Players who played for BSC Young Boys and FC Zürich

12 players have played for both BSC Young Boys and FC Zürich, according to Wikidata. The best known include Heinz Lindner, Johan Vonlanthen and Steve von Bergen. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Heinz Lindner. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1957 (Rolf Wüthrich), the most recent in 2025 (Heinz Lindner).

The full list (12 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBSC Young BoysFC Zürich
Heinz LindnerGoalkeeperAustria2025–2026since 2026
Johan VonlanthenMidfielderSwitzerland2001–20032009–2010
Steve von BergenDefenderSwitzerlandsince 20132005–2007
Loris BenitoDefenderSwitzerland2015–20192012–2014
Roger LjungDefenderSweden1989–19901990–1991
Gilles Yapi-YapoMidfielderIvory Coast2006–2010since 2014
Davide ChiumientoMidfielderSwitzerland2006–20072012–2017
Rolf WüthrichMidfielderSwitzerland1965–19681957–1961
Milan GajićMidfielderSerbiasince 20132009–2013
Alain NefDefenderSwitzerland2010–20132002–2006
Ljubo MiličevićDefenderAustralia2006–20072001–2003
Scott SutterDefenderSwitzerlandsince 20092012

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 BSC Young Boys

With FC Zürich