Players who played for Deportivo La Coruña and Real Madrid

31 players have played for both Deportivo La Coruña and Real Madrid, according to Wikidata. The best known include Álvaro Arbeloa, Federico Valverde and José Luis Mato. 18 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Álvaro Arbeloa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1928 (Juan Marrero Pérez), the most recent in 2017 (Federico Valverde).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Deportivo La Coruña special (in French)Today's games with its 252 players. Real Madrid special (in French)Today's games with its 460 players.

The full list (31 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityDeportivo La CoruñaReal Madrid
Álvaro ArbeloaDefenderSpain2006–20072004–2016
Federico ValverdeMidfielderUruguay2017–2018since 2018
José Luis MatoForwardSpain2016–20172011–2024
Álvaro FernándezDefenderSpain2012–20172017–2020
Amancio AmaroForwardSpain1958–19621962–1976
Rafael Martín VázquezMidfielderSpain1995–19971983–1995
Francisco BuyoGoalkeeperSpain1976–19801986–1997
Pedro MosqueraMidfielderSpain2015–20192010
José Emilio AmaviscaMidfielderSpain2001–20041994–1998
Pedro MunitisForwardSpain2003–20062000–2003
Flávio ConceiçãoMidfielderBrazil1996–20002000–2004
Víctor Sánchez del AmoMidfielderSpain1999–20061996–1998
José Rodríguez MartínezMidfielderSpain2014–20152012–2015
PahiñoForwardSpain1953–19561948–1953
RikiMidfielderSpain2006–2013–
Juan Marrero PérezMidfielderSpain1928–19421931–1936
Laureano Sanabria RuizDefenderSpainsince 2007–
Antonio BetancortGoalkeeperSpain1962–19631961–1971
Francisco VillarroyaDefenderSpain1994–19961990–1994
Bryan RabelloMidfielderPoland, Chile2014–
Antonio NúñezMidfielderSpain2013–20142003–2004
José Vicente TrainGoalkeeperSpain1966–19671960–1964
Javier CamuñasMidfielderSpain2012–2013–
Borja FernándezMidfielderSpain2011–20121996–2006
Juan Francisco Moreno FuertesMidfielderSpain2014–20192010
Fernando Sánchez CipitriaMidfielderSpain1999–2003–
JuananDefenderSpain2007–2009–
Jaime Sánchez FernándezMidfielderSpain1999–20041996–1999
Adolfo AldanaMidfielderSpain1992–19961988–1992
José Luis VelosoForwardSpain1958–19651965–1969
José Luis BorbollaForwardMexico1945–19461944–1945

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 Deportivo La Coruña

Mallorca28Atlético Madrid27Barcelona24Racing de Santander21Espanyol20Elche19Real Zaragoza18Tenerife16

With Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Real Zaragoza37Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32