In the history of football, many players have become legends. Although Diego Armando Maradona, Pelé, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, among others, stand out on the list of “cracks”, only one made it six most prestigious trophies and important this sport.
With that in mind, find out which soccer player has won the World Cup, Copa America, Confederations Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores de America and Ballon d’Or.
Who is the only soccer player who managed to win the top 6 soccer trophies?
Although many footballers have become great football legends, only Ronaldinho Gaúcho can boast the title of being the only player to have won the six most important trophies in the history of the sport.
The first trophy the Brazilian added to this particular one came in 1999 when he won the Brazilian team in the America Cup. Three years later, in 2002, Ronaldinho won the Football World Cup.
Ronaldinho Gaúcho is the only footballer to have won the 6 major football trophies. Photo: Composite LR/FIFA/Broadcast
In 2005, the ex-footballer won his third trophy by being crowned champion FIFA Confederations Cup. In addition, the ‘Wizard of Porto Alegre’ became the tournament’s all-time top scorer with nine goals, a title he shares with ex-Mexican player Cuauhtémoc Blanco.
In 2006, ‘Dinho’ became champion of the Barcelona with the Barcelona team Champions League to be the top star and reconfirmed why he had won that golden ball from the previous year. The final trophy on the list was achieved eight years later in 2013 when he won the Libertadores Cup with Atletico Mineiro.