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Player transfer errors (season 2002/2003)
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Player transfers which had been changed, canceled or are not correct on various reasons.
Previous seasons' transfer errors can be found in the archive.


06.07.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.03

Jermaine Jones

Eintracht Frankfurt(Ger)

Bayer Leverkusen(Ger)

Ger

03.11.1981

SC

The transfer canceled as the clubs couldn't agree a fee. He will move now in summer 2004 on a free transfer.

13.06.03

Che Stadhart

Margate(Eng)

Gravesend & Northfleet(Eng)

Eng

25.09.1976

SC

The move is the other way round.

01.07.03

Benjamin Lipke

SV Lurup(Ger)

Hansa Rostock Amat.(Ger)

Ger

11.10.1983

SC

He doesn't join Rostock, he joins Hamburger SV Amat.

May/Jun03

Roberto Martinez

Swansea City(Eng)

released

Spa

13.07.1973

MC

Player and club changed their mind. Instead being released he signed a new contract.

30.06.03

Giuseppe Signori

Bologna(Ita)

released

Ita

17.02.1968

SC

Player and club changed their mind. Instead being released he signed a new contract.

29.06.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.03

Imre Szabics

un-attached

1.FC Nürnberg(Ger)

Hun

22.03.1981

SC

The transfer had been canceled as Nürnberg relegated. Now he moves to VfB Stuttgart(Ger)

30.05.03

Henk Vos

RBC Roosendaal(Hol)

signing new contract

Hol

05.06.1968

SLC

Despite reported that he signed a new contract he leaves the club for NAC(Hol)

10.06.03

Souleymanou Hamidou

un-attached

Denizlispor(Tur)

Cmr

22.11.1973

GK

He didn't moved from un-attached. He joined from Caykur Rizespor(Tur).

23.06.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.03

Michael Baur

Hamburger SV(Ger)

SV Ried(Aut)

Aut

16.04.1969

SWD/DMC

Transfer failed due to unknown reasons. He moves to SV Pasching.

22.06.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.03

Marcos Evangelista de Moraes "Cafu"

AS Roma(Ita)

Yokohama F-Marinos(Jap)

Bra/Ita

07.06.1970

D/DM/AML

This move failed. He will move to AC Milan instead.

20.02.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

10.02.03

Daniel Prodan

National Bucharest(Rom)

Shendong Luneng(Chn)

Rom

23.03.1972

DC

Transfer cancelled as he failed to agree personal terms.

17.02.03

Markus Neumayr

Eintracht Frankfurt Amat.(Ger)

Manchester Utd(Eng)

Ger

26.02.1986

AMC

The transfer hasn't arranged for now(Feb) but for summer 2003.

16.02.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

27.01.03

Mohamed Alao-Fary

Eimsbüttler TV(Ger)

Harburger TB(Ger)

Gha

15.02.1971

SC

The move was perfect but now he decided to join VfL Lohbrügge(Ger).

25.01.03

Idan Tal

Maccabi Petach-Tikva(Isr)

Maccabi Haifa(Isr)

Isr

10.02.1975

AMRL

No real mistake, he moved from Petach-Tikva but belonged to Rayo Vallecano (Spa)

15.02.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

03.02.03

Greg Strong

Hull City(Eng)

Cardiff City(Eng)

Eng

05.09.1975

DC

He moved to Cheltenham (Eng) and not Cardiff.

08.02.03

Luke Chadwick

Manchester Utd(Eng)

Cardiff City(Eng)

Eng

18.11.1980

AMRL

He moved to Reading(Eng) and not Cardiff.

30.01.03

Giorgos Saitiotis

Xanthi Skoda(Gre)

Kassandra(Gre)

Gre

25.07.1981

SC

The move is okay but just the other way around.

31.01.03

Thomas Makris

Aigaleo(Gre)

APOEL Nicosia(Cyp)

Gre

12.08.1978

SC

He has been loaned to Chalkidona(Gre) and not APOEL Nicosia.

08.02.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

31.01.03

Yasin Karaca

Anderlecht(Bel)

Galatasary(Tur)

Tur/Bel

16.12.1983

AMSLC

Wrong information. He moved to De Graafschaap (Hol) on loan contract.

04.01.03

Wayne Quinn

Newcastle Utd(Eng)

Sheffield Utd(Eng)

Eng

19.11.1976

D/DML

Instead moving on loan for one month he left for two.

05.02.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

27.01.03

Anderson Luis de Carvalho "Nene"

Etti Jundiai(Bra)

Santos(Bra)

Bra

19.07.1981

AMSC

Wrong leving club! He left from Paulista(Bra)

31.01.03

Juan Pablo Sorin

SS Lazio(Ita)/Cruzeiro(Bra)

FC Barcelona(Ita)

Arg

05.05.1976

D/DML

He moved to Barcelona from Lazio but is owned by Cruzeio as Lazio hasn't paid the transfer fee.

01.02.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

29.01.03

Ndiwa Lord-Kangana

Djurgardens(Swe)

Bolton Wanderers(Eng)

Swe

1984

DC

The transfer has been blocked by FIFA due to transfer regulations.

30.01.03

Dan Eggen

CD Alaves(Spa)

Glasgow Rangers(Eng)

Nor

13.01.1970

DC

He hasn't moved on free transfer, instead on loan.

29.01.03

Gheorghe Popescu

un-attached

Hannover 96(Ger)

Rom

09.10.1967

SWD/DMC

The transfer has been cancelled two days later as he wasn't allowed to move, it would have been his second move within 12 month. Hannover appealed the DFB and trying to find a way to signing him.

13.01.03

Fabio Gatti

Catania(Ita)

Perugia(Ita)

Ita

04.02.1982

MC

He hasn't moved to Perugia on loan but on permanent basis and returned to Catania on loan.

26.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

10.01.03

Darko Anic

un-attached

Panionios(Gre)

Yug

05.03.1974

AMC

He hasn't joined Panionios or M'Gladbach(Ger) but LR Ahlen(Ger)

22.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

10.01.03

Paraschos Zouboulis

Kalamaria(Gre)

Apollon Athens(Gre)

Gre

30.08.1970

SC

Didn't move to Apollon, he moved to Kerkyra. Reasons unknown.

19.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

16.01.03

Haim Revivo

un-attached

Galatasary(Tur)

Isr

22.02.1972

AMSLC

Reports from Turkey said he moved but Revivo said that he hasn't signed.

17.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

05.01.03

Jose Luis Chilavert

un-attached

Cerro Porteno(Par)

Par

27.07.1965

GK

Decided not do join club.

13.01.03

Robbie Fowler

Leeds Utd(Eng)

Manchester City(Eng)

Eng

09.04.1975

SC

The transfer has collapsed. Fowler realized it as a bad deal.

09.01.03

David Sommeil

Girondins Bordeaux(Fra)

Manchester City(Eng)

Fra

10.08.1974

DRC

The transfer agreed for January has been put on the hold. Maybe he moves in summer.

11.01.03

Scott Partridge

Rushden & Diamonds(Eng)

Exeter City(Eng)

Eng

13.10.1974

SC

He moved to Exeter on loan.

14.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

09.01.03

Jan van Halst

Ajax Amsterdam(Hol)

Vitesse(Hol)

Hol

20.04.1969

DMC

He has moved on permanent contract and not loan move.

12.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

07.01.03

Bjørn Helge Riise

Aalesund FK(Nor)

Cardiff City(Eng)

Nor

21.06.1983

AMC

Transfer is off. The clubs couldn't agree on the compensation.

05.01.03

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

31.12.02

Ermin Siljak

Panionios(Gre)

released

Svn

11.05.1973

SC

He hasn't been released.

31.12.02

Blazej Jankowski

KP Konin Aluminium(Pol)

Panionios(Gre)

Pol

26.10.1980

DMC

The transfer has been canceled.

15.12.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

13.12.02

Allan Johnston

Middlesbrough(Eng)

Sheffield Wed(Eng)

Sco

14.12.1973

AMSRLC

The player moved on a month loan and not on permanent contract.

13.12.02

Adam Proudlock

Wolverhampton(Eng)

Sheffield Wed(Eng)

Eng

09.05.1981

AMSRC

The player moved on a month loan and not on permanent contract.

13.12.02

Gary Monk

Southampton(Eng)

Sheffield Wed(Eng)

Eng

06.03.1979

DC

The player moved on a month loan and not on permanent contract.

11.11.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

25.10.02

Marvin Robinson

Derby County(Eng)

Exeter City(Eng)

Eng

11.04.1980

SC

His loan move had been canceled.

10.09.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

30.08.02

Radek Mynar

Sparta Prague(Cze)

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen(Ger)

Cze

22.11.1974

DMR

The transfer was finalized but failed afterwards due to too high transfer fee.

08.09.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

04.09.02

Eddie Lewis

Luton Town(Eng)

Preston North End(Eng)

USA

17.05.1974

AMSL

British authorities refused a work permit a few days ago but a new work permit appeal succeeded.

06.08.02

Jacob Laursen

Leicester(Eng)

PAOK Salonika(Gre)

Den

06.10.1971

D/DMRLC

The clubs haven't finalized the transfer.

01.07.02

Matteo Berretta

Juventus(Ita)

PAOK Solonika(Gre)

Ita

07.04.1978

SC

The clubs haven't finalized the transfer.

02.08.02

Saïd Chiba

Aris(Gre)

PAOK Salonika(Gre)

Mor

28.09.1970

AMRC

The clubs haven't finalized the transfer.

30.06.02

Giorgos Georgiadis "G.X. Geordiadis"

PAOK(Gre)

released

Gre

08.03.1972

DM/AMRLC

Wasn't released.

01.07.02

Emiliano Martinez

Guarani(Bra)

Olympiakos(Gre)

Par

1974

SC

Transfer hasn't been finalized.

18.07.02

Regillio Vrede

Roda JC(Hol)

Metalurh Donetsk(Ukr)

Hol

18.01.1973

DC

The transfer failed. He moved to Iraklis(Gre)

31.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

29.08.02

Eddie Lewis

Luton Town(Eng)

Preston North End(Eng)

USA

17.05.1974

AMSL

The transfer had been arranged but the British authorities refused a work permit. Transfer cancelled !

30.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Ivan Lopez De la Peña

SS Lazio(Ita)

FC Porto(Por)

Spa

06.05.1976

AMC

The arranged transfer to Porto failed. He joined Espanyol(Spa) now.

09.08.02

Qu Bo

Qingdao Yizhong(Chn)

Tottenham Hotspur(Eng)

Chn

15.07.1981

AMSC

A loan move had been arranged but the British authorities refused a work permit.

28.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

16.08.02

Lilian Laslandes

Sunderland(Eng)

Espanyol(Spa)

Fra/Pay

04.09.1971

SC

It seems that the Espanyol move was just a rumour. He had been loaned to Bastia.

25.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Valerien Ismaël

Racing Lens(Fra)

Olympiakos(Gre)

Fra

28.09.1975

DRC

The transfer was canceled due to unknown reasons. Now he moved to Racing Strasbourg.

09.08.02

Qu Bo

Qingdao Yizhong(Chn)

Tottenham Hotspur(Eng)

Chn

15.07.1981

AMSC

He hasn't joined the club on permanent contract. He signed a loan contract. The club has an option to sign him for GBP 2 million.

09.08.02

Robbie Winters

un-attached

Luton Town(Eng)

Sco

04.11.1974

SC

He didn't move to Luton. He moved to Brann(Nor).

23.08.02

Alex Manninger

Espanyol(Spa)

Arsenal London(Eng)

Aut

04.06.1977

GK

No transfer error. He returned to Arsenal after the two clubs disagreed about the transfer fee.

04.07.02

Alex Manninger

Fiorentina(Ita)

Espanyol(Spa)

Aut

04.06.1977

GK

He moved from Fiorentina but belonged to Arsenal(Eng).

22.08.02

Enrico Chiesa

Fiorentina(Ita)

SS Lazio(Ita)

Ita

29.12.1970

SRC

At first a loan deal had been agreed but now he signed a permanent deal.

20.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

11.08.02

Simon Johnson

Leeds Utd(Eng)

Exeter City(Eng)

Eng

09.03.1983

AMSRC

He joined Hull City on loan and not Exeter.

18.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Lars Jacobsen

Hamburger SV(Ger)

Odense BK(Den)

Den

20.09.1979

DRC

It's the other way around. He moved from Odense to Hamburger SV.

01.07.02

Stephen Famewo

Eintracht Frankfurt(Ger)

VfB Stuttgart(Ger)

Nga

30.12.1983

SC

The transfer has failed as Stuttgart didn't want to pay a transfer fee.

17.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

12.08.02

Matthew Piper

Leicester(Eng)

Sunderland(Eng)

Eng

29.09.1981

SC

The transfer hasn't decided yet. The transfer information was wrong.

01.07.02

Thomas Linke

Bayern München(Ger)

international duty retirement

Ger

26.12.1969

DLC

He changed his mind and decided to continue his international career

30.06.02

Markus Feldhoff

Energie Cottbus(Ger)

released

Ger

29.08.1974

SC

He should be released but at the end the club decided to keep him.

01.07.02

Leandro Romagnoli

San Lorenzo(Arg)

Servette(Swi)

Arg/Ita

17.03.1981

AMC

The transfer failed.

14.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

17.07.02

Avrild Stavrum

Besiktas(Tur)

FSV Mainz(Ger)

Nor

16.04.1972

SC

The transfer has been canceled due to medical reasons

07.08.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.08.02

Ruslan Nigmatullin

CSKA Moscow(Rus)

Verona(Ita)

Rus

07.10.1974

GK

It's the other way around. He moved from Verona to CSKA Moscow on loan.

01.08.02

Yu Tao

Cable 02(Chn)

Juventus(Ita)

Chn

15.10.1981

AMSC

Transfer failed. Reason unknown.

30.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Erhan Albayrak

Arminia Bielefeld(Ger)

Fenerbahce(Tur)

Tur

05.04.1977

SWDMRC

Transfer failed. Reason unknown.

23.07.02

Roman Mählich

Sturm Graz(Aut)

Ioannina(Gre)

Aut

17.09.1971

DMC

He returned to Graz. The transfer failed.

28.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Daniel Cruz

Ajax Amsterdam(Hol)

Germinal Beershot(Bel)

Col

05.07.1981

AMRC

The transfer collapsed.

25.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

11.07.02

Emmanuel Olisadebe

Panathinaikos(Gre)

Birmingham(Eng)

Pol/Nga

22.12.1978

SC

Transfer failed as he failed the medical check.

21.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

02.07.02

Dino Baggio

SS Lazio(Ita)

Chelsea(Eng)

Ita

24.07.1971

DMRC

Move failed. Reason unknown.

11.07.02

Junichi Inamoto

Gamba Osaka(Jap)

Fulham(Eng)

Jap

18.09.1979

DMRC

He didn't sign a permanent contract just an one year loan.

12.07.02

Bernard Mendy

Paris Saint Germain(Fra)

Racing Lens(Fra)

Fra

20.08.1981

DRC

Transfer failed. He moved to Bolton(Eng) on loan.

09.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Farid Mondragon

FC Metz(Fra)

Besiktas(Tur)

Col

21.06.1971

GK

He didn't move to Besiktas. He joined Galatasary.

07.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Christian Thölking

VfL Osnabrück(Ger)

FC Schüttdorf(Ger)

Ger

02.04.1981

AMSLC

The transfer collapsed due to unknown reasons. He moved to VfB Oldenburg.

06.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Shunsuke Nakamura

Yokohama F Marinos(Jap)

Real Madrid(Spa)

Jap

24.06.1978

AMLC

The transfer collapsed due to unknown reasons.

01.07.02

Richard Dutruel

FC Barcelona(Spa)

Stade Rennes(Fra)

Fra

24.12.1972

GK

The deal failed. He moved to Alaves instead.

01.07.02

Rade Prica

Helsingborg IF(Swe)

Hansa Rostock(Ger)

Swe

30.06.1980

AMSC

First deal was a loan move but now he signed a permanent deal.

03.07.02

Date

Player

From

To

Nat.

D.O.B.

Position

Reason

01.07.02

Attila Tököli

Dunaferr(Hun)

NAC(Hol)

Hun

14.05.1976

AMSRLC

NAC move failed due to unknown reasons. He joined Ferencvaros (Hun).

30.06.02

Peter Nielsen

Borussia M'Gladbach(Ger)

Retirement

Den

03.03.1968

DMC

Retirement put on hold. He decided to keep on playing and moved home to Denmark.