Players who played for Botafogo and São Paulo

44 players have played for both Botafogo and São Paulo, according to Wikidata. The best known include Didi, Luizão and Leônidas. 13 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Christian Corrêa Dionisio. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1930 (Roberto Gomes Pedrosa), the most recent in 2015 (Neílton).

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. São Paulo special (in French)Today's games with its 289 players.

The full list (44 players)

Player	Position	Nationality	Botafogo	São Paulo
Didi	Midfielder	Brazil	1957–1965	1966
Luizão	Forward	Brazil	2004	2005
Leônidas	Forward	Brazil	1935–1936	1943–1950
Emerson Sheik	Midfielder	Brazil	2014	1998–1999
Dodô	Forward	Brazil	2001–2007	1995–1998
Christian Corrêa Dionisio	Forward	Brazil	2006	2005–2006
Beto	Midfielder	Brazil	1994–1996	2000
Axel Rodrigues de Arruda	Midfielder	Brazil	2002–2003	1994–2000
Bruno Cortez	Defender	Brazil	2011	since 2012
Gérson	Midfielder	Brazil	1963–1969	1969–1972
Émerson Carvalho da Silva	Defender	Brazil	2005	2001–2002
Cicinho	Defender	Brazil	2001	2004–2010
Renato	Midfielder	Brazil	1985	1980–1984
Márcio Santos	Defender	Brazil	1992	1997–1999
Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira	Forward	Brazil	2009	2002–2003
Mílton da Cruz	Forward	Brazil	1989–1990	1977–1979
Jorge Wagner	Midfielder	Brazil	2014	2007–2010
Adriano Gerlin da Silva	Forward	Brazil	1995	1996–2002
Alemão	Midfielder	Brazil	1981–1987	1994–1996
Alê	Defender	Brazil	2006	2004–2009
Alexandre Gallo	Midfielder	Brazil	1999	1997–1998
Rodrigo Souto	Midfielder	Brazil	2014	2010–2011
José Alexandre Alves Lindo	Midfielder	Brazil	2001–2002	1995
José Carlos Bauer	Midfielder	Brazil	1956	1945–1956
Waldemar de Brito	Forward	Brazil	1934	1933–1942
Bentinho	Forward	Brazil	1996–1997	1995
Ricardo Souza Silva	Midfielder	Brazil	2007	1999–2000
Capitão	Defender	Brazil	2001	1998
Dória	Defender	Brazil	2012–2014	2014–2015
Marinho Chagas	Defender	Brazil	1972–1976	1981–1983
Carlos Alberto Gomes	Midfielder	Brazil	2008–2014	2008
Tim	Midfielder	Brazil	1936–1949	1944–1947
Zezé Procópio	Midfielder	Brazil	1938–1942	1944
Silva Batuta	Forward	Brazil	1959–1961	1956–1958
Neílton	Midfielder	Brazil	since 2015	since 2017
Roberto Gomes Pedrosa	Goalkeeper	Brazil	1930–1934	1938–1939
Guilherme de Cássio Alves	Forward	Brazil	2005–2006	1993–1994
Armandinho	Forward	Brazil	1934–1935	1930–1942
Anselmo Vendrechovski Júnior	Defender	Brazil	2005–2009	2008
André Luiz Barretto Silva Lima	Forward	Brazil	2007–2010	2008–2009
Thiago Carleto	Defender	Brazil	2015	2010–2014
Éverton	Midfielder	Brazil	2011	2018–2020
Silvio Hoffman Mazzi	Defender	Brazil	1934–1935	1933–1934
Léo Moura	Defender	Brazil	1997–2001	2003

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 Vasco da Gama43 Cruzeiro38 Grêmio37 Corinthians34 Associação Portuguesa de Desportos33 Palmeiras33

With São Paulo

Santos66 Flamengo50 Corinthians49 Palmeiras49 Vasco da Gama44 Grêmio39 Atlético Mineiro37 Cruzeiro35