Players who played for Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid

10 players have played for both Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid, according to Wikidata. The best known include Julio Salinas, Raúl García Escudero and Daniel Aranzubía. 7 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Julio Salinas. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1926 (Ramón de la Fuente Leal), the most recent in 2007 (Raúl García Escudero).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAthletic ClubAtlético Madrid
Julio SalinasForwardSpain1982–19861986–1988
Raúl García EscuderoForwardSpain2015–20242007–2015
Daniel AranzubíaGoalkeeperSpain1994–20082013–2014
Santiago EzquerroForwardSpain1998–20051996–1998
Andoni GoikoetxeaDefenderSpain1975–19871987–1990
Javier IruretaForwardSpain1975–19801967–1975
Ramón de la Fuente LealForwardSpain1926–19341934–1936
Pedro UraldeForwardSpain1987–19901986–1987
Manuel AnatolDefenderFrance1926–19281932–1933
Patxi FerreiraDefenderSpain1985–20001989–1995

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 Athletic Club

With Atlético Madrid