Players who played for Botafogo and Grêmio

37 players have played for both Botafogo and Grêmio, according to Wikidata. The best known include Diego Costa, Luizão and Valdo Filho. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Diego Costa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1927 (Benedicto de Moraes Menezes), the most recent in 2023 (Diego Costa).

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. Grêmio special (in French)Today's games with its 237 players.

The full list (37 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBotafogoGrêmio
Diego CostaForwardSpain, Brazil2023–20242024
LuizãoForwardBrazil20042002
Valdo FilhoMidfielderBrazil2003–20041984–1988
Sebastián AbreuForwardUruguay2010–20121998–1999
Baltazar Maria de Morais JúniorForwardBrazil1984–19851979–1982
Paulo César TingaMidfielderBrazil20001997–2003
Alex TellesDefenderBrazilsince 20242013–2014
Christian Corrêa DionisioForwardBrazil20062003–2004
BetoMidfielderBrazil1994–19961997–1998
Carlos Alberto DiasForwardBrazil1990–19921993
Sérgio ManoelMidfielderBrazil1994–20061997–1998
Paulo Lima César CajuForwardBrazil1967–19781978–1983
Renato GaúchoForwardBrazil1991–19921982–1991
Éder AleixoForwardBrazil19881977–1979
Túlio Lustosa Seixas PinheiroMidfielderBrazil2003–20082009
Wolnei CaioMidfielderBrazil1999–20001987–1993
LeandrãoForwardBrazil2003–
José Ilson dos SantosForwardBrazil2001–2002–
Renato CajáMidfielderBrazil2010–20112009
Giuliano Tadeo ArandaForwardBrazil20001999
Ricardo Souza SilvaMidfielderBrazil2007–
CapitãoDefenderBrazil20011999
José Ricardo dos Santos OliveiraForwardBrazil20092005–2006
Jose Pedro SantosMidfielderBrazil––
MangaGoalkeeperBrazil1959–1968until 1980
Mauro Geraldo GalvãoDefenderBrazil1987–19901996–2001
Carlos Rafael do AmaralDefenderBrazil20122008–2010
Carlos Alberto GomesMidfielderBrazil2008–20142011
Diego de Souza AndradeMidfielderBrazilsince 20192007
Hugo de LeónDefenderUruguay19911981–1984
Marcos Paulo Souza RibeiroForwardBrazil1991–19951997
Guilherme de Cássio AlvesForwardBrazil2005–20061995–1997
Benedicto de Moraes MenezesForwardBrazil1927–1932–
Yuri MamuteForwardBrazil20142011–2016
André Luiz Barretto Silva LimaForwardBrazil2007–20102010–2013
ÉvertonMidfielderBrazil2011since 2020
Fabian BolivarDefenderBrazil2012–20142001

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

Flamengo52Fluminense45São Paulo44Vasco da Gama43Cruzeiro38Corinthians34Associação Portuguesa de Desportos33Palmeiras33

With Grêmio

Palmeiras44Corinthians41Cruzeiro41São Paulo39Vasco da Gama38Flamengo37Santos35Fluminense31