The list
| # | Player | Born | Bayer Leverkusen | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theofanis Gekas | 1980 | 2007–2010 | 2006–2007 |
| 2 | Christoph Kramer | 1991 | 2011–2016 | 2011–2013 |
| 3 | Robbie Kruse | 1988 | 2013–2017 | 2017–2019 |
| 4 | Yıldıray Baştürk | 1978 | 2001–2004 | 1997–2001 |
| 5 | Sidney Sam | 1988 | 2010–2014 | 2017–2019 |
| 6 | Konstantinos Stafylidis | 1993 | 2013–2015 | 2021–2022, 2022–2023 |
| 7 | Zoran Mamić | 1971 | 1998–2000 | 1996–1998, 2000–2001 |
| 8 | Paul Freier | 1979 | 2004–2008 | 1999–2004, 2008–2014 |
| 9 | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | 1990 | 2008–2011 | 2013–2014 |
| 10 | Christoph Preuß | 1981 | 2002–2003 | 2004–2005 |
| 11 | Martin Kree | 1965 | 1989–1994 | 1983–1989 |
| 12 | Christian Schreier | 1959 | 1984–1991 | 1981–1984 |
| 13 | Lukas Sinkiewicz | 1985 | 2007–2010 | 2011–2014 |
| 14 | Minas Hantzidis | 1966 | 1985–1988 | 1988 |
| 15 | Tomasz Zdebel | 1973 | 2009–2010 | 2003–2008 |
| 16 | Tim Oermann | 2003 | ?– | 2022–2025 |
| 17 | Dieter Bast | 1951 | 1983–1986 | 1977–1983 |
| 18 | Heinz Höher | 1938 | 1957–1963 | 1966–1970 |
| 19 | Michael Javier Ortega | 1991 | 2011–2013 | 2012–2013 |
| 20 | Markus von Ahlen | 1971 | 1989–1993 | 1994–1995 |
| 21 | Holger Aden | 1965 | 1989 | 1992–1996 |
| 22 | Wolfgang Patzke | 1959 | 1983–1986 | 1981–1983 |
| 23 | Stefan Kohn | 1965 | 1984–1985, 1986–1987 | 1989–1991 |
| 24 | Frank Saborowski | 1958 | 1982–1984 | 1985 |
| 25 | Dieter Fern | 1944 | 1965–1967 | 1969–1972 |
| 26 | Ulrich Bittorf | 1959 | 1983–1984 | 1979–1980, 1981–1983 |
| 27 | Uwe Stöver | 1967 | 1992–1993 | 1993–1995 |
| 28 | Josef Nehl | 1961 | 1992–1996 | 1986–1991 |
| 29 | Mike Rietpietsch | 1974 | 1994–1997 | 1999–2001 |
| 30 | Peter Zanter | 1965 | 1985–1988 | 1989–1993 |
Which way they moved
- Bayer Leverkusen first, then VfL Bochum: 17
- VfL Bochum first, then Bayer Leverkusen: 11
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Bochum, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Bayer Leverkusen
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- Bayer Leverkusen – Fortuna Düsseldorf 37 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Nürnberg 30 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Hertha BSC 26 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Bayern München 25 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Hamburger SV 25 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Dortmund 21 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Mönchengladbach 21 players
Bayer Leverkusen: every club it shares players with
More pairs with VfL Bochum
- Schalke 04 – VfL Bochum 32 players
- Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 26 players
- Köln – VfL Bochum 25 players
- Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Bochum 24 players
- Nürnberg – VfL Bochum 22 players
- Arminia Bielefeld – VfL Bochum 20 players
- Borussia Dortmund – VfL Bochum 18 players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – VfL Bochum 18 players
VfL Bochum: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.