Players who played for River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield

16 players have played for both River Plate and Vélez Sarsfield, according to Wikidata. The best known include Nicolás Otamendi, Oscar Ruggeri and Ubaldo Fillol. 8 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Jorge Solari. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1930 (Bernabé Ferreyra), the most recent in 2018 (Thiago Almada).

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. Vélez Sarsfield special (in French)Today's games with its 84 players.

The full list (16 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityRiver PlateVélez Sarsfield
Nicolás OtamendiDefenderArgentinasince 20262007–2010
Oscar RuggeriDefenderArgentina1985–19881990–1992
Ubaldo FillolGoalkeeperArgentina1974–19831989–1991
Sergio GoycocheaGoalkeeperArgentina1982–19941996–1997
Jorge SolariMidfielderArgentina1964–19691962–1963
Thiago AlmadaForwardArgentinasince 20262018–2022
Augusto FernándezMidfielderArgentina2005–20102010–2012
Nery PumpidoGoalkeeperArgentina1983–19881981–1983
Norberto AlonsoMidfielderArgentina1970–19871981–1983
Ricardo GarecaForwardArgentina19851989–1992
Claudio Daniel HusaínMidfielderArgentina2000–20041993–2000
Ermindo OnegaForwardArgentina1957–19681972
Rogelio DomínguezGoalkeeperArgentina1962–19631964–1965
Vladislao CapDefenderArgentina1962–19651966
Mariano PavoneForwardArgentina2010–20112015
Bernabé FerreyraForwardArgentina1932–19391930–1931

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 Juniors32Rosario Central26Racing Club25Independiente23San Lorenzo de Almagro21Nacional21Huracán21Newell's Old Boys20

With Vélez Sarsfield

Boca Juniors21Racing Club12Independiente10