Players who played for Defensor Sporting Club and River Plate

13 players have played for both Defensor Sporting Club and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include Sebastián Abreu, Luis Cubilla and José Manuel Moreno. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Baudilio Jáuregui. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1935 (José Manuel Moreno), the most recent in 2011 (Mauro Arambarri).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityDefensor Sporting ClubRiver Plate
Sebastián AbreuForwardUruguay1995–19962008–2009
Luis CubillaMidfielderUruguay19761964–1968
José Manuel MorenoMidfielderArgentina19521935–1948
Tabaré ViudezMidfielderUruguay2007–2010since 2015
Mauro ArambarriDefenderUruguay2011–2016since 2026
Claudio Daniel HusaínMidfielderArgentina20092000–2004
Norberto MenéndezForwardArgentina1969–19711954–1960
Jorge da SilvaForwardUruguay1978–19971987–1988
Nelson GutiérrezDefenderUruguay19971986–1988
Baudilio JáureguiDefenderUruguay1968–19771971–1974
Pedro CubillaMidfielderUruguay1967–19681965–1966
Rodrigo MoraForwardUruguay2008–20092012–2019
Luis Ernesto CastroForwardUruguay1951–19541950

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 Defensor Sporting Club

With River Plate