Players who played for Botafogo and Cruzeiro

38 players have played for both Botafogo and Cruzeiro, according to Wikidata. The best known include Bebeto, Jairzinho and Valdo Filho. 17 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Sérgio Manoel. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1930 (Benevenuto), the most recent in 2014 (Allano).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Botafogo special (in French)Today's games with its 221 players. Cruzeiro special (in French)Today's games with its 249 players.

The full list (38 players)

Player	Position	Nationality	Botafogo	Cruzeiro
Bebeto	Forward	Brazil	1998–1999	1997
Jairzinho	Midfielder	Brazil	1959–1982	1975–1977
Valdo Filho	Midfielder	Brazil	2003–2004	1998–1999
Paulo César Tinga	Midfielder	Brazil	2000	2012–2015
João Carlos dos Santos	Defender	Brazil	2004	1994–2002
Ramon Menezes Hubner	Midfielder	Brazil	2005	1989–1993
Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves	Forward	Brazil	2008	2006
Sérgio Manoel	Midfielder	Brazil	1994–2006	2000–2002
Osmar Donizete	Midfielder	Brazil	1989–2001	1997
Jefferson	Goalkeeper	Brazil	2003–2005	2001–2005
Brito	Defender	Brazil	1971–1974	1970
Bruno Quadros	Defender	Brazil	1998	2004
Jorge Wagner	Midfielder	Brazil	2014	2001–2002
Renato Gaúcho	Forward	Brazil	1991–1992	1992
Fellype Gabriel	Midfielder	Brazil	2012–2013	2007
Éder Aleixo	Forward	Brazil	1988	1993
Hugo Leonardo Silva Serejo	Midfielder	Brazil	2009	2003–2009
José Roberto de Oliveira	Midfielder	Brazil	2005–2008	2000
Vítor Júnior	Midfielder	Brazil	2012	2005
Eduardo Francisco de Silva Neto	Forward	Brazil	–	2004
Wolnei Caio	Midfielder	Brazil	1999–2000	1997–1998
Abel Braga	Defender	Brazil	1982–1984	1981–1982
Schwenck	Forward	Brazil	2004	2004
Toninho Cecílio	Defender	Brazil	1993	1993
Bentinho	Forward	Brazil	1996–1997	1998
Jonílson Clovis Nascimento Breves	Forward	Brazil	2005	2006
Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes	Defender	Brazil	1989–1998	1997–1999
Carlos Rafael do Amaral	Defender	Brazil	2012	2012–2013
Diego de Souza Andrade	Midfielder	Brazil	since 2019	2013
Gilberto Alves	Forward	Brazil	1977–1980	1970–1971
Benevenuto	Midfielder	Brazil	1930–1935	1933
Marcos Ceará	Defender	Brazil	2002	2012–2015
Neílton	Midfielder	Brazil	since 2015	2014–2015
Guilherme de Cássio Alves	Forward	Brazil	2005–2006	2004
Allano	Defender	Brazil	2014	since 2015
Athirson Mazzoli e Oliveira	Defender	Brazil	2007	2005–2009
Wellington Paulista	Forward	Brazil	2007–2009	2009–2013
Maicosuel	Midfielder	Brazil	2009–2012	2007–2008

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

Flamengo52 Fluminense45 São Paulo44 Vasco da Gama43 Grêmio37 Corinthians34 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos33 Palmeiras33

With Cruzeiro

Palmeiras54 Corinthians50 Santos45 Flamengo44 Grêmio41 Atlético Mineiro39 Vasco da Gama38 Vitória38