WE United

**WE United** is one of the two original PES clubs that appeared on Pro Evolution Soccer 3, the other being PES United.

## Info

### Colours

PES 3 - PES 2008: Yellow and Navy
PES 2009 - PES 2021: Red and White

## History

### PES 3 to PES 2010

From PES 3 to PES 2010, WE United appeared as one of the clubs in the "Other Leagues" section. Between PES 5 and PES 6, WE United appeared in "Other Leagues B" with South American teams (São Paulo FC in PES 5, the same Brazilian club alongside CA Boca Juniors and CA River Plate in PES 6). The team continued to appear in "Other Leagues B", alongside not only South American clubs, but also other European clubs (order determined alphabetically by country of origin).

### PES 2011 to PES 2014

Between PES 2011 and PES 2014, WE United appeared as a fictional 2nd division team. That division was called "D2 League" in PES 2011 and PES 2012, "WE League" in PES 2013, and "PDII League" in PES 2014.

### PES 2015 to PES 2021

After that, WE United was promoted to the newly introduced "PAS League", a fictional league with fictional Asian clubs, where it remained until the end of the Pro Evolution Soccer series.

## Crest and colours

### PES 3 to PES 2008

The original colours of WE United were White, Navy and Light Green.

### PES 2009 to PES 2021

The PES 2009 rebranding of WE United brought the then current design policy of PES to its original clubs. Therefore, WE United now had a shield in various shades of blue as its logo, featuring the newly introduced Winning Eleven acronym logo (WE). The club's colours were changed to Blue and White.

## Stadium

List of WE United's home stadiums
 4
 5, 6
 2008
 2009-2021

## Rivalries

The natural rivals of WE United are PES United, a fictional team introduced simultaneously in Pro Evolution Soccer 3. Although the two teams followed different paths through the course of the PES series, the rivalry between the two sides never ceased to exist; even when they weren't based on the same continent anymore.

## Players

### PES 3 to PES 2012

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### PES 2013 to PES 2015

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### PES 2016 to PES 2021

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(\*) Note: In PES 2019, T. Sousa was replaced by an Australian named "B. Wickham".

## Theories and facts

### First squad

* **Chigrat** might be inspired by the Romanian surname *Cernat*. Florin Lucian Cernat's most notable spell was at FC Dynamo Kyiv.
* Although sounding Italian, **Marsatto** probably stems from the English surname *Marshall*. My theory is that somehow this Australian player is of Italian ancestry. This theory is further supported by the fact that an Italian player replaced Marsatto in PES 2013.
* **Boanerm** might be inspired by the Ghanaian surname *Boateng*, despite the fact that Boanerm's skin is white. The most famous footballers named Boateng are Kevin Prince, who was born in Germany but opted to play for Ghana, and Jérôme, his younger half-brother, who played for Germany. The Boateng half-brothers played against each other in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa.
* Although impossible to pronounce, let alone spell, **Pjinatnigh** might hint to a Slavic surname, probably one ending in "-ić". Another possibility is that it is some obscure German surname ending in "-ich" or "-ig".
* **Cinu Santiku** is a rendition of how the name is written in Japanese. In order to make more sense, first we turn it into "Jin San-chik". Jin (진) is actually Chinese, the source of the Korean surnames *Gim* and *Kim*, meaning "gold" (金). Kim/Gim is the most common surname in South Korea. San (산) is a Korean first name that means "mountain"; the word itself is Sino-Korean, from Chinese "shān" (山). Chik 칙) is the Korean reading of various Chinese characters. There is no such name as "산칙" in Korean.
* **Alnenda** was named after *Matías Almeyda*, an Argentine former footballer who played for CA River Plate, Sevilla FC, SS Lazio, FC Internazionale et al.
* There is no Chinese surname ending in "-(V)s". The closest surname to "Pas" is "Pan" (潘 *pān*), which is water-related. "Chi" might come from the Chinese word " (熾 *chí*) meaning "intense, raging (flame); flourishing, prosperous". Lastly, there is no Chinese name element "Ton". "Tong" exists, which can mean any of the following, depending on the tone: tóng (彤) means "red, vermilion", tǒng (統) means "to govern; to unite; all, together", tóng (同 or 仝) means "same, identical; together", and tōng (通) means "pipe-shaped object", among other things. My theory is that this is a humorous attempt to fuse "PES" and "Zedong", the name of Mao. Zedong (Traditional Chinese: 澤東, Simplified Chinese: 泽东) comprises the words *zé* (澤), "pool, pond; moist, damp; brilliance, shine; grace", and *dōng* (東), "east; landlord, owner".
* **Iujimano** was named after *Mark Iuliano*, an Italian former footballer who played as a defender for Juventus FC, among other clubs.
* I don't know why Konami named the English forward "Bag", but my theory is that the source name could be "Baker" or "Barker".
* **Jig** might be inspired by the Cameroonian surname *Job*. Joseph-Désiré Job's most notable spell was at Middlesbrough FC. He won the 2004 Football League Cup with the English side and, as a loan player, the AFC Champions League with Al-Ittihad from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
* **Footyn** was named after *Quinton Fortune, a South African former footballer whose most notable spell was at Manchester United FC.*
* **Fillco** was named after *Luís Figo, a famous Portuguese former footballer who played for four clubs during his professional career: Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, and FC Internazionale.*
* **Ita** might be named after *Pierre Issa, a South African former footballer of Lebanese descent who played for Olympique de Marseille and other clubs, including Ionikos from Nikaia, Attica, Greece, and OFI from Heraklion, Crete, Greece.*

### Second squad

* **Cioccolina** might be an amalgamation of the Italian word for chocolate (*cioccolato*) and "cicciolino", a designation for tubby baby boys. The feminine suffix "-ina" made me instantly think of Cicciolina.
* **Wirmerdorf** might be an amalgamation of the German surname *Wirmer* (see Josef Wirmer) and the German word *Dorf*, meaning "village".
* **Erkulhan** seems to me like a joke, as it resembles both the name "Heracles", as well as Turkish names, such as "Erdoğan", "Cihan", "Volkan", et al. This was a weird choice, considering the fact that the fictional player is Greek.
* The name **Gamranella** seems loosely based on "Passarella" (see Daniel Passarella).
* The name **Kowitschuke** seems like a corruption of the Polish surname *Kowalczyk* / Ukrainian surname *Ковальчук* (Kovalchuk) / Moldovan surname *Covalciuc*.
* My theory is that **Nareuzach** is of Silesian German descent.
* Could **Colipher** be a corruption of *Colin Firth*?
* **Zerković** (Зерковић) is a Serbian surname, thus meaning that the Australian player is of Serbian descent.
* **Tibovsky** looks Slavic: it could be derived from the Czech surname *Táborský*. Ivo Táborský played for various Czech and Slovak clubs, as well as Azerbaijani club Inter Baku.
* The name **Melhegab** makes it seem like the player is of North African descent, possibly Algerian.
* **Raporca** looks like a corruption of the Portuguese word *raposa*, which means "fox".

### Third squad

* **Ewald** is a German name and surname. Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager. He spent most of his professional career playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach.
* **Castel** means "castle" in Romanian.
* **Mazzarelli** is an Italian surname. Giuseppe Mazzarelli is a Swiss former footballer, who played in his native Switzerland, Italy (Bari), and England (Manchester City FC).
* **Byron** is the name of the Lord who joined the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire.
* **Terra** is the Italian word for "earth", its Spanish equivalent being "tierra". This is a reminder that many Argentinians have Italian ancestry.
* Arguably the most famous **Gaultier** is Jean Paul, a French fashion designer.
* When it first appeared it didn't ring a bell, but reading the surname **Maignan** now instantly reminds me of the French Guianan goalkeeper who plays for AC Milan.
* **Navarro** is a Spanish surname, not a Polish one. It comes from "Navarra", the Spanish name of Navarre, from Basque "Nafarroa".
* **Prins** means "prince" in Dutch. The Netherlands have an active monarchy.
* Leir is the mythical king of the Britons behind William Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear", hence the name **Lear**.
* **Mesquida** is an Iberian surname, not a French or African one. It means "mosque" (standard form is "mesquita").
* **Grishin** (Гришин) comes from *Grisha* (Гриша), a diminutive of the Russian name *Grigoriy* (Григорий), "Gregory" in English.
* **Ruthenfranz** seems like an amalgamation of *Ruthe*, meaning "rod", and *Franz*, a clipping of the name *Franziskus*.
* **Sousa** is a common Portuguese surname, ultimately linked to the Latin word "saxum" (stone).
* Both elements of **Wickham** ("-wick" and "-ham") are suffixes used in English toponymy. Examples include "Warwick", "Gatwick", "Birmingham", and "Rotherham".