Which players played for both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC?

32 players have played for both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC, including Jérôme Boateng, Niko Kovač, Gojko Kačar, Sejad Salihović, Josip Šimunić, Jaroslav Drobný, Davie Selke, Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Pierre-Michel Lasogga and Änis Ben-Hatira.

Players Who Played for Both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC (32 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 32 players have played for both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC. The best known: Jérôme Boateng, Niko Kovač and Gojko Kačar.

The list

#	Player	Born	Hamburger SV	Hertha BSC
1	Jérôme Boateng	1988	2007–2010	2007
2	Niko Kovač	1971	1999–2001	1992–1996, 2003–2006
3	Gojko Kačar	1987	2010–2016	2008–2010
4	Sejad Salihović	1984	2017–2018	2004–2006
5	Josip Šimunić	1978	1997–1999	2000–2009
6	Jaroslav Drobný	1979	2010–2016	2007–2010
7	Davie Selke	1995	2024–2025	2017–2023
8	Per Ciljan Skjelbred	1987	2011–2014	2013–2014, 2014–2020
9	Pierre-Michel Lasogga	1991	2013–2014, 2014–2019	2010–2014
10	Änis Ben-Hatira	1988	2007–2011	2011–2016
11	Jordan Torunarigha	1997	2025–	2016–2022
12	Marco Richter	1997	2024–2025	2021–2023
13	Peter Nogly	1947	1969–1980	1983–1984
14	Tunay Torun	1990	2008–2011	2011–2012
15	Sebastian Langkamp	1988	2007–2008	2013–2018
16	Jeremy Dudziak	1995	2019–2021	2023–2025, 2025–2026
17	Stefan Beinlich	1972	2003–2006	2000–2003
18	Marcel Ndjeng	1982	2009	2012–2015
19	Frank Rohde	1960	1990–1993	1993–1995
20	Arno Steffenhagen	1949	1976–1978	1968–1972
21	Toni Leistner	1990	2020–2021	2023–2026
22	Jürgen Milewski	1957	1980–1985	1978–1979
23	Heinz Gründel	1957	1985–1988	1976–1978
24	Fred Klaus	1967	1988–1989	1989–1990
25	Carsten Kober	1967	1987–1996	1996–1997
26	Frank Schmöller	1966	1985–1987	1992–1994
27	Thorsten Schlumberger	1960	—	1979–1980
28	Gerald Klews	1972	—	1992–1995
29	Hans-Günther Plücken	1954	1978–1979	1980
30	Uwe Witt	1939	1957–1959	1967–1972
31	Rolf Rohrberg	1920	1945	1941
32	Dieter Brefort	1962	1982–1984	1988–1989

Which way they moved

Hamburger SV first, then Hertha BSC: 16
Hertha BSC first, then Hamburger SV: 13

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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.

Players who played for both Hamburger SV and Hertha BSC