List of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups - wikipedia List of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2009 ) Below is a list of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups. Brazil 's Pelé is the only player to have won three World Cup winners ' medals, with 20 other players who have won two World Cup medals. Cafu is the only player who has appeared in 3 World Cup finals ( winning 2 of them ). While World Cup winners ' medals are given to all members of the winning squads from 1978 onwards, FIFA announced in November 2007 that they have decided to retroactively award winners ' medals to all members of the winning squads between 1930 and 1974. Contents 1 List 2 Notes 3 See also 4 References List If the year is indicated in bold, it means the player appeared in the final match. If the year is indicated in italics, it means the player did not play a single minute in the finals tournament. Brazil Pelé -- 1958, 1962, 1970 Cafu -- 1994, 2002 Hilderaldo Bellini -- 1958, 1962 Carlos José Castilho -- 1958, 1962 Didi -- 1958, 1962 Djalma Santos -- 1958, 1962 Garrincha -- 1958, 1962 Gilmar -- 1958, 1962 Mauro -- 1958, 1962 Nílton Santos -- 1958, 1962 Pepe -- 1958, 1962 Vavá -- 1958, 1962 Mário Zagallo -- 1958, 1962 Zito -- 1958, 1962 Zózimo -- 1958, 1962 Ronaldo -- 1994, 2002 Italy Giovanni Ferrari -- 1934, 1938 Guido Masetti -- 1934, 1938 Giuseppe Meazza -- 1934, 1938 Eraldo Monzeglio -- 1934, 1938 Argentina Daniel Passarella -- 1978, 1986 Notes No player has won two World Cups both as captain. Giuseppe Meazza ( 1938 ), Hilderaldo Bellini ( 1958 ), Mauro ( 1962 ), Daniel Passarella ( 1978 ), and Cafu ( 2002 ) lifted the trophy once as captain, but were not captain for the other tournament. Argentina 's Diego Maradona ( 1986, 1990 ) and Brazil 's Dunga ( 1994, 1998 ) captained their sides in two final matches, but only won on their first occasions, while West Germany 's Karl - Heinz Rummenigge ( 1982, 1986 ) lost both final matches as captain. Pelé and Vavá are the only two players to score in two final matches for winning teams. West Germany 's Paul Breitner ( 1974, 1982 ) and France 's Zinedine Zidane ( 1998, 2006 ) also scored in two final matches, but only won on their first occasions. Cafu is the only player to play in three final matches, 1994 ( as a substitute ), 1998 and 2002. Luis Monti is the only player to play in two final matches for different national teams. He appeared in the 1930 final for Argentina, who lost, and the 1934 final for Italy, who won. Attilio Demaría was also in 1930 's Argentina squad and 1934 's Italy squad, but appeared in neither final. Mário Zagallo went on to win the World Cup in 1970 as the head coach, becoming the first to win both as player and coach. West Germany 's Franz Beckenbauer is the other, winning as both captain ( 1974 ) and coach ( 1990 ). Italy 's Vittorio Pozzo is the only coach to win the World Cup twice ( 1934, 1938 ). Four other coaches finished as winners once and runners - up once : West Germany 's Helmut Schön ( winners in 1974, runners - up in 1966 ) and Franz Beckenbauer ( winners in 1990, runners - up in 1986 ), Argentina 's Carlos Bilardo ( winners in 1986, runners - up in 1990 ), and Brazil 's Mário Zagallo ( winners in 1970, runners - up in 1998 ). See also Category : FIFA World Cup - winning players Category : FIFA World Cup - winning captains Category : FIFA World Cup - winning managers References Jump up ^ 122 forgotten heroes get World Cup medals, ESPNSoccernet.com, November 25, 2007. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_players_who_have_won_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups&oldid=796191641 '' Categories : FIFA World Cup - winning players FIFA World Cup - related lists Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from July 2009 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 19 August 2017, at 03 : 51. About Wikipedia

Question: who has won the most world cups as a player
Answer: Pelé