Players who played for Barcelona and Elche

27 players have played for both Barcelona and Elche, according to Wikidata. The best known include Tito Vilanova, László Kubala and Iñaki Peña. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Juan Manuel Asensi. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1939 (César Rodríguez Álvarez), the most recent in 2022 (Iñaki Peña).

The full list (27 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBarcelonaElche
Tito VilanovaMidfielderSpain–1998–2000
László KubalaMidfielderSpain1951–19821988–1989
Iñaki PeñaGoalkeeperSpainsince 2022since 2025
Alberto BotíaDefenderSpain2009–20102013–2014
César Rodríguez ÁlvarezForwardSpain1939–19551957–1960
Juan Manuel AsensiMidfielderSpain1970–19801967–1970
Héctor FortDefenderSpain2013–20262025–2026
José BordalásForwardSpain1992–2001–
Alexandre Moreno LoperaMidfielderSpain2011–20122015–2016
Juan Marrero PérezMidfielderSpain1939–19401942–1943
Cayetano RéForwardParaguay1962–19661959–1962
Eulogio MartínezForwardSpain1956–19621962–1964
Toni JiménezGoalkeeperSpain1991–19922002–2003
David LombánDefenderSpain–2013–2015
Nando MuñozDefenderSpain1990–19922001–2002
Víctor Rodríguez RomeroMidfielderSpain–2014–2015
Xavi TorresMidfielderSpain2009–
Ilie SánchezMidfielderSpain–since 2015
Cristian HidalgoMidfielderSpain20062012
Javier EspinosaMidfielderSpain–since 2015
Jesús Olmo LozanoDefenderSpain2004–20082008–2010
Armando LozanoDefenderSpain–since 2015
Marcial PinaMidfielderSpain1969–19771964–1966
Carlos Antonio Muñoz CoboForwardSpain1985–19881985
Marc BernausDefenderAndorra–2004–2007
Juan Carlos HerediaForwardSpain1974–19791973–1974
Dagoberto MollForwardUruguay1954–19551959–1960

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 Barcelona

With Elche