Only 14 footballers have lifted the most important club trophies in Europe and America.
Win the Libertadores Cup It is the maximum privilege at club level in South America, just like the Champions League in Europe. But only fourteen footballers can afford to have played both matches. Logically, they are all Latin American and started partying on the old continent in the 1990s, when they flocked to those clubs.
COFFEE
One of the best Brazilian full-backs of all time began writing his golden story in Sao Paulo, where he won the Libertadores in 1992 and 1993 with the help of Telé Santana. In 2007, towards the end of his career, he won the long-awaited Champions League playing for Milan. In addition, at club level he won the South American Super Cup, the European Cup Winners’ Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the Club World Cup, while in the national team he won two World Cups, two Copa América and a Confederations Cup.
JUAN PABLO SORIN
Juan Pablo Sorin – River Juampi’s case is special because he was not present when Juventus was inaugurated in the 1995/96 Champions League, but he played 45 minutes in the group stage. He arrived at River in early 96 and won the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Sudamericana.
DIDA
Another world champion with Scratch, who also celebrated at club level: the Cruzeiro goalkeeper became champion of the 1997 Copa Libertadores and six years later he became European champion with the Milanese diver, before a repeat in 2007.
ROQUE JUNIOR
Like the goalkeeper, he won the 2002 World Cup and the 2003 Champions League with Milan, but it all started for him with the Libertadores who conquered Palmeiras in 1999.
CARLOS TEVEZ
The Boca idol will be present in the 2018 final to try to repeat the title won in 2003. In Europe, he was part of the Manchester United team that made its Olympic return in 2008 and converted his penalty in the final series against Chelsea.
WALTER SAMUEL
The Wall was decisive for Boca to win the 2000 Copa Libertadores, with the painful header against Azteca against América when they were on the verge of elimination in the semi-finals. In Europe it was also fundamental for Mourinho’s Inter, champions of the 2010 edition.
NEYMAR
The great PSG star started to surprise the world with the Santos shirt, with which he won the 2011 Libertadores. His enormous talent led him to co-found the MSN in Barcelona with Messi and Suárez and together won the 2014 Champions League/ 15 to win.
RONALDINHO
Bruno Cantini/Atlético-MG The star took the opposite path: he first won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2005-2006 and seven years later, already in the twilight of his career, he contributed to Atlético Mineiro’s first continental title.
DANILO
The last to join this list was the current full-back of Manchester City, who started his successful career by winning the Libertadores with Santos in 2011 and already on the old continent, playing for Real Madrid, he celebrated twice: in 2016 and 2017.
RAFINHA
After a few years without any player being able to achieve such a feat, Rafinha broke the streak with Flamengo after winning the 2019 Copa Libertadores. He had won the Champions League in the 2012/13 season with Bayern Munich.
RAMIRES
Getty Images Although he terminated his contract a few months before Verdao’s induction into the 2020 Libertadores, the experienced ex-Chelsea midfielder took part in it and that is why he has the highest continental club trophy in America and also in Europe. , since winning the Champions League with the Blues in 2012.
WILFREDO CABALLERO
Getty Images The goalkeeper from Boca joined the privileged group of footballers who won both the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores: Willy won America’s most important club title with Xeneize in 2003. While in 2021, sitting among the substitutes, he achieved maximum European glory with Chelsea.
DAVID LUIZ
Marcelo Cortes/Flamengo In 2012, the Brazilian defender won the Champions League with Chelsea after beating Bayern Munich in Germany. Ten years later he won the Copa Libertadores with Flamengo.
JULIAN ALVAREZ
PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images The last to win the two most relevant continental titles at club level was Julián Álvarez. In 2018 he took part in River’s victory, crowned in Madrid against Boca, and in 2023 he witnessed Manchester City’s first Champions League after a 1-0 win over Inter.
Source: Goal