Players who played for Botafogo and Cerezo Osaka

12 players have played for both Botafogo and Cerezo Osaka, according to Wikidata. The best known include João Carlos dos Santos, Axel Rodrigues de Arruda and Sérgio Manoel. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including João Carlos dos Santos. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1993 (Toninho Cecílio), the most recent in 2011 (Rodrigo Pimpão).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBotafogoCerezo Osaka
João Carlos dos SantosDefenderBrazil20042002–2003
Axel Rodrigues de ArrudaMidfielderBrazil2002–20032003
Sérgio ManoelMidfielderBrazil1994–20061996–1997
Bruno QuadrosDefenderBrazil19982005–2006
GugaForwardBrazil19951996
AlêDefenderBrazil20062007–2008
Toninho CecílioDefenderBrazil19931994–1995
EdnoMidfielderBrazil20102013–2014
José Carlos Garcia LealMidfielderBrazil20082005–2007
Rodrigo PimpãoForwardBrazil20152011
Claudio Batista dos SantosForwardBrazil20001997
Carlos Rafael do AmaralDefenderBrazil20122010

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 Botafogo

With Cerezo Osaka