Players who played for Real Zaragoza and River Plate

13 players have played for both Real Zaragoza and River Plate, according to Wikidata. The best known include Roberto Ayala, Pablo Aimar and Juan Eduardo Esnáider. 4 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Juan Pablo Carrizo. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1990 (Sergio Berti), the most recent in 2010 (Walter Acevedo).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Real Zaragoza special (in French)Today's games with its 223 players. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players.

The full list (13 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityReal ZaragozaRiver Plate
Roberto AyalaDefenderArgentina2007–20101994–1995
Pablo AimarMidfielderArgentina2006–20081993–2015
Juan Eduardo EsnáiderForwardArgentina1993–20012002
Andrés D'AlessandroDefenderArgentina2006–20072000–2003
Juan Pablo CarrizoGoalkeeperArgentina2009–20102005–2012
Carlos Andres DiogoDefenderUruguay2006–20152004–2005
Fernando CáceresDefenderArgentina1993–19961991–1993
Leonardo PonzioMidfielderArgentina2009–2012since 2012
Sergio BertiMidfielderArgentina1995–19961990–1999
Nicolás BertoloMidfielderArgentina2010–2011since 2015
Daniel MontenegroMidfielderArgentina2000–20012003–2006
Walter AcevedoMidfielderArgentina2013–20142010–2014
Sebastián RambertForwardArgentina19961997–2000

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 Zaragoza

Real Madrid37Barcelona32Atlético Madrid26Espanyol22Valencia21Deportivo La Coruña18Mallorca16Real Valladolid15

With River Plate

Boca Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20