Players who played for Málaga and Real Betis

17 players have played for both Málaga and Real Betis, according to Wikidata. The best known include Francisco Román Alarcón, Roque Santa Cruz and Joaquín. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Pedro Contreras. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1941 (Manuel Olivares Lapeña), the most recent in 2016 (Diego Llorente).

The full list (17 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityMálagaReal Betis
Francisco Román AlarcónMidfielderSpain2011–2013since 2023
Roque Santa CruzForwardSpain, Paraguay2012–20162011–2012
JoaquínMidfielderSpain2011–20132000–2023
Diego LlorenteDefenderSpain2016–2017since 2024
Juanmi JiménezForwardSpain2010–2015since 2019
Rubén CastroForwardSpain2022–20232010–2018
Pedro ContrerasGoalkeeperSpain1999–20032003–2008
Francisco Portillo SolerMidfielderSpain2010–20152015
JuankarMidfielderSpainsince 20152012–2014
Manuel Olivares LapeñaForwardSpain1941–1943–
Xavi TorresMidfielderSpain2009–2012since 2013
Francisco MolineroDefenderSpain20072014–2016
Ignacio Pérez SantamaríaMidfielderSpain2002–20092009–2014
Javier OntiverosMidfielderSpainsince 2015–
Francisco AntúnezDefenderSpain1952–19531941–1945
Fernando Miguel Fernández EscribanoForwardSpain1996–20112002–2008
Pedro JaroGoalkeeperSpain1988–19901994–1997

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

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With Real Betis