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Players who played for both Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol

7 players in our database played for both Athletic Bilbao and Espanyol. 5 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Santiago Urkiaga (from 1979); the most recent to join the list is Unai Nuñez (from 2017).

PlayerAthletic BilbaoEspanyol
Ander Iturraspe2008–20192019–2020
Ernesto Valverde1990–19961986–1988
Gorka Iraizoz2007–20172004–2007
Ismael Urzaiz1996–20071995–1996
Jesús María Lacruz1997–20062006–2009
Santiago Urkiaga1979–19871987–1989
Unai Nuñez2017–2024, 2024–2025 (loan)2026–present (loan)

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Covers the 7 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).