Players who played for Cruzeiro and Grêmio

41 players have played for both Cruzeiro and Grêmio, according to Wikidata. The best known include Nelson de Jesus Silva, Crizam César de Oliveira Filho and Valdo Filho. 10 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Felipe Melo de Carvalho. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1973 (Nelinho), the most recent in 2019 (Luis Manuel Orejuela).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Cruzeiro special (in French)Today's games with its 249 players. Grêmio special (in French)Today's games with its 237 players.

The full list (41 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityCruzeiroGrêmio
Nelson de Jesus SilvaGoalkeeperBrazil1994–19982013
Crizam César de Oliveira FilhoMidfielderBrazil20032000–2002
Valdo FilhoMidfielderBrazil1998–19991984–1988
Fabio Santos RomeuDefenderPortugal, Brazil20072009–2010
Paulo César TingaMidfielderBrazil2012–20151997–2003
Humberlito Borges TeixeiraForwardBrazil2012–20142010–2011
Donizete OliveiraMidfielderBrazil1996–20001990–1991
Adílson BatistaDefenderBrazil1989–19921994–1996
Felipe Melo de CarvalhoDefenderBrazil20032004
Sérgio ManoelMidfielderBrazil2000–20021997–1998
Marcos Paulo AlvesMidfielderBrazil1996–20022003
Cássio RamosGoalkeeperBrazilsince 20252006–2007
Marcelo Moreno MartinsForwardBolivia2007–20242012–2015
GilbertoMidfielderBrazil1998–20112002–2003
Cristiano Marques GomesDefenderBrazil1999–20042012–2013
Alex MineiroForwardBrazil1997–20002009
Renato GaúchoForwardBrazil19921982–1991
Éder AleixoForwardBrazil19931977–1979
KellyMidfielderBrazil2004–20062007–2008
JadílsonDefenderBrazil20082009
Marcel Augusto OrtolanForwardBrazil20082007–2008
BrandãoForwardBrazil20112011
Wolnei CaioMidfielderBrazil1997–19981987–1993
Pedro JúniorForwardBrazil20072005–2006
NaldoDefenderBrazil20112012
DuduMidfielderBrazil2009–20112014–2015
NelinhoDefenderBrazil1973–19821973–1981
Rudnei da RosaMidfielderBrazil20122006–2010
Carlos Rafael do AmaralDefenderBrazil2012–20132008–2010
Diego de Souza AndradeMidfielderBrazil20132007
BobôForwardBrazil2011since 2015
Bruno Ferraz das NevesMidfielderBrazil20082001–2005
Kléber de Sousa FreitasForwardBrazil2009–20102011–2015
Paulo IsidoroMidfielderBrazil1989–19901980–1983
Guilherme de Cássio AlvesForwardBrazil20041995–1997
Luis Manuel OrejuelaDefenderColombia2019–20212020–2022
PalhinhaMidfielderBrazil1996–19971998–1999
Willian MagrãoMidfielderBrazil20122007–2013
Roger Galera FloresMidfielderBrazil2010–20122008
Edmar Bernardes dos SantosForwardBrazil1980–19831982–1983
José Eduardo Bischofe de AlmeidaForwardBrazil2006–20072007–2008

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.

Other club pairs

With Cruzeiro

Palmeiras54Corinthians50Santos45Flamengo44Atlético Mineiro39Vasco da Gama38Botafogo38Vitória38

With Grêmio

Palmeiras44Corinthians41São Paulo39Vasco da Gama38Flamengo37Botafogo37Santos35Fluminense31