Players who played for Köln and Schalke 04

10 players have played for both Köln and Schalke 04, according to Wikidata. The best known include Harald Schumacher, Max Meyer and Klaus Fischer. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Harald Schumacher. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1958 (Heinz Hornig), the most recent in 2021 (Dejan Ljubicic).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Köln special (in French)Today's games with its 209 players. Schalke 04 special (in French)Today's games with its 244 players.

The full list (10 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityKölnSchalke 04
Harald SchumacherGoalkeeperGermany1972–19871987–1988
Max MeyerMidfielderGermany20212013–2018
Klaus FischerForwardGermany1981–19841970–1981
Sascha RietherDefenderGermany2011–2013since 2015
Dejan LjubicicMidfielderAustria2021–2025since 2026
Marco HögerDefenderGermanysince 20162011–2016
Mark UthForwardGermany2020–20252018–2021
Christian ClemensMidfielderGermany2009–20132013–2015
Bjarne GoldbækMidfielderDenmark1994–19961987–1989
Heinz HornigForwardGermany1962–19701958–1959

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 Köln

Borussia Dortmund18Bayern Munich17VfB Stuttgart17Bayer Leverkusen141860 Munich13Hamburg131. FC Kaiserslautern13Werder Bremen12

With Schalke 04

Bayern Munich20Mainz19Hamburg181. FC Kaiserslautern18VfB Stuttgart17Borussia Mönchengladbach17Eintracht Frankfurt16Werder Bremen14