Players who played for River Plate and Rosario Central

26 players have played for both River Plate and Rosario Central, according to Wikidata. The best known include Mario Kempes, Sebastián Abreu and Leopoldo Luque. 14 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Juan Antonio Pizzi. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1949 (Alfredo Pérez), the most recent in 2013 (Teófilo Gutiérrez).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. River Plate special (in French)Today's games with its 264 players. Rosario Central special (in French)Today's games with its 97 players.

The full list (26 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityRiver PlateRosario Central
Mario KempesForwardArgentina1981–19821974–1976
Sebastián AbreuForwardUruguay2008–20092013–2014
Leopoldo LuqueForwardArgentina1975–19801972
Teófilo GutiérrezForwardColombia2013–20152016–2017
Juan Antonio PizziForwardSpain1998–19991987–2001
Andrés D'AlessandroDefenderArgentina2000–20032003–2007
Luciano Gabriel FigueroaForwardArgentina20062001–2011
Ariel GarcéDefenderArgentina1999–20042006–2007
Roberto Oscar BonanoGoalkeeperArgentina1996–20011991–1996
Celso AyalaDefenderParaguay1995–20051994–1995
José SerrizuelaDefenderArgentina1988–19901985
Marco RubenForwardArgentina20072004–2015
Alejandro FaurlínMidfielderArgentina2005–20062004–2005
Eduardo CoudetMidfielderArgentina1999–20041995–2006
Hernán DíazDefenderArgentina1989–20011985–1989
Federico VairoDefenderArgentina1955–19591950–1954
Darío ConcaMidfielderArgentina2002–20082006
Cristian VillagraDefenderArgentina2007–20102005–2006
Ramiro CastilloMidfielderBolivia1990–19911991–1992
Alfredo PérezDefenderArgentina1951–19601949–1950
Miguel LoayzaMidfielderPeru19661964
Marcelo PaganiForwardArgentina19621952–1966
Nelson LópezMidfielderArgentina19611962
Juan Carlos HerediaForwardSpain1980–19811972
Marcelo LarrondoForwardChile, Argentina2007–20082015–2016
Matías LequiDefenderArgentina2001–20031999–2012

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 River Plate

Boca Juniors32Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20Argentinos Juniors20

With Rosario Central

Boca Juniors19Racing Club16Cruz Azul10Independiente10Club Atlético Colón10