page_title: European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics
section_title: Most wins
hierarchical_section_title: European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics / Players / Other records / Most wins
caption_attribution_description: English: Legendary Italian footballer Paolo Maldini Русский: Легендарный итальянский футболист Паоло Мальдини
context_page_description: This page details statistics of the European Cup and Champions League. Unless notified these statistics concern all seasons since inception of the European Cup in the 1955–56 season, including qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League as per "Competition facts"; all goals scored before league phase count as "qualifying goals".
context_section_description: Francisco Gento is the only player to win the tournament six times, all during his time at Real Madrid: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1966.
  Nine players have won the tournament five times:
  Alfredo Di Stéfano, Héctor Rial, Juan Alonso, Marquitos, Rafael Lesmes and José María Zárraga in consecutive years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960, all with Real Madrid
  Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Costacurta in 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007, all with Milan
  Cristiano Ronaldo has won the tournament five times in the Champions League era, once at Manchester United (2008) and four times at Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018).
  Cristiano Ronaldo has won 107 matches in his Champions League career, the most by any player.  The only other player to win more than 100 matches is Iker Casillas (101).
  Two players have appeared in eight finals:
  Francisco Gento in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1966, all with Real Madrid
  Paolo Maldini in 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005 and 2007, all with Milan
  Only one player has won the tournament with three teams:
  Clarence Seedorf with Ajax in 1995, with Real Madrid in 1998 and with Milan in 2003 and 2007
  Only four players have won the Champions League in two consecutive seasons with two teams:
  Marcel Desailly – Marseille 1993 and Milan 1994
  Paulo Sousa – Juventus 1996 and Borussia Dortmund 1997
  Gerard Piqué – Manchester United 2008 and Barcelona 2009
  Samuel Eto'o – Barcelona 2009 and Inter Milan 2010 – the only player to have won the treble in two consecutive seasons with two teams
  Four father-son duos have won the competition for the same club:
  Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1966) and Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (1998 and 2000), both for Real Madrid
  Cesare Maldini (1963) and Paolo Maldini (1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007), both for Milan
  Carles Busquets (1992) and Sergio Busquets (2009, 2011, and 2015) both for Barcelona
  Zinedine Zidane (2002) and his two sons, Enzo Zidane (2017) as well as Luca Zidane (2018), all three for Real Madrid.
  Only eleven players have won both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup in the same year:
  1974: Sepp Maier, Paul Breitner, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Uli Hoeneß and Jupp Kapellmann (Bayern Munich and West Germany)
  1998: Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid and France)
  2002: Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid and Brazil)
  2014: Sami Khedira (Real Madrid and Germany)
  2018: Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid and France)
  Only twelve players have won both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Championship in the same year:
  1964: Luis Suárez (Inter Milan and Spain)
  1988: Hans van Breukelen, Ronald Koeman, Berry van Aerle, Gerald Vanenburg and Wim Kieft (PSV Eindhoven and Netherlands)
  2000: Christian Karembeu and Nicolas Anelka (Real Madrid and France)
  2012: Fernando Torres and Juan Mata (Chelsea and Spain)
  2016: Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe (Real Madrid and Portugal)
  Fourteen players have been runner-up of the UEFA Champions League and either FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship in the same year:
  1958: Nils Liedholm (Milan and Sweden)
  1982: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Paul Breitner (Bayern Munich and West Germany)
  2002: Michael Ballack, Carsten Ramelow, Bernd Schneider, Oliver Neuville and Hans-Jörg Butt (Bayer Leverkusen and Germany)
  2006: Thierry Henry (Arsenal and France)
  2008: Michael Ballack (2) (Chelsea and Germany)
  2010: Arjen Robben and Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich and Netherlands)
  2016: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid and France)
  2018: Dejan Lovren (Liverpool and Croatia)
  Only eleven players have won both the UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores:
  Juan Pablo Sorín: 1995–96 with Juventus; 1996 with River Plate
  Santiago Solari: 1996 with River Plate; 2001–02 with Real Madrid
  Dida: 1997 with Cruzeiro; 2002–03 and 2006–07 with Milan
  Cafu: 1992 and 1993 with São Paulo; 2006–07 with Milan
  Roque Júnior: 1999 with Palmeiras; 2002–03 with Milan
  Carlos Tevez: 2003 with Boca Juniors; 2007–08 with Manchester United
  Walter Samuel: 2000 with Boca Juniors; 2009–10 with Inter Milan
  Ronaldinho: 2005–06 with Barcelona; 2013 with Atl
caption: Paolo Maldini, winner of two European Cups and three Champions League titles with Milan appeared in eight finals.
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