Every European Championship winning captain
TSZ takes a look at who has skippered each victorious nation at the European Championship since its inception in 1960.
| Year | Winners | Winning captain | Winning captain's club | Winning captain's age | Winning captain's position |
| 1960 | USSR | Igor Netto | Spartak Moskva | 30 | Midfielder |
| 1964 | Spain | Fernando Olivella | Barcelona | 27 | Defender |
| 1968 | Italy | Giacinto Facchetti | Internazionale | 25 | Defender |
| 1972 | West Germany | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern | 26 | Defender |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | Anton Ondruš | Slovan Bratislava | 26 | Defender |
| 1980 | West Germany | Bernhard Dietz | MSV Duisburg | 32 | Defender |
| 1984 | France | Michel Platini | Juventus | 29 | Midfielder |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Ruud Gullit | Milan | 25 | Forward |
| 1992 | Denmark | Lars Olsen | Trabzonspor | 31 | Defender |
| 1996 | Germany | Jürgen Klinsmann | Bayern | 31 | Forward |
| 2000 | France | Didier Deschamps | Chelsea | 31 | Midfielder |
| 2004 | Greece | Theodoros Zagorakis | AEK Athens | 32 | Midfielder |
| 2008 | Spain | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 27 | Goalkeeper |
| 2012 | Spain | Iker Casillas | Real Madrid | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 2016 | Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 31 | Forward |
Former Spain skipper Iker Casillas is the only player to captain his nation to European Championship glory on two separate occasions. Casillas, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, have made it three consecutive tournaments that the winning team has plied their trade - at their time - with Real Madrid.
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