Most 'successful' Player?

The Davestator

We have the 'who's the best player...' poll running at the moment but who is the most successful / decorated player of all time?

Initially I was thinking Giggs but he had no success with country.

The best I could come up with is Claude Makelle - world cup, euro cup, FA cup, Premiership & league cup with Chelsea, champions league with real and maybe a cup / league elsewhere?

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Ryan Giggs. Not his fault that Wales are dirt.

IrishIrish

Bixente Lizarazu?

2 french league titles
9 German cups
6 German leagues
1 Champions league
1 Intercontinental cup

1 World Cup
1 Euro championships
2 Confeds cup

"After winning the Intercontinental Cup in late 2001 with Bayern, Lizarazu was European Champion and World Champion on both club-level (with Bayern) and national level (with the national squad). This was the first time in history one player held such a record."

pierrot

Anelka's won almost everything there is to win.

m@cc@

IrishIrish wrote: »

Bixente Lizarazu?

2 french league titles
9 German cups
6 German leagues
1 Champions league
1 Intercontinental cup

1 World Cup
1 Euro championships
2 Confeds cup

"After winning the Intercontinental Cup in late 2001 with Bayern, Lizarazu was European Champion and World Champion on both club-level (with Bayern) and national level (with the national squad). This was the first time in history one player held such a record."

He has also just become European champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. :pac:

tdv

Cafu prehaps?

2 World Cup wins once as a captain
2 Copa America wins
1st player to ever play in 3 World Cup finals in a row
1 Champions League win
Serie A tittle with two different clubs
2 Copa Libertadores wins
1 Cup Winners Cup
1 World Club Cup
plus a couple of Italian & Brazilain cups.

Not to shabby.

pierrot

m@cc@ wrote: »

He has also just become European champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. :pac:

Thought you were joking, but a quick altavista revealed it to be true. Unbelievable. Well, it's settled, so, and if we disagree he'll choke us out.

The Davestator

Oliver Khan appears to have won everything except a world cup - although I dont think he is a martial arts expert:)

m@cc@

pierrot wrote: »

Thought you were joking, but a quick altavista revealed it to be true. Unbelievable. Well, it's settled, so, and if we disagree he'll choke us out.

Just happened to see an article on him in this month's Four Four Two.

carlop

Cannavaro and Maldini certainly deserve a mention, though the former never won the CL and the latter never won the World Cup

Edit: Cannavaro never actually won serie A as they were both taken away after the calciopoli scandal so I guess he's not a great candidate after all.

Royale with Cheese

Henry has World Cup, Euro Championships, Spanish, English + French league/cup titles, and a Champions League.

m@cc@

The only weakness in Lizarazu's careers is that the only league he won was in Germany (he has one Ligue 2 title).

Can I put forward Thierry Henry?

Monaco

• Ligue 1: 1996–97
• French Super Cup: 1997

Arsenal

• FA Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04
• FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
• FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2008–09
• Copa del Rey: 2008–09
• UEFA Champions League: 2008–09
• Supercopa de España: 2009
• UEFA Super Cup: 2009

International

• FIFA World Cup: 1998
• UEFA European Football Championship: 2000
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003

Individual

• UEFA Football Championship Team of the Tournament: 2000
• Confederations Cup top goalscorer: 2003
• Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2003
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006
• Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 1996–97
• Barclays Golden Boot: 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006
• PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04
• European Golden Boot: 2004, 2005
• Premier League top scorer: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06.
• Onze d'Or: 2003, 2006
• PFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• FWA Footballer Of The Year: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
• World XI Striker: 2006
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
• French Player of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
• Goal of the Season (UK): 2003
• Barclays Player of the Month: April 2000, September 2002, January 2004, April 2004
• FIFA 100
• Time 100: 2007

• Légion d'Honneur: 1998

pierrot

I'll take Henry. La Liga and Prem, Copa and FA, Champions League, WC and EC. That'd do me

zAbbo

Seedorf? 5 CL's with 3 teams

AFC Ajax

* Eredivisie: 1993-94, 1994-95
* KNVB Cup: 1993
* Johan Cruijff-schaal: 1993, 1994
* UEFA Champions League: 1995

Real Madrid F.C.

* La Liga: 1996-97
* Supercopa de España: 1997
* UEFA Champions League: 1998, 2000
* Intercontinental Cup: 1998

Associazione Calcio Milan

* Serie A: 2003-04
* Supercoppa Italiana: 2004
* UEFA Champions League: 2003, 2007
* UEFA Super Cup: 2003, 2007
* FIFA Club World Cup: 2007

Going further back, maybe the Kaiser - 3 EC's, 2 WC (1 as coach)

pwd

cisse would be one of the most decorated players

pierrot

Or maybe Dwight Yorke, 'successful' with the 'ladies'

PHB

I would say Seedorf is up there, as is Giggs in sheer numbers. In terms of international, I guess Zidane and Henry would be up there.

I honestly expect Ronaldo and Messi to seriously challenge all of them though

m@cc@

zAbbo wrote: »

Seedorf? 5 CL's with 3 teams

I'm sure Seedorf was in a lot of people minds but a lack of a World Cup or European Championship clinches it for me.

m@cc@

This guy was pretty successful. He managed to play in the Premiership despite being a 'footballer' in the same way that you or me would think of ourselves as 'footballers'.

_blank_

PHB wrote: »

I honestly expect Ronaldo and Messi to seriously challenge all of them though

Ronaldo won't win a WC, or a EC

leninbenjamin

is this from the 90s only or what?

Gerd Muller
Ray Clemance

m@cc@

Des wrote: »

Ronaldo won't win a WC, or a EC

Why not, considering recent winners are Denmark and Greece?

_blank_

m@cc@ wrote: »

Why not, considering recent winners are Denmark and Greece?

Recent? Denmark?

Wut?

m@cc@

Des wrote: »

Recent? Denmark?

Wut?

Don't split hairs.

ADTR

Zidane, for me.

Bordeaux

* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995

Juventus

* Serie A: 1996-97, 1997-98
* Italian Super Cup: 1997
* European Super Cup: 1996
* Intercontinental Cup: 1996
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999

Real Madrid

* La Liga: 2002-03
* Spanish Super Cup: 2001, 2003
* UEFA Champions League: 2001-02
* European Super Cup: 2002
* Intercontinental Cup: 2002

International

* FIFA World Cup: 1998
* UEFA European Championship: 2000

Individual

Ballon d'Or awarded to Zidane in 1998.

* Ligue 1 Best Young Player - 1994
* Ligue 1 Best Player - 1996
* UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder - 1998
* Ballon D'or - 1998
* UEFA Euro Player of the Tournament - 2000
* Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year - 1997, 2001
* Serie A Footballer of the Year - 2001
* Onze d'Or - 1998, 2000, 2001
* French Player of the Year - 1998, 2002
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year - 2002
* Don Balón Award Foreign Player of the year in La Liga - 2002
* UEFA Team of the Year - 2001, 2002, 2003
* FIFA World Player of the Year - 1998, 2000, 2003
* UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll - 2004
* FIFA 100
* UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament - 2000, 2004
* FIFA World Cup Golden Ball - 2006
* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team - 1998, 2006
* FIFPro World XI All-Star Team - 2005, 2006

kinaldo

Raúl deserves a mention, winning 3 Champions Leagues no less , 6 Spanish leagues, plus numerous Europeaon, domestic and World titles, player of the year awards, and golden boots.

He is also still Spain's, Real Madrid's, and the Champions League's all-time top scorer.

Also, based on form he deserved to at least be in Spain's European Championship winning squad last summer.

event

as someone already said, gerd muller has to be up there:

Titles with Bayern Munich

* Bundesliga: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974
* German Cup: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971
* European Champions’ Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976
* Intercontinental Cup: 1976
* Cup Winners’ Cup: 1967

Titles with the national team

* European Championship: 1972
* World Cup: 1974

and his international record, 68 goals in 62 games

DSB

Would have to say Henry.

Tom65

pierrot wrote: »

Anelka's won almost everything there is to win.

He's never played in a World Cup though (hopefully Ireland will keep that record in tact).

I'd probably go for Zidane or Henry.

mink_man

ah seedorf!!!

thorbarry

Alfredo di Stéfano
Maybe not a winner, but at least an honorable mention for the shear amount of stuff he won with Real Madrid, and for being an absolute legend. Unfortunately his International record isn't the best, but he did play for Argentina, Colombia and Spain

River Plate
*Primera División: 1945, 1947
*South American Club Championship : 1948 (runner-up)

Millonarios
*Colombian Championship: 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953
*Copa Colombia: 1953
*Copa Bodas de Oro del Real Madrid: 1952
*Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes: 1953

Real Madrid
*Primera División: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
*Copa del Rey: 1962
*European Cup: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60
*Intercontinental Cup: 1960
*Pequeña Copa del Mundo de Clubes: 1956
*Latin Cup: 1955, 1957

Argentina
*South American Championship: 1947

Individual honours
*Argentine League Top Scorer 1947
*Colombian League Top Scorer 1951, 1952
*Pichichi Trophy 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
*Ballon d'Or 1957, 1959
*European Cup Top Scorer 1958, 1962
*Spanish Player (Athlete) of the Year 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964
*FIFA 100

Bubs101

Didier Deschamps won literally everything excluding a few domestic titles. Both International honours , both European Championships, the Champions League twice, Intercontinental cup and European Super Cup and he won the big three as captain

As a player
1998 FIFA World Cup winner
Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1998[5][6]
Euro 2000 winner
Champions League winner: 1993, 1996
Intercontinental Cup winner: 1996
European Super Cup winner: 1996
Ligue 1 winner: 1990, 1992
Serie A winner: 1995, 1997, 1998
Italian Cup winner 1995
Italian Super Cup winner: 1995, 1997
UEFA Cup runner-up: 1995
FA Cup winner: 2000
Youngest captain to lift the Champions League trophy

Jax Teller

Cafu ?

WeeBushy

m@cc@ wrote: »

The only weakness in Lizarazu's careers is that the only league he won was in Germany (he has one Ligue 2 title).

Can I put forward Thierry Henry?

Monaco

• Ligue 1: 1996–97
• French Super Cup: 1997

Arsenal

• FA Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04
• FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
• FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2008–09
• Copa del Rey: 2008–09
• UEFA Champions League: 2008–09
• Supercopa de España: 2009
• UEFA Super Cup: 2009

International

• FIFA World Cup: 1998
• UEFA European Football Championship: 2000
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003

Individual

• UEFA Football Championship Team of the Tournament: 2000
• Confederations Cup top goalscorer: 2003
• Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2003
• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2006
• Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 1996–97
• Barclays Golden Boot: 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006
• PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04
• European Golden Boot: 2004, 2005
• Premier League top scorer: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06.
• Onze d'Or: 2003, 2006
• PFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• FWA Footballer Of The Year: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
• World XI Striker: 2006
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
• French Player of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
• Goal of the Season (UK): 2003
• Barclays Player of the Month: April 2000, September 2002, January 2004, April 2004
• FIFA 100
• Time 100: 2007

• Légion d'Honneur: 1998

I agree, mainly because you put so much effort into your post. Has me convinced

m@cc@

WeeBushy wrote: »

I agree, mainly because you put so much effort into your post. Has me convinced

Ctrl + C & Ctrl + V.

WeeBushy

m@cc@ wrote: »

Ctrl + C & Ctrl + V.

I still dont hear a word against...

flahavaj

Whatever about most succesful, the most undersevedly successful has to be Christiam Karambeu. World Cup, European Champioships, 2 Champs Leagues, 3 La Ligas.

Bubs101

Just out of interest, would people prefer to have a Giggs career where you win a few things multiple times or a Deschamps career where you win everything once

NaiveMelodies

Tom65 wrote: »

He's never played in a World Cup though (hopefully Ireland will keep that record in tact).

I'd probably go for Zidane or Henry.

He certainly looked like he wanted to end that record tonight!

PHB

Bubs101 wrote: »

Just out of interest, would people prefer to have a Giggs career where you win a few things multiple times or a Deschamps career where you win everything once

Giggs without a doubt.

Johnny Utah

Bubs101 wrote: »

Just out of interest, would people prefer to have a Giggs career where you win a few things multiple times or a Deschamps career where you win everything once

Deschamps-type career, no question about it. Beating Portsmouth in the FA Cup becomes a bit tedious after a while.

SlickRic

Bubs101 wrote: »

Just out of interest, would people prefer to have a Giggs career where you win a few things multiple times or a Deschamps career where you win everything once

deschamps most definitely.

variety is the spice of life and all that.

eZe^

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mr. Franz Beckenbauer....

Club
Bayern Munich

Bundesliga -
Winner: 1968–1969, 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1973–1974

DFB Cup -
Winner: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971

European Cup -
Winner: 1973–1974, 1974–1975, 1975–1976

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup -
Winner: 1967

Intercontinental Cup -
Winner: 1976

Regionalliga Süd -
Winner: 1965 31 matches 16 goals.



Hamburg
Bundesliga -
Winner: 1981–1982


New York Cosmos
NASL Championship -
Winner: 1976–1977, 1977–1978, 1979–1980

Trans-Atlantic Cup Championships -
Winner: 1980, 1983

International
FIFA World Cup -
Winner: 1974
Runner-up: 1966
Third-Place: 1970

European Football Championship -
Winner: 1972
Runner-up: 1976

Managerial
FIFA World Cup -
Winner: 1990
Runner-up: 1986

Bundesliga -
Winner: 1993–1994

UEFA Cup -
Winner: 1995-1996


Individual
Ballon d'Or
Winner: 1972, 1976
Runner-up: 1974, 1975

FIFA World Cup Young Player of the Tournament:
1966

FIFA World Cup Golden Ball-
Runner-up: 1974

FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament:
1966, 1970, 1974

European Football Championships Team of the Tournament:
1972, 1976

German Footballer of the Year:
1966, 1968, 1974, 1976

World Soccer Magazine of the Year
Winner: 1972, 1976
Runner-up: 1974, 1975




He has won every possible trophy if you take into account his UEFA cup win as a manager. Fantastically amazing.

SlickRic

eZe^ wrote: »

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mr. Franz Beckenbauer....

He has won every possible trophy if you take into account his UEFA cup win as a manager. Fantastically amazing.

pfft...

show me his English League title or gtfo.

:D

eZe^

SlickRic wrote: »

pfft...

show me his English League title or gtfo.

:D

Are you serious? They were handing out English league titles to any Tom, Dick, and Harry back then. Sher the likes of Liverpool won 18 titles in those days. Wouldn't have sullied his lovely record if anything. :P

DB10

Still playing, would be Henry and Seedorf IMO. The thing about Henry is he still has a very good chance to win more honours at club level and maybe even International level. He has years in him yet.

SlickRic

eZe^ wrote: »

Are you serious? They were handing out English league titles to any Tom, Dick, and Harry back then. Sher the likes of Liverpool won 18 titles in those days. Wouldn't have sullied his lovely record if anything. :P

nah, in all seriousness i think we have a winner.

and i'm kind of ashamed of us all that we didn't come up with the Kaiser sooner.

Rekop dog

Didier Deschalmps surely the most successful captain. My hole childhood is blighted with memories of him lifting every cup going from around 93-00!

eZe^

Rekop dog wrote: »

My hole childhood is blighted

Jesus mate, tmi.....

Johnny Utah

Try anusol

GavRedKing

Going go for Zidane myself won it all at every level.