IFFHS EURO STATISTICS 7 - PLAYERS WITH THE MOST FINALS

• Apr 19, 2021
• History Statistics

Picture : the 3 players of the Soviet Union National Team : Yashin, Ivanov and Ponedelnik.

Players with most finals: 22 men

Three players of the Soviet Union national team - Valentin Ivanov, Lev Yashin and Viktor Ponedelnik - took part in the final games of the first two European Cup editions (1960 and 1964). 
They still hold the record for the number of final participations, but over the years as many as 19 more players joined them: 10 from Germany, 8 from Spain and 1 from Portugal. 
So, the list of record holders is now exorbitantly inflated. But in the upcoming tournament, there is a good chance that the old record will finally advance.
Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo, two from this long list, will surely take part in the tournament. If Spain or Portugal (or both teams) make it to the final, we will celebrate the first three-time European Championships finalist(s).
Each of the 22 record co-holders has won at least one of their finals (winning years are taken in bold in the table below), and 8 Spaniards have done both theirs.
All recordsmen but Cristiano Ronaldo participated in the finals in two consecutive tournaments. The Portuguese achieved this with a spread of 12 years (2004 and 2016).

PLAYERS WITH MOST	FINALS
Player	Country	Finals	Editions
Valentin Ivanov	Soviet Union	2	1960, 1964
Lev Yaschin	Soviet Union	2	1960, 1964
Viktor Ponedelnik	Soviet Union	2	1960, 1964
Franz Beckenbauer	Germany	2	1972, 1976
Uli Hoeneß	Germany	2	1972, 1976
Sepp Maier	Germany	2	1972, 1976
Georg Schwarzenbeck	Germany	2	1972, 1976
Herbert Wimmer	Germany	2	1972, 1976
Bernhard Dietz	Germany	2	1976, 1980
Thomas Häßler	Germany	2	1992, 1996
Thomas Helmer	Germany	2	1992, 1996
Jürgen Klinsmann	Germany	2	1992, 1996
Matthias Sammer	Germany	2	1992, 1996
Xabi Alonso	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Iker Casillas	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Cesc Fabregas	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Andres Iniesta	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Sergio Ramos	Spain	2	2008, 2012
David Silva	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Fernando Torres	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Xavi	Spain	2	2008, 2012
Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	2	2004, 2016