The 12 players to win the Champions League and Copa Libertadores

Believe it or not, only 12 players have ever won both the Champions League and Copa Libertadores in their career.

It might not be as surprising to learn that only Brazilian and Argentine players have ever managed to lift both trophies. The Champions League is regarded as the most prestigious tournament in Europe, while the same can be said of the Copa Libertadores in South America.

Here are the 12 players to have won both trophies and when they managed to win them.

Pablo Sorin

Argentinian international Pablo Sorin was the first player who was able to achieve the feat of winning both trophies. Impressively enough he actually won both competitions in the same calendar year.

Sorin began the 1995-96 season with Juventus, but he only featured in five games for the Italian side. His 45-minute cameo against Borussia Dortmund in the group stages meant that he was eligible to collect a Champions League medal.

In January he moved back to Argentina and won the Copa Libertadores just a few months later with River Plate.

Cafu

Cafu was a two-time winner of the Copa Libertadores with Sao Paulo in the nineties. The Brazilian full-back was also part of AC Milan’s iconic 2006-07 Champions League winning side against Liverpool.

He would have won another Champions League medal in 2005, had it not been for Steven Gerrard’s heroics…

Danilo

Danilo was a two-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid in 2016 and 2017. He started each final on the bench and was used as a second-half substitute in the 2016 San Siro final against Atletico Madrid.

The Brazilian also won the Copa Libertadores prior to his success in Madrid with Santos in 2011.

Dida

Dida produced the heroics in the 2002-03 Champions League final as he saved three penalties in a shootout against Juventus.

The Brazilian keeper won the competition twice with AC Milan and won the Copa Libertadores during his early years with Cruzeiro.

Neymar

Neymar at Santos was truly one of a kind.

The Brazilian superstar scored in the 2011 Copa Libertadores final as well as in the 2014-15 Champions League final.

His performances from the 2014-15 Champions League campaign with Barcelona – a season in which they won the treble – earned him third place in the 2015 Ballon d’Or.

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Rafinha

Rafinha made over 250 appearances for Bayern Munich between 2011-2019 and won the Champions…