (e.g. U17, U21, Olympic team, B team, senior team).

{{{nationalgoals1}}}, {{{nationalgoals2}}}... {{{nationalgoals10}}}

A list of goals that the player has been awarded in all competitions and friendlies for each national team, one per attribute, youngest to oldest level (e.g. U17, U21, Olympic team, B team, senior team).

{{{manageryears1}}}, {{{manageryears2}}}... {{{manageryears80}}}

A list of years that the person has served within the capacity of manager at each team, one per attribute, earliest to latest.

{{{managerclubs1}}}, {{{managerclubs2}}}... {{{managerclubs80}}}

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.

{{{medaltemplates}}}

Medals earned in international competition can be added here using the templates {{Medal}}.

{{{medaltemplates-expand}}}

Expands the medals section to be displayed by default instead of being collapsed.

{{{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 (~~~~~) 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. Alias: pcupdate

{{{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 (~~~~~) 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. Alias: ntupdate

{{{module}}}

Enables another template to be embedded into this template, such as {{Infobox military person}}. See explanation below.

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.

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Infobox football biography
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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).

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Examples

Independent

Tim Template

Photo of a player in blue football kit, hair braided. Tim Template with the Template Rangers
Personal information
Full name	Tim Tenerife Template
Date of birth	(1975-01-01) 1 January 1975
Place of birth	Template City, Templatia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Template City F.C.
Number	9
Youth career
1985–1987	Template Juniors
1987–1992	Template Youth
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	Template College	2	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1999	Template United F.C.	75	(26)
1999–2002	Template Rangers	32	(11)
2001	→ Example F.C. (loan)	15	(7)
2002–	Template City F.C.	113	(46)
International career‡
1991	Examplia U16	1	(0)
1996–1998	Templatia U21	8	(2)
1999–	Templatia	46	(13)
Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA Template Cup Winner 2013 FIFA Template Cup Third place 2001 FIFA Template Cup Summer Olympics Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 6 October 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:56, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

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Tim Template

Photo of a player in blue football kit, hair braided. Tim Template with the Template Rangers
Personal information
Full name	Tim Tenerife Template
Date of birth	(1975-01-01) 1 January 1975
Place of birth	Template City, Templatia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Template City F.C.
Number	9
Youth career
1985–1987	Template Juniors
1987–1992	Template Youth
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1985	Template College	2	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1999	Template United F.C.	75	(26)
1999–2002	Template Rangers	32	(11)
2001	→ Example F.C. (loan)	15	(7)
2002–	Template City F.C.	113	(46)
International career‡
1991	Examplia U16	1	(0)
1996–1998	Templatia U21	8	(2)
1999–	Templatia	46	(13)
Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA Template Cup Winner 2013 FIFA Template Cup Third place 2001 FIFA Template Cup Summer Olympics Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of ~~~~~ ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of ~~~~~

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Embedded in a different infobox (embed parameter)

Tim Template
Photo of a player in blue football kit, hair braided. Tim Template with the Template Rangers
Born	Tim Tenerife Template (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 Template City, Templatia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Association football career Position(s) Striker Team information Current team Template City F.C. Number 9 Youth career 1985–1987 Template Juniors 1987–1992 Template Youth College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 1983-1985 Template College 2 (1) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1992–1999 Template United F.C. 75 (26) 1999–2002 Template Rangers 32 (11) 2001 → Example F.C. (loan) 15 (7) 2002– Template City F.C. 113 (46) International career‡ 1991 Examplia U16 1 (0) 1996–1998 Templatia U21 8 (2) 1999– Templatia 46 (13) Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA Template Cup Winner 2013 FIFA Template Cup Third place 2001 FIFA Template Cup Summer Olympics Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 6 October 2014 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:56, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

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Tim Template
Photo of a player in blue football kit, hair braided. Tim Template with the Template Rangers
Born	Tim Tenerife Template (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 Template City, Templatia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Association football career Position(s) Striker Team information Current team Template City F.C. Number 9 Youth career 1985–1987 Template Juniors 1987–1992 Template Youth Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1992–1999 Template United F.C. 75 (26) 1999–2002 Template Rangers 32 (11) 2001 → Example F.C. (loan) 15 (7) 2002– Template City F.C. 113 (46) International career‡ 1991 Examplia U16 1 (0) 1996–1998 Templatia U21 8 (2) 1999– Templatia 46 (13) Medal record Representing Brazil FIFA Template Cup Winner 2013 FIFA Template Cup Third place 2001 FIFA Template Cup Summer Olympics Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of ~~~~~ ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of ~~~~~

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Alev Kelter

Birth name	Leyla Alev Kelter
Date of birth	March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present United States 9 (32) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2014 United States -
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2009–2013 Wisconsin Badgers International career 2009 United States U20

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Alev Kelter

Birth name	Leyla Alev Kelter
Date of birth	March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present United States 9 (32) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2014 United States -
Association football career Position(s) Midfielder College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2009–2013 Wisconsin Badgers International career 2009 United States U20

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Embedding other infoboxes (module parameter)

Alev Kelter

Personal information
Birth name	Leyla Alev Kelter
Date of birth	March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Wisconsin Badgers
International career
2009	United States U20
Rugby union career Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present United States 9 (32) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2014 United States -

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Alev Kelter

Personal information
Birth name	Leyla Alev Kelter
Date of birth	March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Wisconsin Badgers
International career
2009	United States U20
Rugby union career Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–present United States 9 (32) National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2014 United States -

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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. Measurements should be inputted into the |height= parameter using the format "X m", "X cm", or "X ft Y in". This will automatically convert units between formats and correctly handles the presentation of units in their short forms. Per consensus at WikiProject Football, metric height will then be displayed in metres.

For example:

• |height=1.78 m produces 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
• |height=178 cm produces 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
• |height=5 ft 8 in produces 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• |height=5 ft 8+1/2 in produces 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)

Alternatively, the templates {{convert}} and {{height}} may be used for height conversion. This is particularly useful if the more accurate metric height is known but the output should be in feet and inches, or if a fraction is desired for the converted inches.

For example:

• If you have the height in metres, but want to display feet and inches first:
  • {{convert|1.73|m|order=flip}} produces 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
• If you have the height in metres, but want to display feet and inches first (with precision to the nearest half inch):
  • {{convert|1.79|m|order=flip|frac=2}} produces 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
  • {{convert|1.79|m|order=flip|round=0.5}} produces 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
• If you have the height in feet and inches (with precision to the nearest half inch), but want to display metres first:
  • {{convert|5|ft|8+1/2|in|2|order=flip}} produces 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
  • {{convert|5|ft|8.5|in|2|order=flip}} produces 1.74 m (5 ft 8.5 in)
• If you have the height in metres, but want to display the converted feet and inches with precision to the nearest half inch:
  • {{height|m=1.79}} produces 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
  • {{convert|1.79|m|frac=2}} produces 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
  • {{convert|1.79|m|round=0.5}} produces 1.79 m (5 ft 10.5 in)

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

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox football biography in articles based on its 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 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 fourth club. Number optional Club 4 clubs4 The fourth 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 fourth club. Number optional Club 4 goals goals4 The number of goals that the player has been awarded in league competition for the fourth 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 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 (<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 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 (<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

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox football biography with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox football biography with height issues (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox football biography with a module (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox football biography with position matching retired (0)
• Category:No local image but image on Wikidata (0) – Used by Template:Wikidata image to track articles where an infobox has no image but Wikidata has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or |nocat_wdimage=yes to the infobox.

Supporting templates

The following templates are used directly from this template:

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

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox football biography/doc. (edit | history)
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