World's most titled player?

**gormacha** · 15/09/2011, 8:54 AM

My dad was recently reading Bobby Charlton's autobiography, and he passed a comment to me about how Charlton "won everything". Putting the exaggeration to one side, it did get me thinking which footballer has won the most? And perhaps more interestingly, which world footballer has the greatest spread of trophies, in the sense of winning a range of international tournaments, continental and national trophies?

Even though aged only 30, Iker Casillas may be hard to beat. He's won:

- World Cup
- European Championship
- World Youth Championship
- European u16 Championship
- European u15 Championship
- World Club Championship
- Continental Champions (UEFA Champions' League)
- Continental Supercup (UEFA Supercup)
- National league (La Liga)
- National Cup (Copa del Rey)
- National Supercup (Spanish Supercup)

And some of them on multiple occasions.

I think the only major trophy he is missing is the Europa League, which he's unlikely ever tp play in because his team is too good to qualify.

And he's 30.

**Closed Account 2** · 15/09/2011, 9:53 AM

Cafu
Club
São Paulo
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 1991
Campeonato Paulista (2): 1991, 1992
Copa Libertadores (2): 1992, 1993
Intercontinental Cup (2): 1992, 1993
Supercopa Sudamericana (1): 1993
Recopa Sudamericana (2): 1993, 1994
Copa CONMEBOL (1): 1994

Real Zaragoza
UEFA Cup Winner's Cup (1): 1995

Palmeiras
Campeonato Paulista (1): 1996
Torneio Maria Quitéria (1): 1997

Roma
Serie A (1): 2001
Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2001

Milan
Serie A (1): 2004
Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2004
UEFA Champions League (1): 2007
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2007
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2007

Brazil
FIFA World Cup (2): 1994, 2002
Copa América (2): 1997, 1999
FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1997

**old git** · 15/09/2011, 3:28 PM

pele

Honours
Club Santos

Copa Libertadores: 1962, 1963
Campeonato Paulista: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973[105]
Taça Brasil: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965[106]
Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa: 1968
Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966[107][108]
Intercontinental Cup: 1962, 1963
Recopa Intercontinental: 1968
New York Cosmos

North American Soccer League, Soccer Bowl: 1977

[ Country Brazil

Roca Cup: 1957, 1963
FIFA World Cup: 1958, 1962, 1970

Individual[16][109]
Santos
Copa Libertadores top scorer (1): 1965.
Campeonato Paulista top scorer (11): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973.
Brazil
Copa América top scorer (1): 1959.[90]
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality:
Winner (1): 1970
FIFA World Cup (Best Young Player):[64]
Winner (1): 1958
FIFA World Cup (Silver Boot): 1958[64]
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 1958[64]
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (Best Player):[63]
Winner (1): 1970
Athlete of the Century, elected by world wide journalists, poll by French daily L'Equipe: 1981
South American Footballer of the Year: 1973[110]
Inducted into the American National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1993.[111]
Knight Commander of the British Empire: 1997[112]
In 1989 DPR Korea issued a postage stamp depicting Pelé.[113]
Athlete of the Century, by Reuters News Agency: 1999
Athlete of the Century, elected by International Olympic Committee: 1999
UNICEF Football Player of the Century: 1999
TIME One of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century: 1999[114]
FIFA Player of the Century : 2000 (view : http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/...63869/bio.html )
Football Player of the Century, elected by France Football's Golden Ball Winners : 1999[15]
Football Player of the Century, by IFFHS International Federation of Football History and Statistics: 1999
South America Football Player of the Century, by IFFHS International Federation of Football History and Statistics: 1999
Laureus World Sports Awards Lifetime Achievement Award from South African President Nelson Mandela: 2000
In December 2000, Pelé and Maradona shared the prize of FIFA Player of the Century by FIFA.[115] The award was originally intended to be based upon votes in a web poll, but after it became apparent that it favoured Diego Maradona, many observers complained that the Internet nature of the poll would have meant a skewed demographic of younger fans who would have seen Maradona play, but not Pelé. FIFA then appointed a "Family of Football" committee of FIFA members to decide the winner of the award. The committee chose Pelé. Since Maradona was winning the Internet poll, however, it was decided he and Pelé should share the award.[116]

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award:
Winner (1): 2005

**BonnieShels** · 15/09/2011, 4:33 PM

He wasn't that great really. My bro won U10 Beech Park player of the year. He'll get his medal tonight... 1 down.

**John83** · 15/09/2011, 4:52 PM

I thought immediately of Clarence Seedorf, who has won the Champions' League, league titles and assorted cups with Ajax, Milan and Real Madrid.

However, he's never won the World Cup or European Championship.

Club
Ajax

Real Madrid

Milan

Individual

Dutch Talent of the Year: 1993, 1994
FIFA 100
UEFA Best Midfielder Award: 1997–1998, 2006–07
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 2007
UEFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2007
Real Madrid Team of the Century: 2008
Commander of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star of Suriname: 2007[10]
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau of the Netherlands: 2011[10]

Van der Sar came to mind similarly, but his spell at Juventus didn't coincide with much silverware.

**gaiscíoch** · 15/09/2011, 5:15 PM

Andres Iniesta won crap load of cups with the under-age of Spain aswell as the natioanl team and the Barcelona team.

I guess the real Ronaldo would also need to be up there along with Maldini they are the modern day ones I can think of who have won everything up to the world cup?

And of course,
IMO the most talented player ever to have played the game
Zinedine Zidane.

**Closed Account 2** · 16/09/2011, 10:05 AM

6* players have won the Champions League and Libertadores, can you name them?

* well one of them had very little part in his teams Champions League campaign, not sure he would have even got a medal.

**tetsujin1979** · 19/09/2011, 11:37 AM

Carlos Tevez - Man United and Boca Juniors?

**pineapple stu** · 19/09/2011, 11:48 AM

Probably let down by the fact that he's won feck all at international level (no Copa America or World Cup)

Ryan Giggs would be well up there as a player (though he didn't win the Cup Winners' Cup despite making his debut that season), but is let down by being Welsh.

**freewheel30** · 19/09/2011, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

6* players have won the Champions League and Libertadores, can you name them?

* well one of them had very little part in his teams Champions League campaign, not sure he would have even got a medal.

Tough one this. Cafu and Tevez mentioned, Dida would be another one. Actually he's got a nice spread of honours generally

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dida_(goalkeeper)#Honours

**Closed Account 2** · 19/09/2011, 1:47 PM

yep that's 3 of the 6 (well to be honest I should say 3 of the 5 as one of them had so little part in the CL it hardly counts).

**EAFC_rdfl** · 19/09/2011, 5:53 PM

Solari for Real Madrid, I'm guessing he isn't the 6th one you are on about? Also what about redondo?

**geysir** · 19/09/2011, 7:35 PM

Originally Posted by gormacha

My dad was recently reading Bobby Charlton's autobiography, and he passed a comment to me about how Charlton "won everything". Putting the exaggeration to one side, it did get me thinking which footballer has won the most? And perhaps more interestingly, which world footballer has the greatest spread of trophies, in the sense of winning a range of international tournaments, continental and national trophies?

Even though aged only 30, Iker Casillas may be hard to beat. He's won:

- World Cup
- European Championship
- World Youth Championship
- European u16 Championship
- European u15 Championship
- World Club Championship
- Continental Champions (UEFA Champions' League)
- Continental Supercup (UEFA Supercup)
- National league (La Liga)
- National Cup (Copa del Rey)
- National Supercup (Spanish Supercup)

And some of them on multiple occasions.

I think the only major trophy he is missing is the Europa League, which he's unlikely ever tp play in because his team is too good to qualify.

And he's 30.

I think Beckenbauer just about tops Cassilas

in substance
2 x Ballon d'Or
4 x FOTY - Germany
1 World Cup (also one as manager)
1 Euro Cup
3 European cups
5 x Bundesliga

**freewheel30** · 19/09/2011, 7:48 PM

Had looked at Beckenbauer earlier actually. Gerd Muller was there for pretty much all of those as well.

**geysir** · 19/09/2011, 8:31 PM

Beckenbauer edges him with the awards, an extra ballon d'ór, 2 more foty and the title 'der kaiser'.

**paudie** · 19/09/2011, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by freewheel30

Had looked at Beckenbauer earlier actually. Gerd Muller was there for pretty much all of those as well.

Sepp Maier and Paul Breitner won have won most of those trophies also. Did Breitner play for Real Madrid also?

**Closed Account 2** · 20/09/2011, 9:02 AM

Originally Posted by EAFC_rdfl

Solari for Real Madrid, I'm guessing he isn't the 6th one you are on about? Also what about redondo?

Solari is the 6th one, who doesnt really count, as I don't think he ever played for River in the Libertadores win in 1996, but he did play a part in the Champions League. Technically Sorín has won both as well, but he never played a game for either Juve or River in their cup wins. I dont think Redondo won the Libertadores, think he was just at Argentinos Juniors and didn't win anything there, not sure they ever made the Libertadores when he played.

**gormacha** · 20/09/2011, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

but is let down by being Welsh.

Post of the week! lmfao

**gormacha** · 20/09/2011, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by freewheel30

Had looked at Beckenbauer earlier actually. Gerd Muller was there for pretty much all of those as well.

Yeah, huge haul no doubt, but in terms of spread, I think Cafu is winning, with Casillas second. Open to correction though...

**Junior** · 20/09/2011, 1:20 PM

Okay so hes not the worlds most titled player but on his 40th birthday I thought I'd stick his little list in for my own pleasure.

I give you Henrik.........

Feyenoord
KNVB Cup (2): 1993–94, 1994–95

Celtic
Scottish Premier League (4): 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04
Scottish Cup (2): 2000–01, 2003–04
Scottish League Cup (2): 1997–98, 2000–01

Barcelona
La Liga (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
Supercopa de España (1): 2005
UEFA Champions League (1): 2005–06

Helsingborg
Svenska Cupen (1): 2006

Manchester United
Premier League (1): 2006–07 (special dispensation)

Individual
Guldbollen: 1998, 2004
European Golden Boot: 2001
SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1999, 2001
SPFA Players' Player of the Year: 1999, 2001
Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: September 2000
SPL Top Scorer: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 2002–03
UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
Scottish Football Hall of Fame
Tidernas Guldboll (All-time best Swedish football player): 2005[47]
All-time UEFA Cup/Europa league goalscorer: 40 goals

Orders and special awards
UEFA Jubilee Awards – Greatest Swedish Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2003
Honorary Doctor of the University from the University of Strathclyde: 2005[48]
Member of the Order of the British Empire: 2006[49]
H. M. The King's Medal: 2007