Players who played for FC Basel and FC Luzern

13 players have played for both FC Basel and FC Luzern, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ottmar Hitzfeld, Alexander Frei and Hakan Yakın. 2 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including George Koumantarakis. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1956 (Kurt Stettler), the most recent in 2014 (Jonas Omlin).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityFC BaselFC Luzern
Ottmar HitzfeldForwardGermany1971–19751980–1983
Alexander FreiForwardSwitzerland1997–20131999–2000
Hakan YakınMidfielderSwitzerland1995–20042009–2011
Mikheïl KavelachviliForwardGeorgia, Soviet Union2005–20062002–2003
Djamel MesbahMidfielderAlgeria2004–20062008–2009
Jonas OmlinGoalkeeperSwitzerlandsince 20182014–2018
Ike ShorunmuGoalkeeperNigeria1995–19962001–2002
Adrian KnupForwardSwitzerland1986–19981989–1992
Yao AziawonouMidfielderTogo2000–20012006–2007
George KoumantarakisForwardSouth Africa1999–20031998–1999
Nestor SubiatForwardSwitzerland1997–19982001
Petar AleksandrovForwardBulgaria20001995–1997
Kurt StettlerGoalkeeperSwitzerland1957–19641956–1957

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 FC Basel

With FC Luzern