Who has won the most league titles without earning an international cap? | The Knowledge

Antonio Ruiz won four league titles and four European Cups in seven seasons with Real Madrid during the 1950s and 1960s. Bernd Durnberger won five Bundesliga titles and four European Cups with Bayern Munich. Stefan Klos won six top-flight titles, including two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund and four Scottish Premier League titles with Rangers. Several South American players won major domestic trophies without international caps, including Muriqui in China, Cleo in China and Serbia, and Dario Conca with a single U20 cap. Danilo Gabriel de Andrade won four Brazilian Serie A titles and three J. League titles. Sebastiano Rossi won five Scudettos with zero international caps.

"Steve Bruce won three Premier League titles with Manchester United surely there are other non-capped players with more title honours? There surely are a number of players that can match and beat Steve Bruce's tally of three league titles without earning an international cap. Bruce was highly decorated, but even he can't hold a candle to Real Madrid's Antonio Ruiz, answers Chai from Atlanta."

"In seven seasons with the great team of the 1950s and 60s, he won four league titles and four European Cups. Bayern Munich's German midfielder, Bernd Durnberger, also won four European cups to go with his five Bundesliga titles, continues Chai. Fellow German Stefan Klos did one better by winning a total of six top-flight titles, including the Bundesliga twice with Borussia Dortmund and Scottish Premier League with Rangers four times."

"Plenty of South Americans win silverware outside Europe but never get selected for their national teams. Brazilian Muriqui won the Chinese Super League four times with Guangzhou Evergrande. His compatriot and former Guangzhou teammate, Cleo, won the league with them twice and the Serbian SuperLiga with Partizan. Dario Conca of Argentina went a step further and won five top-flight titles with a sole U20 cap for his efforts; he won in China (with Guangzhou Evergrande), Chile (Universidad Catolica), and Brazil (Fluminense)."

"That's a total of seven top-flight league titles without a single international cap. James Dixon nominates former Milan keeper Sebastiano Rossi. Five Scudettos and zero international caps, despite his club manager, Arrigo Sacchi, going onto coach the national team. Dan Almond goes one better, delving deep into the history books. Ja"

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