Players who have won Champions League / Copa Libertadores and World Cup in...

reno_queen

This ESPN Stats & Info twitter feed states: 10 players in World Cup history have won the Champions League and World Cup in the same year. With Real Madrid's Raphael Varanae of France, and Luka Modric & Mateo Kovavic of Croatia in the final, there is guaranteed to be an 11th. So, who are the 10 players who have achieved this feat previously? Also, how many and who are the players that have won Copa Libertadores and a World Cup in same year?

Originally asked by Ram Chandra Giri on Stack Exchange (sports) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

There are 12 players who have won the Champions League (including the European Cup) and the World Cup in the same year: 1974: West Germany and Bayern Munich : Uli Hoeness , Gerd Muller , Franz Beckenbauer , Paul Breitner , Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck , Sepp Maier , Jupp Kapellmann 1998: France and Real Madrid : Christian Karembeu 2002: Brazil and Real Madrid : Roberto Carlos 2014: Germany and Real Madrid : Sami Khedira 2018: France and Real Madrid : Raphaël Varane 2026: Spain and Paris Saint-Germain: Fabián Ruiz There are 10 players who have won the Copa Libertadores and the World Cup in the same year: 1962: Brazil and Santos : Gilmar , Mauro , Zito , Coutinho , Pelé , Pepe , Mengálvio 1986:...

Full answer by Ram Chandra Giri: https://sports.stackexchange.com/a/18852 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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