Players who played for Real Madrid and Real Zaragoza

37 players have played for both Real Madrid and Real Zaragoza, according to Wikidata. The best known include Álvaro Arbeloa, Fábio Coentrão and Jorge Valdano. 22 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Álvaro Arbeloa. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1931 (Manuel Olivares Lapeña), the most recent in 2017 (Álvaro Tejero).

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The full list (37 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal MadridReal Zaragoza
Álvaro ArbeloaDefenderSpain2004–20161991–2002
Fábio CoentrãoDefenderPortugal2011–20182008
Jorge ValdanoForwardArgentina1984–19871979–1984
Fernando MorientesForwardSpain1997–20051995–1997
Jesús VallejoDefenderSpain2015–20252014–2016
Juan Eduardo EsnáiderForwardArgentina1991–19961993–2001
Quique Sánchez FloresDefenderSpain1994–19961996–1997
Sávio Bortolini PimentelMidfielderBrazil1997–20022003–2006
César SánchezGoalkeeperSpain2000–20122005–2008
Willian JoséForwardBrazil20142014–2015
Albert CeladesMidfielderSpain2000–20052005–2008
Miguel PardezaForwardSpain1984–19871985–1997
Carlos Andres DiogoDefenderUruguay2005–20072006–2015
Francisco PavónDefenderSpain2001–20072007–2010
David MateosDefenderSpain2010–20132011–2012
ÁngelForwardSpain–2015–2017
Juan Antonio SeñorMidfielderSpain–1981–1990
Luis García FernándezForwardSpain–2011–2014
Miquel SolerDefenderSpain1995–19961996–1998
JuankarMidfielderSpain2010–20112011–2012
Simón LecueMidfielderSpain1935–19421948–1949
Javier ParedesDefenderSpain–2007–2014
Francisco VillarroyaDefenderSpain1990–19941984–1990
Dani García LaraForwardSpain1994–19981995–2004
Manuel Olivares LapeñaForwardSpain1931–19341935–1940
Juan Manuel VillaForwardSpain1960–19621962–1971
CoronaMidfielderSpain–2001–2007
Rubén González RochaDefenderSpain2002–20062014–2016
Carlos ArandaForwardSpain–2012–2013
José María MovillaMidfielderSpain–2004–2014
José María Martín Bejarano-SerranoMidfielderSpain20142012–2014
Víctor LaguardiaForwardSpain2012–20132009–2014
CanárioForwardBrazil1959–19621963–1968
PrudenForwardSpain1943–19481948–1949
Álvaro TejeroDefenderSpain2017–20192020–2021
Jaime Romero GómezMidfielderSpain–since 2014
Ángel AtienzaDefenderSpain1954–19591951–1953

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 Real Madrid

Espanyol45Rayo Vallecano39Real Valladolid39Atlético Madrid36Real Betis35Barcelona32Sevilla32Deportivo La Coruña31

With Real Zaragoza

Barcelona32Atlético Madrid26Espanyol22Valencia21Deportivo La Coruña18Mallorca16Real Valladolid15Alavés13