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UEFA European Cup Medal Winners & Champions League Medal Winners 1956 to 2024

By Paul Yarden | 02 June 2024

List of all players who were UEFA European Cup Winners or Champions League Winners from 1956 to 2024.
939 different players from 67 Nations were awarded 1,331 UEFA Champions League Medals or European Cup Medals up to and including the 2024 UEFA Champions League Final. The competition was introduced in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, AKA European Cup and was renamed as the Champions League in Season 1992-93. The 1956 Champion was Real Madrid. 
Francisco Gento, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Toni Kroos and Luka Modrić have all won the most European Cup / Champions League Medals (6 each).

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List of European Cup & Champions League Winners

European Cup & Champions League Winners by Players’ Nation

List of UEFA European Cup & Champions League Winners

UEFA European Cup & Champions League Medals Won by Players’ Countries

UEFA European Cup & Champions League Winners as Players and Managers

Following are seven (7) exceptional individuals who have achieved the remarkable feat of triumphing in the UEFA European Cup and Champions League both as players and as managers. Their dual success marks their indelible mark on the sport.

Miguel Muñoz

Giovanni Trapattoni

Johan Cruyff

Carlo Ancelotti

Frank Rijkaard

Pep Guardiola

Zinedine Zidane

Champions League Winning Managers & Players

More on UEFA Champions League Top Players, Managers and Teams

UEFA Champions League Winners List

UEFA Champions League Winning Managers

All-Time UEFA European Cup & Champions League Top 25 Goalscorers

UEFA European Cup & UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorers