If you want the 1998 World Cup winners, look for these names.

  • Name in Game: Goal
  • Name in Game: T. Henry

    • PES 2013 does an excellent job hiding the 1974 and 1988 Dutch icons.

    | In-Game Pseudonym | Real Name | Legendary For | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Homegaard | Johan Cruyff | The face of Total Football. Note: Sometimes listed as "J. Cruyff" in later patches, but in vanilla, it's Homegaard. | | Van Berg | Marco van Basten | The volley master. | | Gullit | Ruud Gullit (Yes, his real name is used sometimes) | Dreadlocked box-to-box genius. | | Rijkaart | Frank Rijkaard | Defensive anchor. | | Kuet | Wim Kieft | Header specialist. | | Vonk | Hans Vonk (Often confused, but usually represents Van Breukelen) | Goalkeeper. | | Walcyck | Gerald Vanenburg | Winger. |

    Note for editors: In many ROMs, "Koman" is actually Phillip Cocu, while "Suurendonk" represents Wilbert Suvrijn or Berry van Aerle.

    The "Classic" teams in PES 2013—Classic Brazil, Classic Argentina, Classic Germany, etc.—were stocked with the greatest players of all time. But because Konami couldn't secure the image rights for retired legends (who are surprisingly litigious), the game presented us with doppelgängers.

    Here is the translation key to the game’s most famous "impostors":

    Classic Brazil (The Kings of the Fake Name) Brazil was always the most heartbreaking team to see uncorrected. The roster was a samba rhythm of misidentified brilliance.

    Classic Argentina (The Diego Dilemma) No Diego Maradona. That was the rule. EA had him locked down tight for years. So, PES did what PES does best: they created a player who looked suspiciously like him but went by a different name.

    Classic Netherlands (The Dutch Masters)

    Classic Germany (The Wall)

    For many football gaming enthusiasts, Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES 2013) represents a golden era. It was the last hurrah of the beloved Fox Engine before the franchise’s difficult transition to next-gen consoles. While modern fans obsess over Ultimate Team packs, veterans of PES 2013 know that one of the game’s greatest treasures lies in its "Classic Teams" —secret squads packed with legendary players.

    However, Konami has always had a well-known quirk: due to licensing issues, they cannot use the real names of these retired icons. Instead, they hide them behind cheeky pseudonyms. If you want to field Ronaldo, Zidane, or Beckham, you first need to know who is who.

    Here is your definitive guide to the real identities behind the fake names in PES 2013.

    | Fake Name | Real Name | Position | Era Highlights | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Pelé | Pelé (Edson Arantes) | SS | The King. Three World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970). | | Zico | Zico (Arthur Antunes) | AMF | "White Pelé." Free-kick master of the 80s. | | Romario | Romário | CF | 1994 World Cup winner. 1994 FIFA World Player. | | Ronaldo | Ronaldo Nazário | CF | "Il Fenomeno." 2002 World Cup top scorer. | | R. Carlos | Roberto Carlos | LB | Impossible free-kicks. 2002 World Cup winner. | | Cafu | Cafu (Marcos Evangelista) | RB | Only player to appear in three World Cup finals (94,98,02). | | Dunga | Carlos Dunga | DMF | Captain of the 1994 World Cup winning team. | | Sócrates | Sócrates Brasileiro | CM/AMF | The doctor. 1982 artistic midfield general. | | Falcão | Paulo Roberto Falcão | CM | "The Eighth King of Rome." Legendary for AS Roma. | | Tostão | Tostão (Eduardo Gonçalves) | SS/CF | 1970 World Cup star; later became a psychiatrist. |

    | Fake Name | Real Name | Position | Era Highlights | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | G. Lineker | Gary Lineker | CF | 1986 World Cup Golden Boot, legendary poacher. | | P. Shilton | Peter Shilton | GK | England’s most capped player of all time (125 caps). | | B. Robson | Bryan Robson | CM | Captain Marvel; box-to-box legend for Man United. | | S. Pearce | Stuart Pearce | LB | "Psycho" – fierce left-back and free-kick specialist. | | C. Waddle | Chris Waddle | RWF | 1990 World Cup star, famous for his dribbling. | | P. Gascoigne | Paul Gascoigne | AMF | "Gazza" – genius, tears at Italia ’90. | | A. Shearer | Alan Shearer | CF | Premier League all-time top scorer (260 goals). |

    For PC users, download a PES 2013 Option File (e.g., from PES-Patch or Evo-Web). These files contain:

    Simply paste the KONAMI folder into your Documents directory and overwrite.

    | Fake Name | Real Name | Position | Era Highlights | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | F. Beckenbauer | Franz Beckenbauer | CB/SW | "Der Kaiser" – invented the sweeper role. | | G. Muller | Gerd Muller | CF | "Der Bomber" – 68 goals in 62 games for Germany. | | L. Matthaus | Lothar Matthäus | CM/CB | 1990 World Cup captain, 1991 Ballon d’Or. | | J. Kohler | Jürgen Kohler | CB | One of the best man-markers in history. | | A. Brehme | Andreas Brehme | LB/RB | Scored the 1990 World Cup winning penalty. | | K. Rummenigge | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | SS/CF | Two-time Ballon d’Or (1980, 1981). | | M. Sammer | Matthias Sammer | SW/DMF | 1996 Ballon d’Or winner (rare for a defender). |