Players who played for Botafogo and Fortaleza

10 players have played for both Botafogo and Fortaleza, according to Wikidata. The best known include Mirandinha, José Ilson dos Santos and Marcos Aurélio Galeano. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Claudio Batista dos Santos. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1964 (José Guilherme Baldocchi), the most recent in 2015 (Ronaldo Henrique Silva).

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBotafogoFortaleza
MirandinhaForwardBrazil1980–19821991–1995
José Ilson dos SantosForwardBrazil2001–20022008
Marcos Aurélio GaleanoDefenderBrazil20022006
Ricardo Souza SilvaMidfielderBrazil20072003
Rodrigo ManchaDefenderBrazil2011since 2017
Claudio Batista dos SantosForwardBrazil20002001–2002
Marinho ChagasDefenderBrazil1972–19761984
José Guilherme BaldocchiDefenderBrazil1964–19661974–1976
Ronaldo Henrique SilvaForwardBrazil20152016
Márcio AzevedoDefenderBrazil2011–20132007–2008

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.

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