Players who played for Bayer Leverkusen and Köln

14 players have played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Köln, according to Wikidata. The best known include Bernd Schuster, Andriy Voronin and Michael Rensing. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Andriy Voronin. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1958 (Leo Wilden), the most recent in 2011 (Mitchell Weiser).

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The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBayer LeverkusenKöln
Bernd SchusterMidfielderGermany1993–19961978–1980
Andriy VoroninForwardUkraine2004–20072003–2004
Michael RensingGoalkeeperGermany2012–20132011–2012
Mitchell WeiserDefenderGermany2018–20222011–2012
Patrick HelmesForwardGermany2008–20112005–2015
Wolfgang RolffMidfielderGermany1986–19891994–1995
Boris ŽivkovićDefenderCroatia1997–20032005–2006
Hanno BalitschMidfielderGermany2002–20122001–2002
Manfred ManglitzGoalkeeperGermany1961–19631969–1971
Marcel RisseMidfielderGermany2007–20102013–2020
Leo WildenDefenderGermany1966–19691958–1966
Falko GötzForwardGermany, East Germany1984–19881988–1992
Markus MünchDefenderGermany1994–19961998
Anderson LucoquiDefenderGermany, Angola––

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 Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich22Hertha BSC18Hamburg17Borussia Dortmund16Fortuna Düsseldorf16Mainz15Nuremberg15Eintracht Frankfurt15

With Köln

Borussia Dortmund18Bayern Munich17VfB Stuttgart171860 Munich13Hamburg131. FC Kaiserslautern13Werder Bremen12Karlsruher SC12