Carlos Kaiser Faked Being a Pro Footballer

You might not be familiar with Carlos Kaiser even if you're a pro-football, or soccer, fan. You will never, ever see clips of him even attempting to kick a ball because it never happened. He played for 13 different teams over the course of his more than 20-year career, including Flamengo and Vasco de Gama.

Coming from Rio de Janeiro, he made friends with both players and club owners, bragging about what a terrific player he was. He never played in front of anyone, but because of how charming he was, everyone believed him. He would sign with a team and then get hurt right away, never having to play. He hired onlookers to yell his name when the bosses were present and played kids to mob him so he could pretend to get harmed.

Kaiser claimed that while he enjoyed being a player and being among other players, he never enjoyed actually playing. He survived years of inactivity through lies, con games, and ruses. Another team would fall for his lovely falsehoods when one team became tired of him, and the game would go on.