Notes: 1) A winner of a given Cup is considered to be any player who played at least one minute of one match during a winning campaign of a club in one of the three European Club Cups. 2) After each player's nationality his position is indicated by the following core: A 'keeper B defender C midfield player D forward 3) C1 denotes the European Champions' Cup (now Champions' League) C2 denotes the Cup Winners' Cup C3 the UEFA Cup and its precursor the Fairs' Cup SC the European Super Cup IC the Intercontinental Cup 4) asterisks (*) following a year denote a final that took place in the following season (so C2 87 is the C2 86/87 but SC 95* the SC 95/96, which of course involved the C1 and C2 winners 94/95).
Blind, Danny Hol B 5 C2 87, C3 92, C1 95, SC 95*, IC 95* Ajax Brio, Sergio Ita B 5 C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85*, C3 90 Juventus Cabrini, Antonio Ita B 5 C3 77, C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85* Juventus Cudicini, Fabio Ita A 4 C3 61* Roma ; C2 68, C1 69, IC 69* Milan Mühren, Arnold Hol C 5 SC 72*, IC 72*, C1 73 Ajax ; C3 81 Ipswich ; C2 87 Ajax Scirea, Gaetano Ita B 5 C3 77, C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85* Juventus Tacconi, Stefano Ita A 4 C2 84, C1 85, IC 85*, C3 90 Juventus Tardelli, Marco Ita C 4 C3 77, C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85 Juventus Vialli, Gianluca Ita D 4 C2 90 Sampdoria ; C3 93, C1 96 Juventus ; C2 98 Chelsea Of the above, Vialli won the three cups while playing for three different teams. One could also consider Mühren as such, since he won the CWC with Ajax after returning from Ipswich Town.
There are 84 such players; among them the following have won most titles: Clemence, Raymond N Eng A 6 C3 73, C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool ; C3 84 Tottenham Haan, Arie Hol C 5 C1 71, C1 72, C1 73 Ajax ; C2 76, C2 78 Anderlecht Kennedy, Raymond Eng C 5 C3 70 Arsenal ; C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool Blankenburg, Horst Ger B 4 C1 71, C1 72, C1 73 Ajax ; C2 77 Hamburger SV Malatrasi, Saul Ita B 4 C2 61 Fiorentina ; C1 65 Inter ; C2 68, C1 69 Milan Neeskens, Johan Hol C 4 C1 71, C1 72, C1 73 Ajax ; C2 79 Barcelona Ribelles Sero, Enrique Esp C 4 C3 58, C3 60 Barcelona ; C3 62*, C3 63 Valencia Rijkaard, Frank Hol C 4 C2 87 Ajax ; C1 89, C1 90 Milan ; C1 95 Ajax Souness, Graeme James Sco C 4 C3 72 Tottenham ; C1 78, C1 81, C1 84 Liverpool Suárez Miramontes, Luis Esp C 4 C3 58, C3 60 Barcelona ; C1 64, C1 65 Inter Vialli, Gianluca Ita D 4 C2 90 Sampdoria ; C3 93, C1 96 Juventus ; C2 98 Chelsea
Clemence, Raymond N Eng A 6 C3 73, C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool ; C3 84 Tottenham Gento López, Francisco Esp D 6 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60, C1 66 Real Madrid Di Stéfano, Alfredo Arg D 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Haan, Arie Hol C 5 C1 71, C1 72, C1 73, Ajax ; C2 76, C2 78 Anderlecht Heighway, Stephen Irl D 5 C3 73, C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool Kennedy, Raymond Eng C 5 C3 70 Arsenal ; C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool Lesmes, Rafael Esp B 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Marquitos, Alonso Imas Marcos Esp B 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Neal, Philip Eng B 5 C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81, C1 84 Liverpool Rial, José Héctor Arg C 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Thompson, Philip Brian Eng B 5 C3 73, C3 76, C1 77, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool Zárraga Martín, José María Esp B 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid There are 63 players who have won both the C1 and C2 at least once, 60 who have won both C1 and C3 at least once, and 45 who have won both C2 and C3 at least once. If we also consider SC and IC (for players of European sides), 74 players have own both IC and SC, but only 5 have won each of C1, C2, C3, IC and SC: Blind, Danny Hol B 5 C2 87, C3 92, C1 95, SC 95*, IC 95* Ajax Brio, Sergio Ita B 5 C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85*, C3 90 Juventus Cabrini, Antonio Ita B 5 C3 77, C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85* Juventus Mühren, Arnold Hol C 5 SC 72*, IC 72*, C1 73 Ajax ; C3 81 Ipswich ; C2 87 Ajax Scirea, Gaetano Ita B 5 C3 77, C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85* Juventus Each of them won each type of cup exactly once! There are 54 players who won the C1 and the SC and IC in the next season. All of these belonged to Ajax (1972, 12 players, and 1995, 11 players), Milan (1989, 8 players, and 1990, 10 players, of which 5 were part of both series: Costacurta, Donadoni, Maldini, Tassotti and Rijkaard), Porto (1987, 9 players) and Juventus (1996, 9 players). Of the above list of five, only Danny Blind accomplished this.
Again, adding the IC and SC, we obtain the following classification of
most titled players:
Haan, Arie
Hol C 10 C1 71, C1 72, SC 72*, IC 72*, C1 73*, SC 73* Ajax ;
C2 76, SC 76*, C2 78, SC 78* RSC Anderlecht
Rijkaard, Frank
Hol C 8 C2 87 Ajax ; C1 89, SC 89*, IC 89*, C1 90, SC 90*,
IC 90* Milan AC ; C1 95 Ajax
Donadoni, Roberto
Ita C 8 C1 89, SC 89*, IC 89*, C1 90, SC 90*, IC 90*,C1 94,
SC 94* Milan AC
Costacurta, Alessandro
Ita B 8 C1 89, SC 89*, IC 89*, C1 90, SC 90*, IC 90*,C1 94,
SC 94* Milan AC
Maldini, Paolo
Ita B 8 C1 89, SC 89*, IC 89*, C1 90, SC 90*, IC 90*,C1 94,
SC 94* Milan AC
Tassotti, Mauro
Ita B 8 C1 89, SC 89*, IC 89*, C1 90, SC 90*, IC 90*,C1 94,
SC 94* Milan AC
Gento, Francisco
Esp D 7 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60, IC 60*, C1 66 Real Madrid
Clemence, Raymond
Eng A 7 C3 73, C3 76, C1 77, SC 77*, C1 78, C1 81 Liverpool ;
C3 84 Tottenham
Neeskens, Johan
Hol C 7 C1 71, C1 72, SC 72*, IC 72*, C1 73, IC 73* Ajax ;
C2 79 FC Barcelona
Blankenburg, Horst
Ger B 7 C1 71, C1 72, SC 72*, IC 72*, C1 73, SC 73* Ajax ;
C2 77 Hamburger SV
Baresi, Franco
Ita B 7 C1 89, IC 89*, C1 90, SC 90*, IC 90*,C1 94, SC 94* Milan AC
There are 19 players who won the IC twice; Malatrasi and Jugovic with
two different clubs, all other either playing for Inter or for Milan.
There are 7 players who won the SC at least 3 times; Arie Haan and
Albert Ferrer are the only ones with 4 (both with two different clubs).
All others played for Milan.
Apart from Haan and Ferrer, four more players won the SC for different
teams: Bogarde, Desailly, Reiziger and Zola.
Stefano Tacconi, Marco Tardelli and Gaetano Scirea (all Juventus) are
the only players to have won all four European Cups (and all three won
the IC as well): Scirea and Tardelli won C3 77, C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85*;
Tacconi won C2 84, SC 84*, C1 85, IC 85*, C3 90.
The only players to have won European Cups with three different teams are:
Paulo Sousa (Juventus C1 96, Borussia Dortmund C1 97, Internazionale C3 98);
Gianluca Vialli (Sampdoria C2 90, Juventus C3 93, C1 96, Chelsea C2 98);
Gianfranco Zola (Napoli C3 89, Parma SC 93*, C3 95, Chelsea C2).
Only Vialli played in all finals.
Gento López, Francisco Esp D 6 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60, C1 66 Real Madrid Di Stéfano, Alfredo ARG D 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Marquitos Alonso Esp B 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Zárraga, José Maria Esp B 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Rial, José Héctor ARG C 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid Lesmes, Rafael Esp B 5 C1 56, C1 57, C1 58, C1 59, C1 60 Real Madrid [Note that Gento played in all 6 finals; of the others only Di Stéfano and Zárraga played in all 5 finals.] There are 59 players with at least 3 wins. Apart from Phil Neal, all players with at least 4 titles played for Real Madrid.
Rijkaard, Frank Hol C 3 C1 89, C1 90 Milan ; C1 95 Ajax Malatrasi, Saul Ita B 2 C1 65 Inter ; C1 69 Milan Belodedici, Miodrag Rom B 2 C1 86 Steaua Bucuresti ; C1 91 Crvena Zvezda Koeman, Ronald Hol B 2 C1 88 PSV ; C1 92 Barcelona Savicevic, Dejan Yug C 2 C1 91 Crvena Zvezda ; C1 94 Milan Desailly, Marcel Fra B 2 C1 93 Marseille ; C1 94 Milan Deschamps, Didier Fra C 2 C1 93 Marseille ; C1 96 Juventus Jugovic, Vladimir Yug C 2 C1 91 Crvena Zvezda ; C1 96 Juventus Paulo Sousa Carvalho Manuel Por C 2 C1 96 Juventus ; C1 97 Dortmund Panucci, Christian Ita B 2 C1 94 Milan ; C1 98 Real Madrid Seedorf, Clarence Hol C 2 C1 95 Ajax ; C1 98 Real Madrid
Carrasco, Francisco José Esp D 3 C2 79, C2 82, C2 89 Barcelona 35 other players won it twice.
Malatrasi, Saul Ita B 2 C2 61 Fiorentina ; C2 68 Milan Hamrin, Kurt Swe D 2 C2 61 Fiorentina ; C2 68 Milan Víctor Muñoz Manrique Esp C 2 C2 82 Barcelona ; C2 90 Sampdoria Vialli, Gianluca Ita D 2 C2 90 Sampdoria ; C2 98 Chelsea Hughes, Mark Wal D 2 C2 91 Manchester U ; C2 98 Chelsea Poyet, Gustavo Uru C 2 C2 95 Real Zaragoza ; C2 98 Chelsea
Ribelles, Enrique Esp C 4 C3 58, C3 60 Barcelona ; C3 62, C3 63 Valencia Clemence, Raymond Eng A 3 C3 73, C3 76 Liverpool ; C3 84 Tottenham Coll, Luis Esp D 3 C3 60 Barcelona ; C3 62*, C3 63 Valencia Vergés Massa, Martín Esp C 3 C3 58, C3 60, C3 66* Barcelona Olivella Pons, Fernando Esp B 3 C3 58, C3 60, C3 66* Barcelona Bergomi, Giuseppe Ita B 3 C3 91, C3 94, C3 98 Inter Berti, Nicola Ita C 3 C3 91, C3 94, C3 98 Inter There are 103 players who won it twice.
Ribelles, Enrique Esp C 4 C3 58, C3 60 Barcelona ; C3 62, C3 63 Valencia Clemence, Raymond Eng A 3 C3 73, C3 76 Liverpool ; C3 84 Tottenham Coll, Luis Esp D 3 C3 60 Barcelona ; C3 62*, C3 63 Valencia Ramljak, Mladen Yug B 2 C3 67 Dinamo Zagreb ; C3 74 Feyenoord Kennedy, Raymond Eng C 2 C3 70 Arsenal ; C3 76 Liverpool Brazil, Alan Bernard Sco D 2 C3 81 Ipswich ; C3 84 Tottenham Stielike, Ulrich Ger C 2 C3 75 M'gladbach ; C3 85 Real Madrid Lozano, Juan Esp C 2 C3 83 Anderlecht ; C3 85 Real Madrid Cha Bum-Kun Kor D 2 C3 80 E Frankfurt ; C3 88 B Leverkusen Pettersson, Stefan Swe D 2 C3 87 Göteborg ; C3 92 Ajax Schillaci, Salvatore Ita D 2 C3 90 Juventus ; C3 94 Inter Bergkamp, Dennis Hol D 2 C3 92 Ajax ; C3 94 Inter Jonk, Wim Hol C 2 C3 92 Ajax ; C3 94 Inter Crippa, Massimo Ita C 2 C3 89 Napoli ; C3 95 Parma Baggio, Dino Ita C 2 C3 93 Juventus ; C3 95 Parma Matthäus, Lothar Ger C 2 C3 91 Inter ; C3 96 Bayern Klinsmann, Jürgen Ger D 2 C3 91 Inter ; C3 96 Bayern Winter, Aron Mohamed Hol C 2 C3 92 Ajax ; C3 98 Inter Sartor, Luigi Ita B 2 C3 93 Juventus ; C3 98 Inter Branca, Marco Ita D 2 C3 95 Parma ; C3 98 Inter
The scoring record in the Champions' Cup is held by Alfredo di Stéfano, who scored 49 goals from 58 matches for Real Madrid. Second is Eusébio, who scored 47 for Benfica.
Additional information thanks to Misha Miladinovich.
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