Players who played for Boca Juniors and River Plate

32 players have played for both Boca Juniors and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include Gabriel Batistuta, Claudio Caniggia and Oscar Ruggeri. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Gabriel Batistuta. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1935 (José Manuel Moreno), the most recent in 2011 (Darío Cvitanich).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Boca Juniors special (in French)Today's games with its 261 players. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players.

The full list (32 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBoca JuniorsRiver Plate
Gabriel BatistutaForwardArgentina1990–19911989–1990
Claudio CaniggiaMidfielderArgentina1995–19981985–1988
Oscar RuggeriDefenderArgentina1980–19841985–1988
Milan BorjanGoalkeeperCanada–2006–2007
Alberto TarantiniDefenderArgentina1973–19771980–1983
Abel BalboForwardArgentina20021988–1989
Julio OlarticoecheaMidfielderArgentina1985–19861981–1984
Darío CvitanichForwardArgentina2011–2012–
Julio César CáceresDefenderParaguay2008–20102006
Hugo GattiGoalkeeperArgentina1976–19881964–1968
José Manuel MorenoMidfielderArgentina19501935–1948
Ricardo GarecaForwardArgentina1977–19841985
Luciano Gabriel FigueroaForwardArgentina2008–20092006
Nelson VivasDefenderArgentina1994–19972003
Fernando CáceresDefenderArgentina19961991–1993
Carlos TapiaMidfielderArgentina1985–19941980–1984
Leonardo PonzioMidfielderArgentina2008–2009since 2012
Alfredo RojasForwardArgentina1964–19681961
Juan Carlos LorenzoMidfielderArgentina1945–1947–
Jonathan MaidanaDefenderArgentina2005–20082010–2018
Marco RubenForwardArgentina–2007
Sergio BertiMidfielderArgentina1988–19901990–1999
Norberto MenéndezForwardArgentina1962–19671954–1960
Francisco Pedro Manuel SáDefenderArgentina1976–19811969–1970
Mariano PavoneForwardArgentina2015–20162010–2011
Nicolás BertoloMidfielderArgentina2006–2008since 2015
Lucas OrbánDefenderArgentina–2009–2012
Francisco LombardoDefenderArgentina1952–19601960–1961
José Milton MelgarMidfielderBolivia1985–19881988–1989
Miguel LoayzaMidfielderPeru1961–19631966
Juan José PizzutiForwardArgentina1955–19631951
Sebastián RambertForwardArgentina1996–19971997–2000

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 Boca Juniors

Racing Club25Estudiantes25Independiente25Vélez Sarsfield21Rosario Central19Newell's Old Boys18Argentinos Juniors18Huracán17

With River Plate

Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20Argentinos Juniors20