Players who played for Botafogo and Flamengo

52 players have played for both Botafogo and Flamengo, according to Wikidata. The best known include Garrincha, Bebeto and Mário Zagallo. 24 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Mário Zagallo. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1923 (Benevenuto), the most recent in 2015 (Willian Arão).

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. Flamengo special (in French)Today's games with its 323 players.

The full list (52 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBotafogoFlamengo
GarrinchaForwardBrazil1953–19651968–1969
BebetoForwardBrazil1998–19991983–1996
Mário ZagalloForwardBrazil1958–19651950–1958
Carlos Alberto TorresDefenderBrazil19711977
LuizãoForwardBrazil20042006–2007
LeônidasForwardBrazil1935–19361936–1942
Emerson SheikMidfielderBrazil20142009–2015
Baltazar Maria de Morais JúniorForwardBrazil1984–19851983
BetoMidfielderBrazil1994–19961998–2001
Carlos Alberto DiasForwardBrazil1990–19921994
GérsonMidfielderBrazil1963–19691959–1963
Gilberto Ribeiro GonçalvesForwardBrazil20082009–2010
Vanderlei LuxemburgoDefenderBrazil1979–19821971–1977
BritoDefenderBrazil1971–19741969–1970
Amarildo Tavares da SilveiraForwardBrazil1959–19631958
Márcio SantosDefenderBrazil1992–
Reinaldo da Cruz OliveiraForwardBrazil20091999–2001
André BahiaDefenderBrazil2013–20142001–2004
Carlos KaiserForwardBrazil––
Bruno QuadrosDefenderBrazil19981996–2001
Paulo Lima César CajuForwardBrazil1967–19781972–1974
Renato GaúchoForwardBrazil1991–19921987–1998
Fellype GabrielMidfielderBrazil2012–20132005–2008
José Roberto de OliveiraMidfielderBrazil2005–20082009
GugaForwardBrazil19951990
Victor Vinícius Coelho dos SantosForwardBrazil2011–2013since 2015
JosimarDefenderBrazil1982–19881989–1990
Roberto Lopes MirandaForwardBrazil1962–19721972–1973
Waldemar de BritoForwardBrazil19341937–1939
Marcelo Gonçalves Costa LopesDefenderBrazil1989–19981987–1989
Diego de Souza AndradeMidfielderBrazilsince 20192005–2006
José PerácioForwardBrazil1937–19401941–1949
Paulo Emilio Frossard JorgeDefenderBrazil––
ClaitonDefenderBrazil20062007
Willian ArãoMidfielderBrazil20152016–2022
Joel Antônio MartinsMidfielderBrazil1948–19501951–1963
José Rodrigues NetoDefenderBrazil1977–19781967–1990
Silva BatutaForwardBrazil1959–19611965–1969
Heitor CanalliMidfielderBrazil1929–19401933
BenevenutoMidfielderBrazil1930–19351923–1932
Zezé MoreiraForwardBrazil1935–19431933–1936
Moacyr Siqueira de QueirózForwardBrazil1935–1938–
Michel Macedo Rocha MachadoDefenderBrazil––
DequinhaMidfielderBrazil19601950–1960
JadsonMidfielderBrazil2012–2013–
WaldyrDefenderBrazil1931–19341934–1935
ÉvertonMidfielderBrazil20112008–2018
Athirson Mazzoli e OliveiraDefenderBrazil20071996–2004
Paulo Henrique Souza de OliveiraDefenderBrazil19711960–1972
GermanoGoalkeeperBrazil1928–19351931–1935
ArielDefenderBrazil1929–1934–
Léo MouraDefenderBrazil1997–20012005–2015

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

Fluminense45São Paulo44Vasco da Gama43Cruzeiro38Grêmio37Corinthians34Associação Portuguesa de Desportos33Palmeiras33

With Flamengo

Vasco da Gama59Corinthians56Santos53Palmeiras53Fluminense51São Paulo50Internacional46Cruzeiro44