The list
| # | Player | Born | Köln | Nürnberg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Kennedy | 1982 | 2003–2004 | 2006–2007 |
| 2 | Mišo Brečko | 1984 | 2008–2015 | 2015–2018 |
| 3 | Mikael Ishak | 1993 | 2012–2013 | 2017–2020 |
| 4 | Markus Feulner | 1982 | 2004–2006 | 2011–2014 |
| 5 | Luka Lochoshvili | 1998 | ?– | 2025 |
| 6 | Hanno Balitsch | 1981 | 2001–2002 | 2012–2014 |
| 7 | Dominic Maroh | 1987 | 2012–2018 | 2008–2012 |
| 8 | Tom Krauß | 2001 | 2025–2026, 2026– | 2020–2022 |
| 9 | Marcel Risse | 1989 | 2013–2021 | 2008–2010 |
| 10 | Martin Lanig | 1984 | 2010–2012 | — |
| 11 | Pekka Lagerblom | 1982 | 2006–2007 | 2005 |
| 12 | Jannes Horn | 1997 | 2017–2022 | 2023 |
| 13 | Enis Alushi | 1985 | 2006–2007 | 2016–2018 |
| 14 | Thomas Broich | 1981 | 2006–2009 | 2009–2010 |
| 15 | Aleksandar Mitreski | 1980 | 2006–2008 | 2008–2009 |
| 16 | René Botteron | 1954 | 1980–1982 | 1982–1983 |
| 17 | Stephan Paßlack | 1970 | 1993–1994 | 2001–2004 |
| 18 | Tim Handwerker | 1998 | 2017–2019 | 2019–2025 |
| 19 | Frank Greiner | 1966 | 1988–1995 | 1987–1988 |
| 20 | Franz Brungs | 1936 | 1958–1960 | 1965–1968 |
| 21 | Anders Giske | 1959 | 1989–1992 | 1983–1984, 1985–1988 |
| 22 | Kevin Goden | 1999 | 2017 | — |
| 23 | Markus Kurth | 1973 | 1999–2003 | 1995–1999 |
| 24 | Gerhard Welz | 1945 | 1971–1975 | 1969–1971 |
| 25 | Carsten Keuler | 1971 | 1992–1994 | 1996–1997 |
| 26 | Winfried Berkemeier | 1953 | 1973–1975 | 1978–1979 |
| 27 | Miodrag Petrović | 1946 | 1975 | 1972–1973 |
Which way they moved
- Köln first, then Nürnberg: 15
- Nürnberg first, then Köln: 9
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 Köln and Nürnberg, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Köln
- Bayer Leverkusen – Köln 38 players
- Borussia Dortmund – Köln 32 players
- Hamburger SV – Köln 27 players
- Hertha BSC – Köln 26 players
- Köln – Schalke 04 25 players
- Köln – VfL Bochum 25 players
- Bayern München – Köln 23 players
- Köln – Stuttgart 23 players
Köln: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Nürnberg
- Greuther Fürth – Nürnberg 47 players
- Nürnberg – Stuttgart 44 players
- Bayern München – Nürnberg 40 players
- Hertha BSC – Nürnberg 33 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Nürnberg 30 players
- Nürnberg – Wolfsburg 29 players
- Nürnberg – Schalke 04 27 players
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Nürnberg 26 players
Nürnberg: 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.