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Players who played for both Benfica and Panathinaikos
6 players in our database played for both Benfica and Panathinaikos. 5 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Paulo Sousa (from 1989); the most recent to join the list is Odysseas Vlachodimos (from 2016).
| Player | Benfica | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Giorgos Karagounis | 2005–2007 | 1996–2003, 2007–2012 |
| Kostas Katsouranis | 2006–2009 | 2009–2012 |
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | 2018–2023 | 2016–2018 |
| Paulo Sousa | 1989–1993 | 2000–2001 |
| Renato Sanches | 2015–2016, 2024–2025 (loan) | 2025–2026 (loan) |
| Takis Fyssas | 2003–2005 | 1998–2003, 2007–2008 |
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Covers the 6 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).