Players who played for Alavés and Real Zaragoza

13 players have played for both Alavés and Real Zaragoza, according to Wikidata. The best known include Jorge Valdano, Giuliano Simeone and Gaizka Toquero. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jorge Valdano. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1928 (Manuel Olivares Lapeña), the most recent in 2022 (Giuliano Simeone).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Alavés special (in French)Today's games with its 152 players. Real Zaragoza special (in French)Today's games with its 223 players.

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAlavésReal Zaragoza
Jorge ValdanoForwardArgentina1975–19791979–1984
Giuliano SimeoneForwardArgentina2023–20242022–2023
Gaizka ToqueroForwardSpain1997–20172017–2019
Jiří JarošíkMidfielderCzech Republic2013–20152010–2011
Juan Antonio SeñorMidfielderSpain1978–19811981–1990
Alberto BelsuéDefenderSpain1998–19991988–1998
Borja BastónForwardSpain2018–20192014–2015
Simón LecueMidfielderSpain1930–19321948–1949
Javi MorenoForwardSpain1998–20012004–2005
Manuel Olivares LapeñaForwardSpain1928–19311935–1940
Borja SainzForwardSpain2017–20212021–2022
Martin AgirregabiriaDefenderSpain2008–20222025–2026
Víctor LaguardiaForwardSpainsince 20142009–2014

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Alavés

Barcelona25Real Sociedad22Espanyol22Athletic Club21Real Madrid20Deportivo La Coruña14Atlético Madrid13Mallorca12

With Real Zaragoza

Real Madrid37Barcelona32Atlético Madrid26Espanyol22Valencia21Deportivo La Coruña18Mallorca16Real Valladolid15