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diff --git a/accounts/forms.py b/accounts/forms.py
index 8e02c24..48d7111 100644
--- a/accounts/forms.py
+++ b/accounts/forms.py
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ class CustomUserChangeForm(forms.ModelForm):
         fields = ('username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'birth_date', 'player_number', 'team')
 
 class PlayerCreationForm(forms.ModelForm):
-    parent1_email = forms.EmailField(required=False)
-    parent2_email = forms.EmailField(required=False)
+    parent1_search = forms.CharField(label="Search Parent 1 by Username/Email", required=False)
+    parent1_new = forms.EmailField(label="Or create new Parent 1 with Email", required=False)
+    parent2_search = forms.CharField(label="Search Parent 2 by Username/Email", required=False)
+    parent2_new = forms.EmailField(label="Or create new Parent 2 with Email", required=False)
     birth_date = forms.DateField(input_formats=['%d.%m.%Y', '%Y-%m-%d'], widget=forms.DateInput(format='%d.%m.%Y', attrs={'type': 'date'}))
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/0004_customuser_parents.py b/accounts/migrations/0004_customuser_parents.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31f6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/migrations/0004_customuser_parents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.2.6 on 2025-10-01 10:00
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('accounts', '0003_absenceperiod'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='customuser',
+            name='parents',
+            field=models.ManyToManyField(blank=True, related_name='children', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/accounts/migrations/__pycache__/0004_customuser_parents.cpython-313.pyc b/accounts/migrations/__pycache__/0004_customuser_parents.cpython-313.pyc
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diff --git a/accounts/models.py b/accounts/models.py
index fad17c1..1d12871 100644
--- a/accounts/models.py
+++ b/accounts/models.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class CustomUser(AbstractUser):
     birth_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)
     player_number = models.IntegerField(default=999)
     team = models.ForeignKey('clubs.Team', on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=True, related_name='players')
+    parents = models.ManyToManyField('self', symmetrical=False, blank=True, related_name='children')
 
     @property
     def age(self):
diff --git a/accounts/templates/accounts/player_form.html b/accounts/templates/accounts/player_form.html
index c6fa7b1..a014ced 100644
--- a/accounts/templates/accounts/player_form.html
+++ b/accounts/templates/accounts/player_form.html
@@ -17,4 +17,39 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+<script>
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+    const parent1SearchInput = document.getElementById('id_parent1_search');
+    const parent2SearchInput = document.getElementById('id_parent2_search');
+
+    function setupAutocomplete(inputElement) {
+        const datalist = document.createElement('datalist');
+        datalist.id = inputElement.id + '_list';
+        inputElement.setAttribute('list', datalist.id);
+        document.body.appendChild(datalist); // Append to body instead of parentNode
+
+        inputElement.addEventListener('input', function() {
+            const query = this.value;
+            if (query.length < 2) {
+                datalist.innerHTML = '';
+                return;
+            }
+            fetch(`/accounts/user-search/?q=${query}`)
+                .then(response => response.json())
+                .then(data => {
+                    datalist.innerHTML = '';
+                    data.forEach(userString => {
+                        const option = document.createElement('option');
+                        option.value = userString;
+                        datalist.appendChild(option);
+                    });
+                });
+        });
+    }
+
+    setupAutocomplete(parent1SearchInput);
+    setupAutocomplete(parent2SearchInput);
+});
+</script>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/accounts/urls.py b/accounts/urls.py
index 2d0f7c6..f1dcba7 100644
--- a/accounts/urls.py
+++ b/accounts/urls.py
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('logout/', auth_views.LogoutView.as_view(), name='logout'),
     path('profile/', views.edit_profile, name='edit_profile'),
     path('player/add/', views.PlayerCreateView.as_view(), name='player-add'),
+    path('user-search/', views.user_search, name='user-search'),
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/accounts/views.py b/accounts/views.py
index d407eaf..b886f48 100644
--- a/accounts/views.py
+++ b/accounts/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.mixins import LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin
 from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views
+from django.db.models import Q
+from django.http import JsonResponse
 from .forms import InvitationCodeForm, CustomUserCreationForm, CustomUserChangeForm, PlayerCreationForm
 from .models import CustomUser, InvitationCode
 import uuid
@@ -78,14 +80,38 @@ class PlayerCreateView(LoginRequiredMixin, HeadCoachCheckMixin, CreateView):
         # Create invitation code for player
         InvitationCode.objects.create(code=str(uuid.uuid4()), user=player)
 
-        # Create parent users and invitation codes
-        for email_field in ['parent1_email', 'parent2_email']:
-            email = form.cleaned_data.get(email_field)
-            if email:
-                parent_user = CustomUser.objects.filter(email=email).first()
-                if not parent_user:
-                    parent_user = CustomUser.objects.create(email=email, username=email, is_active=False)
+        # Handle parents
+        for i in ['1', '2']:
+            search_identifier = form.cleaned_data.get(f'parent{i}_search')
+            new_email = form.cleaned_data.get(f'parent{i}_new')
+
+            if search_identifier:
+                import re
+                match = re.search(r'\((\w+)\)', search_identifier)
+                if match:
+                    username = match.group(1)
+                    try:
+                        parent_user = CustomUser.objects.get(username=username)
+                        player.parents.add(parent_user)
+                    except CustomUser.DoesNotExist:
+                        form.add_error(f'parent{i}_search', 'User not found.')
+                else:
+                    # if no user is selected from the list, maybe the user typed an email/username directly
+                    try:
+                        parent_user = CustomUser.objects.get(Q(username=search_identifier) | Q(email=search_identifier))
+                        player.parents.add(parent_user)
+                    except CustomUser.DoesNotExist:
+                        form.add_error(f'parent{i}_search', 'User not found.')
+                    except CustomUser.MultipleObjectsReturned:
+                        form.add_error(f'parent{i}_search', 'Multiple users found. Please be more specific.')
+
+            elif new_email:
+                parent_user, created = CustomUser.objects.get_or_create(email=new_email, defaults={'username': new_email, 'is_active': False})
                 InvitationCode.objects.create(code=str(uuid.uuid4()), user=parent_user)
+                player.parents.add(parent_user)
+
+        if form.errors:
+            return self.form_invalid(form)
 
         return redirect(self.success_url)
 
@@ -93,4 +119,12 @@ class MyLoginView(auth_views.LoginView):
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if request.user.is_authenticated:
             return redirect('dashboard')
-        return super().get(request, *args, **kwargs)
\ No newline at end of file
+        return super().get(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def user_search(request):
+    q = request.GET.get('q', '')
+    users = CustomUser.objects.filter(last_name__istartswith=q).values('username', 'first_name', 'last_name')
+    results = []
+    for user in users:
+        results.append(f"{user['last_name']}, {user['first_name']} ({user['username']})")
+    return JsonResponse(results, safe=False)
\ No newline at end of file
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