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Raymond Mensah

11 months ago

FORMER TOTTENHAM PLAYERS AND COACHES THAT LEFT AND WON TROPHIES ELSEWHERE SINCE 2008

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11 months ago

Sevilla’s latest success in the Europa League would have made Tottenham fans either laugh or cry with Erik Lamela and Bryan Gil among the thick of the celebrations.

Spurs sold Lamela to the Spanish side as part of a deal to sign Gil in 2022, only for the winger to return to the Spanish side on loan.

The two players may have taken the fast track towards achieving silverware, with the pair becoming the latest additions to a growing list to have secured winners medals since leaving Tottenham.

Tottenham talisman Harry Kane would be understandably taken some envious looks elsewhere as he awaits the first major silverware of his career, with the north London side having come close but still yet to lift a trophy since 2008.

Mail Sport has taken a look at the 42 former Spurs players and managers to have lifted a trophy since Tottenham’s Carling Cup success in 2008.

Erik Lamela

Titles won: Europa League

The feisty Argentine was able to celebrate the first major silverware of his career by lifting the Europa League title on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old slotted home his penalty to help Sevilla beat Roma 4-1 on penalties in Budapest, although Jose Mourinho argued he should have seen a yellow card beforehand.

Lamela had previously received runners-up medals twice with Argentina in the Copa America, the Champions League and League Cup at Spurs and the Coppa Italia with Roma.

Bryan Gil

Titles won: Europa League

The Spaniard returned to Sevilla in January on loan in search of increased game time and will certainly feel he made the right decision after picking up a Europa League winners medal.

The 22-year-old started the final but was taken off at half-time with the Spaniards trailing.

Tanguy Ndombele

Titles won: Serie A title

The French midfielder failed to shine at Spurs but is expected to return to the club this summer following his loan spell at Napoli.

Ndombele was part of Luciano Spalletti’s squad that claimed Napoli’s first Serie A title since 1990.

His impact was limited though, making only eight starts in the league this season.

Giovani Lo Celso

Titles won: Finalissima

Lo Celso joined Spurs in the same summer as Ndombele back in 2019, but has now spent 18 months on loan at Villarreal with the move allowing him to become a key part of Argentina’s squad.

While he won the Copa America during his time with Spurs, the Argentine won the Finalissima against Italy at Wembley last year.

Toby Alderweireld

Titles won: Qatar Cup, Belgium Cup

The Belgian defender had won league titles with Ajax and Atletico Madrid before joining Tottenham and has picked up silverware for his latest two clubs after leaving north London.

The veteran defender earned the Qatar Cup last year during a spell with Al-Duhail, while he also lifted the Belgian Cup with Royal Antwerp this season.

A potential league title is also on the way with his hometown club.

Jan Vertonghen

Titles won: Portuguese League

The long-term defensive partner to Alderweireld at Ajax, Tottenham and Belgium has also recently got his hands on another trophy.

The 36-year-old claimed the Primeira Liga title with Benfica last season, before moving on to Anderlecht.

Juan Foyth

Titles won: Europa League, World Cup

The Argentine defender has enjoyed success with both club and country since signing for Villarreal in 2020.

Foyth helped the Spanish side beat Manchester United in the Europa League final in 2021, before winning the Finalissima last year.

While he only played four minutes in Qatar, Foyth was part of Argentina’s World Cup winning squad last year.

Kieran Trippier

Titles won: LaLiga

Trippier fell short of winning silverware this season at Newcastle with the Magpies losing to Man United in the Carabao Cup final, but will be playing Champions League football next term.

He is one of only four Englishmen to have won LaLiga however, having been part of Diego Simeone’s triumphant squad back in 2021, before returning to the Premier League.

Cameron Carter-Vickers

Titles won: Scottish Premiership (x2), Scottish League Cup (x2)

Spurs academy produced Carter-Vickers has enjoyed life north of the border with four trophies secured at Celtic in his two seasons at the club.

The US international has won the Scottish Premiership and League Cup on two occasions with the Bhoys.

A potential treble could be achieved in the Scottish FA Cup final this weekend.

Joe Hart

Titles won: Scottish Premiership (x2), Scottish League Cup (x2)

The former England goalkeeper has scooped the same four honours as Carter-Vickers since joining Celtic, adding to the two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups with Manchester City.

Dimitar Berbatov

Titles won: Premier League (x3) Club World Cup, English League Cup

One of the members of Spurs' Carling Cup triumph, Dimitar Berbatov left that very summer and was granted a big-money move to Manchester United.

The move paid off for the Bulgarian where he won three Premier League titles, a Club World Cup and a League Cup all during a four-year stint at Old Trafford.

Robbie Keane

Titles won: MLS Cup (x3), MLS Supporter’s Shield

Along with Berbatov, Robbie Keane was a part of the Spurs squad that beat Chelsea in the 2008 Carling Cup final at Wembley, where he would cement himself as a club legend.

After a failed stint at Liverpool and then return to Spurs, Keane went on to LA Galaxy where he won four more titles, lifting the MLS Cup three times along with the MLS Supporter's Shield.

Teemu Tainio

Titles won: Eredivisie, Finnish League (x2), Finnish Cup

Another member of the Carling Cup squad, Teemu Tainio enjoyed more success across the continent, winning the Eredivisie with Ajax before winning the Finnish Cup and Finnish top flight on two separate occasions with HJK.

Lee Young-pyo

Titles won: Saudi Arabian League (x2), Saudi Cup (x2)

Lee Young-pyo helped Spurs secure Carling Cup glory before leaving in the summer to join Borussia Dortmund for a year.

While he won no silverware in Germany, the South Korean would finally get his hands on another trophy after moving to the Middle East, where he was the Saudi Arabian League and Saudi Cup on two different occasions with Al-Hilal.

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Titles won: LaLiga, Serie A, Italian Cup, German Cup

While Kevin-Prince Boateng's time at Tottenham was brief and not at all noteworthy, he did play a part in helping the club reach the Carling Cup final but didn't play in it.

However, his time did eventually fizzle out and he was sold to Portsmouth. Boateng eventually made his way to AC Milan, where he won the Serie A and Supercoppa Italiana before winning more silverware in Germany and Spain.

Hossam Ghaly

Titles won: Egyptian League (x4), Egyptian Cup, CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, African Cup of Nations

Another alumni of Spurs' Carling Cup-winning squad, Hossam Ghaly eventually made his way back to his native Egypt where he enjoyed a lot of success.

Ghaly went on to win the Egyptian League four times, the Egyptian Cup along with the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup with El Ahly Cairo.

Ghaly also won the African Cup of Nations with Egypt in 2010.

Adel Taarabt

Titles won: Portuguese League, Portuguese Super Cup

Moroccan magician Adel Taarabt arrived at Spurs with plenty of potential but the north London club failed to harness it before he was allowed to leave 2009.

While he did help QPR win the Championship and gain promotion back to the Premier League, Taarabt got his hands on some silverware when he won Liga NOS with Benfica in 2019.

He also won the Portuguese Super Cup in that same year.

Tomas Pekhart

Titles won: Czech League, Polish League (x2), Polish Cup, Israeli League, Greek Cup

Having featured for Spurs' Under 18 side, Tomas Pekhart made his break away from White Hart Lane across Europe, winning the Czech League title, Israeli League title and the Greek Cup with AEK Athens.

He has also won the Polish League and Cup with Legia Warsaw

Didier Zokora

Titles won: Spanish Cup

After tasting Carling Cup glory with Spurs in 2008, Didier Zokora came close to winning the trophy again the following season but fell short in the final against Manchester United.

Zokora would only lift one more trophy after leaving Spurs where he would win the Copa del Rey with Sevilla in 2010.

Kyle Walker

Titles won: Premier League (x5), FA Cup, League Cup (x4), Community Shield (x2)

Having come close to winning breaking Spurs' trophy drought in 2015 after finishing as runners-up once again in the League Cup, Kyle Walker departed Spurs for Man City in a record £54m move.

Walker saw success straight away, winning the Premier League and League Cup double in his first year at the Etihad before going on to lift the FA Cup the following season.

Walker has since earned a further two Premier League winner's medals along with three more Carabao Cups and two Community Shields.

Another FA Cup and a possible first Champions League winner's medal could also be on the cards.

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