This information is from Jeroen's CM3 page: CM3 research file
Personal Details

First Name
The person s first name.

Second Name
The person s second name.

Common Name
The name commonly used to refer to him, if different from the second name (e.g. Ronaldo)

Nation
The nation he is eligible to represent.

Second Nation
His second nation, if he is of dual-nationality.

Date Of Birth
His date of birth. This should be entered in dd/mm/yy format (e.g. 29/07/98). If you do not know the data of birth please leave blank

Employment Details

Club Contracted
The club he is contracted to work for. For players on loan, this should be their original club.

Date Joined Club
The date he started work for the club. This should be entered in dd/mm/yy format (e.g. 29/07/98). If you do not know the exact date put the first of the month (e.g. 01/07/98)

Club Contract End
The date his contract comes to an end for the club. This should be entered in dd/mm/yy format (e.g. 29/07/03). If you do not know the exact date put the first of the month (e.g. 01/07/03)

International Apps
The number of international appearances he has made.

International Goals
The number of international goals he has scored.

Classification
His status within the club. Choose from the following options:

Non-Player - member if the non-playing staff (e.g. manager, coach, chairman)
Player - member of the playing staff
Player and Non-Player - member of both the playing and non-playing staff (e.g. player-manager)
Youth-Player - member of the youth squad
Invalid - Unknown classification (probably a retired player)


Staff Club Job
His job at the club (choose from the following options)
Chairman
Managing Director
General Manager
Director of Football
Manager
Assistant Manager
Reserve Team Manager
Coach
Scout
Physio
Player
Player Manager
Assistant Player Manager
Player Coach
General Player Manager
Invalid-Job - Job unknown (probably a retired player)

Playing Squad
The squad he plays in (senior squad, reserve squad or invalid squad (probably for a retired player)).

Estimated Value
His estimated transfer value in Pounds Sterling (e.g. 8,000,000). This is for playing staff only.

Estimated Wage
His estimated weekly wage in Pounds Sterling (e.g. 10,000)

Nation Contracted
The nation whose national team he is contracted to work for in a non-playing role (non-playing staff only).

Job For Nation
His job for the national team (non-playing staff only).

Date Joined Nation
The date he started work for the national team (non-playing staff only). This should be entered in dd/mm/yy format (e.g. 29/07/98). If you do not know the exact date put the first of the month (e.g. 01/07/98)

Nation Contract End
The date his contract comes to an end for the national team (non-playing staff only). This should be entered in dd/mm/yy format (e.g. 29/07/03). If you do not know the exact date put the first of the month (e.g. 01/07/03)

Player abilities

The following ratings indicate his playing ability and are based on a scale from 1 to 200, where 1 means the worst in a competitive league anywhere in the world ever, and 200 means the best in a competitive league anywhere in the world ever. There are also 2 special ratings which can be used -1 and -2, where -1 indicates good potential and -2 indicates massive potential (these ratings would normally be given to young players). If you are unsure of a value please leave as 0 as the game will generate appropriate values.

Current Ability
How good he currently is.

Potential Ability
How good he could become in the future or how good he was at his peak. This value must never be below his current ability.

Home Reputation
How good he is reputed to be by people in the country where he is from.

World Reputation
How good he is reputed to be by people on a worldwide basis. (Please note: This attribute will generally be lower for most playing staff who are not well known outside of their own country).

Current Reputation
How good he is reputed to be by people in the country where he is currently playing.

The following ratings indicate his preferred playing positions and are based on a scale from 1-20, where 1 means he is unhappy playing in that position, and 20 means he is happy playing in that position. If you are unsure of a value please leave as 0 as the game will generate appropriate values.

Goalkeeper
How much he prefers to play as a goalkeeper.

Sweeper
How much he prefers to play as a sweeper.

Defender
How much he prefers to play as a defender.

Defensive Midfielder
How much he prefers to play as a defensive midfielder.

Midfielder
How much he prefers to play as a midfielder.

Attacking Midfielder
How much he prefers to play as an attacking midfielder.

Attacker
How much he prefers to play as an attacker.

Wing Back
How much he prefers to play as a wing back. A wing-back is a full back who frequently gets forward onto the wing.

Right Side
How much he prefers to play on the right side.

Left Side
How much he prefers to play on the left side.

Central
How much he prefers to play in the centre.

Free Role
How much he prefers to play in a free role where he can switch between right, left, and centre.

The following ratings indicate the person s mental characteristics and are based on a scale from 1-20, where 1 means the lowest in a competitive league anywhere in the world ever, and 20 means the highest in a competitive league anywhere in the world ever. If you are unsure of a value please leave as 0 as the game will generate appropriate values.

Adaptability
How well he adapts to living in a country which isn t his own.

Ambition
How much ambition he has to win trophies with his club.

Determination
How determined he is to win

Loyalty
How loyal he is to his employer.

Pressure
How well he is able to handle pressure.

Professionalism
How professional his conduct is.

Sportsmanship
How sporting his conduct is.

Temperament
How well he keeps his temper.

The following ratings indicate his playing characteristics and are based on a scale from 1-20, where 1 means the lowest in a competitive league anywhere in the world ever, and 20 means the highest in a competitive league anywhere in the world ever. If you are unsure of a value please leave as 0 as the game will generate appropriate values.

Acceleration
How quickly he can reach full speed from a stand still.

Aggression
How aggressive he is.

Agility
How agile he is.

Anticipation
How well he anticipates what will happen next (i.e. reading the game).

Balance
How well he keeps his balance when challenged.

Bravery
How willing a player is to put winning before personal safety


Composure
How well he maintains his standard of play under pressure situations during a match.(e.g. through on goal, penalty shoot-outs)

Consistency
How consistently he performs from match to match.

Corners
How good he is at taking corners.

Crossing
How good he is at crossing the ball.

Decisions
How good he is at making the right decision as to what to do at any time in the match.

Dirtiness
How dirty he is.

Dribbling
How good he is at dribbling with the ball.

Finishing
How good he is at scoring when given an opportunity.

Flair
How likely he is to do the unexpected.

Free Kicks
How good he is at taking free kicks in dangerous positions.

*Handling
How good he is at handling the ball.

Heading
How good he is at heading the ball.

Important Matches
How well he performs in important matches.

Injury Proneness
How likely he is to get injured when playing or in training

Jumping
How good he is at jumping for the ball.

Leadership
How well he leads and inspires his team mates.

**Left Foot
How strong his left foot is.

Long Shots
How good he is at striking long range shots.

Marking
How good he is at marking opponents.

Movement
How good he is at moving into good attacking positions.

*One-on-ones
How good he is at saving in one-on-one situations.

Pace
How fast he can run when at top speed.

Passing
How accurately he can pass the ball.

Penalties
How good he is at taking penalties.

***Positioning
How good he is at keeping a good defensive position.

*Reflexes
How good he is at making reflex saves.

**Right Foot
How strong his right foot is.

Stamina
How long he is able to play before tiring.

Strength
How physically strong he is.

Tackling
How good he is at making tackles.

Teamwork
How unselfishly he plays.

Technique
How good his technique and ball control is.

Throw Ins
How good he is at taking long attacking throw-ins.

Versatility
How easily he adapts to playing in unfamiliar positions.

Vision
How good he is at recognising players in good positions.

Work Rate
How hard he works in a match.


Notes:
* these ratings are for goalkeepers only
** one of these ratings should be 20
*** this includes goalkeeper positioning