Players who played for Racing de Santander and Valencia

13 players have played for both Racing de Santander and Valencia, according to Wikidata. The best known include Ezequiel Garay, Nikola Žigić and Sergio Canales. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Nikola Žigić. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1977 (Eufemio Cabral), the most recent in 2025 (Julen Agirrezabala).

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityRacing de SantanderValencia
Ezequiel GarayDefenderArgentina2005–20092016–2020
Nikola ŽigićForwardSerbia2006–20092007–2010
Sergio CanalesMidfielderNigeria2008–20102011–2014
Javier ArizmendiForwardSpain2004–20052007–2008
José Manuel OchotorenaGoalkeeperSpain1995–19971988–1992
Diego AlonsoForwardItaly, Uruguay2002–20032000–2001
Mario RegueiroMidfielderUruguay2000–20052005–2008
Salva BallestaForwardSpain1998–20002001–2005
Jorge López MontañaMidfielderSpain2007–20082003–2007
Julen AgirrezabalaGoalkeeperSpainsince 20262025–2026
Eufemio CabralMidfielderParaguay1979–19801977–1979
Álvaro CerveraMidfielderSpain1984–19971992–1995
Pedro López MuñozDefenderSpain2004–20052004–2005

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 Racing de Santander

With Valencia