function getPlayerFromName( theName )
	local resultPlayer = false, c = 0
	for value,player in ipairs( getElementsByType( "player" ) ) do
		local playerName = getClientName( player )
		if string.find( playerName, theName ) ~= nil then
			resultPlayer = player
			c = c + 1
		end
	end
	if not resultPlayer then return nil
	else if c > 1 then return false
	else return resultPlayer end
end

-- Returns nil if no player was found
-- Returns false if more than one player was found
-- Returns player element if one player was found