El-Clasico: Great players to have played for both Rivals (Concluding Part)

We bring to you the part two of the great players to have starred for both Rivals, Real Madrid and then Barcelona. Most notably you all would remember Eto'o fils, Gheorghe Hagi and current barca coach Mr Luis Enrique, let's quickly run through the list of players.

Real Madrid and Then Barcelona

21. Luciano Lizarraga

Played for both teams in the early 19th century and searches on getting more information about him has not been successful.

22. Hilario (Through Valencia)

Born on the 8th of December 1905 and died in 1989. He played as a striker for both teams as he played for Real from 1931 to 1936 and was sold to Valencia as he spent 3years, he now was bought by Rivals Barcelona as he spent only one year, 1939 to 1940.

23. Jesús María Pereda - Through Real

Valladolid, then Sevilla Jesús María Pereda Ruiz de Temiño (15 June 1938 – 27 September 2011), also known as Chus Pereda, was a Spanish football midfielder and manager.

He began his senior career with Bilbao club SD Indautxu, where his teammates included veteran goalkeeper Raimundo Lezama and Miguel Jones – Pereda and Jones, and later a third club player, José Eulogio Gárate, Pereda moved to Real Madrid and the others to Atlético Madrid.

With the Merengues Pereda only appeared in two La Liga games, scoring once in a 3–0 home win against Real Zaragoza as the team won the La liga and the European Cup, During his spell in the Spanish capital, he was also loaned to Real Valladolid in Segunda División – after falling out with coach Luis Carniglia returning to the top flight with Sevilla FC and scoring 11 goals in his first season.

In the 1961 summer Pereda joined FC Barcelona, going on to appear in 293 official matches during eight years (104 goals). During that time he won the Copa del Generalísimo twice, scoring the opening goal in the 1963 final, a 3–1 win against Zaragoza at the Camp Nou.

Aged 31, Pereda left Barcelona and joined Catalonia neighbours CE Sabadell FC, appearing rarely during the top flight season.

24. Lucien Muller

Lucien Muller-Schmidt (born September 3, 1934) is a former French footballer and manager born in Bischwiller who played as a midfielder.

He was part of France at FIFA World Cup 1966 but did not play any match. He played 77 times for Real Madrid from 1962 to 1965 and scored two goals and he played 68 times for Barcelona and scored thrice. He played for three years in both clubs. He's the only french player to have played for both sides.

25. Lorenzo Amador - Through Hércules

Played for Real Madrid in the 1980's and was later sold to Hercules before Barcelona bought him.

26. Gheorghe Hagi - Through Brescia

Gheorghe Hagi is a Romanian former footballer, considered one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and the greatest Romanian footballer of all time. He was named Romanian Footballer of the Year seven times, and is regarded as one of the best football players of his generation. As a creative advanced playmaker, he was renowned for his dribbling, technique, vision, passing and finishing. Hagi played for the Romanian national team in three World Cups in 1990, 1994 (where he was named in the World Cup All-Star Team) and 1998, as well as in three European Football Championships in 1984, 1996 and 2000. He won a total of 137 caps for Romania, ranked second after Dorinel Munteanu, and is the joint leading goal scorer (alongside Adrian Mutu) with 35 goals.

After the 1990 World Cup, he was signed by Real Madrid. The La Liga side paid $4.3 million to Steaua Bucure for him. Hagi played two seasons with Real Madrid, making 64appearance, 16goals and then was sold to Brescia in Italy, Hagi started the season 1992–1993 with Brescia but in the first season the club was relegated to Serie B; in the next season Hagi helped Brescia Calcio win the Italian Serie B and get promoted to Serie A. After performing memorably during the 1994 World Cup, Hagi was signed by Barcelona. After two years at FC Barcelona, he had 35 appearances for Barcelona with 7 goal in his two year stay.

27. Julen Lopetegui - Through Logroñés

Born in Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Lopetegui started his professional career at local Real Sociedad, he was sold to Real Madrid and immediately he was incorporated into its B-team. Which he made 61 appearances for, but was unable to get into the main team as he was loaned to UD Las Palmas Lopetegui returned, he met in post a veteran, Francisco Buyo, only managing one La Liga appearance during two seasons, a 3–3 away draw against Atlético Madrid as Real was already crowned league champions. He subsequently signed with CD Logroñés, being instrumental as the modest Riojan club consistently managed to retain its top flight status.

Lopetegui's stellar performances at Logroñés earned him his sole cap with Spain, coming on as a substitute for Andoni Zubizarreta for the final 30 minutes of a 0–2 friendly loss with Croatia in Valencia, on 23 March 1994.  He was subsequently picked for the squad at that year's FIFA World Cup. As Zubizarreta left for Valencia CF, Lopetegui was signed by the Catalans, battling – and losing – for first-choice status with longtime understudy Carles Busquets. After Barça bought F.C. Porto's Vítor Baía he was further demoted to third-string, and returned to Madrid with Rayo Vallecano, being a starter in two of his five seasons (although he still managed 36 league appearances from 1999 to 2002, with Rayo always in the top division, as he retired subsequently).

He played 149 games in La Liga during 11 seasons, appearing in the competition for Real Madrid, Logroñés, Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano and won a La Liga with Real Madrid and two Supercopa de España in 1989 and 1990 and in Barcelona, he won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996–97 and Copa del Rey in 1996–97 season, he also won the Supercopa de España twice in 1994 and 1996.

28. Robert Prosinečki - Through Real Oviedo

Robert Prosinečki born on the 12 January 1969, he is a Croatian football manager and former football midfielder. He is one of the few footballers to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

He played for Real Madrid for three years from 1991 to 1994 and deue to injuries he was only able to play 55 times and score on ten of such occasion, not forgeting his great free kick which he scored against Rivals Barcelona in the El Clásico on 19 October 1991, with Real, he won the Copa del Rey once, in the 1992–93 and also won the Supercopa de España in 1993.

And with Barcelona he won the Supercopa de España again in 1996. He was only able to spend a season with Barcelona and he made 20 appearances scoring 4goals. 

29. Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique Martínez was born 8 May 1970, known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish former footballer, and the current manager of FC Barcelona.

His usual position was right or attacking midfielder, but he is notable for his versatility, having played in all positions throughout his career except central defender and goalkeeper.

Starting in 1991 and ending in 2004 he represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona, with equal individual and team success, appearing in more than 500 official games and scoring more than 100 goals. He appeared with the Spanish national team in three World Cups and one European Championship, and was also noted for his temperament and stamina.

Luis Enrique was born in Gijón, Asturias, and began his career with local Sporting de Gijón, where he gained the nickname Lucho after Luis Flores, a Mexican forward in the team. He then spent most of his playing days with the two biggest Spanish clubs: first Real Madrid for five seasons and, in 1996, after seeing out his contract, he moved to fierce rivals FC Barcelona on a free transfer. The Catalan club's supporters were at first hesitant about their new acquisition, but he soon won the culers' hearts, staying eight years with the club, eventually becoming team captain and scoring several times in El Clásico against his former employers, whilst with Real Madrid, he notably scored in a 5–0 home win against Barcelona, but stated later he "rarely felt appreciated by the Real Madrid supporters and didn't have good memories there".

In his first three seasons with Barcelona Luis Enrique netted 46 La Liga goals, with Barça finishing runner-up in 1996–97 and subsequently winning back-to-back domestic championship accolades. Furthermore, he was named Spanish Player of the Year by El País in the following campaign. He also scored the opening goal in the 1997 UEFA Super Cup, a 3–1 aggregate triumph against Borussia Dortmund.

During his final years in Barcelona Luis Enrique was often injured, and did not want to renew his contract. He had been offered a contract by his first club Sporting, which he, however, declined, stating that "he wouldn't be able to reach the level he demanded of myself" and that "he wouldn't be doing Sporting much of a favor by going there, before retiring at the age of 34 on the 10th August 2004.

30. Daniel García Lara - Through Real Mallorca

Daniel 'Dani' García Lara born on the 22 December 1974 is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

During his professional career he played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona, he amassed La Liga totals of 208 games and 40 goals over the course of 12 seasons; he also played for Zaragoza, Espanyol and Mallorca.

Born in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Dani was a graduate of Real Madrid's youth system. He received his first-team debut on 5 February 1994, in a 2–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña; he played another match in the 1994–95 campaign, while still registered with the B-side. Dani then spent two years on loan at Real Zaragoza, featuring prominently but without scoring success after which he returned to the Santiago Bernabéu. After a season with only eight appearances he was sold to fellow La Liga club RCD Mallorca, being the Balearic Islands team's top scorer in 1998–99 as it achieved a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Champions League; he also helped the team reach the 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, where he scored to tie the game at 1–1, in an eventual 1–2 loss to S.S. Lazio.

Subsequently, Dani signed for FC Barcelona in the his first year he managed to net 11 La Liga goals (third-best in the squad) without being an undisputed starter, but subsequent loss of form and injuries limited him to nine league games between 2001 to 2003 on 18 April 2000 he scored a crucial goal at the Camp Nou, to help the club to the Champions League semifinals: trailing 3–4 on aggregate to Chelsea, he found the net with seven minutes left to send the tie to extra time, where his team scored a further two to progress.

With Real Madrid, he won a UEFA Champions League trophy in the 1997/98 season and a La Liga when he first joined in the 1994/95 season, also he won Supercopa de España twice in 1993 and 1997. He didn't win anything with Barcelona but he was a runner-up in the Supercopa de Espana in 1999.

31. Alfonso Pérez - Through Real Betis

Alfonso Pérez Muñoz was born 26 September 1972, known simply as Alfonso, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

Having represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona during his career, Alfonso possessed above-average heading ability despite not reaching 180 cms. He appeared in 307 La Liga games for three teams (also had two spells with Real Betis), scoring 84 goals.

Alfonso was born in Getafe, in the outskirts of Madrid. In 1990, aged just 18, he made his professional debuts with Real Madrid and, although he never carved a regular place in the starting XI (playing mostly as understudy to club great Emilio Butragueño and then Iván Zamorano), helped the capital side to the 1995 national championship.

In that summer, Alfonso signed with Real Betis: in his second season at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, he scored 25 La Liga goals which was the most goals ever scored by a player in a season in the club's history. Teaming up with Pier, the pair combined for 60 first division goals from 1995 to 1997, and helped the Andalusia club finish fourth in the latter.

FC Barcelona signed Alfonso for the 2000–01 campaign, and the player had a difficult time adjusting at Camp Nou, netting only twice in his first year and serving an unsuccessful loan spell at French League's Olympique de Marseille in January 2002 – alongside Real Madrid midfielder Alberto Rivera – where he once again failed to shine.

Barça then loaned Alfonso to former club Betis, which signed him permanently at the end of the season. After another two seasons where he struggled with injuries and loss of form (ten scoreless games in 2004–05), he retired from football when his contract expired in June 2005, having scored more than 100 official goals during his career; he subsequently returned to Real Madrid, joining its veterans' team.

He won the La Liga once, 1994/95 season, the Copa del Rey once, in 1992/93 season, and the Supercopa de España twice, in 1990 and 1993. He was unable to win anything with Barcelona.

32. Samuel Eto'o - Through Real Mallorca

The only African to have played for both sides, the greatest African striker of all time, he's infact the only African player to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs and scoring in the finals.

Having trained at the Kadji Sports Academyin Cameroon, Samuel Eto'o joined Real Madrid's youth academy in 1997, but he could only train with Real Madrid B, as he was still a minor. Real Madrid B were relegated to the third tier, Segunda División B, where non- EUplayers are not allowed, and as a result, he was loaned to second division CD  Leganésfor the 1997–98 season. After making 30 appearances for the club and only scoring four goals, he returned to Madrid following the end of the 1998–99 season. In January 1999, he was loaned out to RCD Espanyol, but failed to make any appearances for the club. He was later sold to Mallorca after his contract expired.

Eto'o departed Mallorca as the club's all-time leading domestic league scorer (54 goals) when he signed for FC  Barcelonain the summer of 2004 for a transfer fee of €24 million, after lengthy, three-way negotiations with Mallorca and Madrid. Initially, Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez wanted to buy back the full transfer rights and loan him out again, but eventually the Barcelona deal proved lucrative enough to warrant a sale. Additionally, the team already had its full quota of three non-EU players.

Eto'o made his Barcelona debut in the season opener at Racing de  Santanderon 29 August 2004. After Barcelona won the 2004–05 La Liga title, the team organized a festive party in the Camp Nou, during which Eto'o harangued the fans chanting, "Madrid, cabrón, saluda al campeón" (English: Madrid, bastards, salute the champions). The Royal Spanish Football Federation fined Eto'o €12,000 for his comments, for which he later apologized. He expressed regret and asked for forgiveness from Real Madrid, his first professional team. The head of the Real Madrid fan club federation remained unimpressed, however, stating, "This character is a fantastic player, but he leaves a lot to be desired as a person." He signed an improved contract with Barcelona in June 2005.

After missing out on the previous year's Pichichi trophy, which is given to the topscorer in La Liga, Eto'o edged out Valencia CF striker David Villa for the award during the final matchday on 20 May 2006 when he scored his 26th goal of the season against Athletic Bilbao. Eto'o was very gracious to teammates after the game saying, "It has been a team effort although only one person gets the award. We've worked hard all season and have got our just rewards."

Eto'o also contributed six goals during Barcelona's run to the 2005–06 Champions League title. In the final, Arsenalgoal keeper Jens Lehmannwas sent off early on for bringing down Eto'o just outside of the penalty area, but the Catalans struggled to capitalize on their one-man advantage until Eto'o scored the game-tying goal in the second half. Barcelona went on to win the match 2–1, and Eto'o was awarded with the UEFA Best Forward of the Year award for his accomplishments in the European campaign.

Eto'o also won an historic third consecutive African Player of the Year award that season. He said in his acceptance speech, "Above all, I dedicate this to all the children of Africa." He was also selected to his second straight FIFPro World XIand finished third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year, making him only the second African footballer ever, after the Liberian star George Weah, to be voted into the top three.

In the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Eto'o refused to come on as a substitute in a league match against Racing de Santanderon 11 February 2007. Barcelona manager Frank  Rijkaardsaid after the match, "He did not want to come on; I don't know why."  Ronaldinho was critical of Eto'o's actions, saying that Eto'o was not putting the team first, but Eto'o rebutted the comment, claiming that he did not come on because he did not have enough time to warm up properly. Three months later, Eto'o said, "These kind of things are usually just speculation and don't come through to me. However, if it is true that I am a problem for my team then I will go. But like I said, I am happy here. The press can write what they want." Following the comments, Barcelona President Joan Laporta was quick to quash rumours of transfers involving Eto'o and Ronaldinho.

After aggravating a meniscus injury on 28 August during a summer friendly against Inter Milan, Eto'o was sidelined indefinitely. On 17 October, in the midst of his recovery period, he gained Spanish citizenship. He was cleared to play again on 4 December, and returned to the side a week later in Barcelona's 2–1 league win over Deportivo de La Coruña.

Eto'o recorded his first league hat-trick in a match against UD Levanteon 24 February 2008. He finished with a total of 16 league goals in 18 appearances for the season. On 25 October, he recorded the fastest hat-trick in club history after netting three times in 23 minutes in a victory over UD Almería. Only two games later, on 8 November 2008, Eto'o scored four goals in the first half of Barcelona's game against Real Valladolid, which ended 6–0.

On 29 November 2008, he scored his 111th career Barcelona goal in all competitions in a 3–0 road win over Sevilla FC, moving him into the club's top ten all-time goalscorers.

On 14 February 2009, he scored his 99th and his 100th league goals for Barcelona in a 2–2 draw with Real Betis. Eto'o scored his 30th goal of the 2008–09 season in a La Liga match against Real Valladolid. The game ended 1–0 and meant that Barcelona kept a six-point lead over Real Madrid in the league. He also scored against Villarreal CFin the game that put Barcelona one point away from lifting the 2008–09 La Liga trophy. He scored 30 goals in the season, finishing second in the Pichichi Trophy goalscorers list behind Atlético de Madrid's Diego Forlán.

Eto'o scored the opening goal in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Finalagainst Manchester United. Barcelona went on to win the final 2–0, thus completing the Treble. The formidable trio of Lionel Messi(38 goals), Eto'o (36 goals) and Thierry Henry(26 goals) scored exactly 100 goals between them in the club's historic treble year.

He made only three appearances for Real From 1997 to 2000 mainly because he was often sent on loan and he made over 140appearance for Barcelona in the League scoring 108 times

After Maxwell completed the transfer from Inter  Milan, Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Inter Milan for Zlatan  Ibrahimović to join the club in exchange for Eto'o and €46 million.

After Ibrahimović agreed terms with Barcelona, the club announced Eto'o would travel to Milan for his medical to complete the transfer. On 27 July 2009, Eto'o passed his medical and signed for five years with Inter. On his first press-conference in Milan, he declared that he was where he wanted to be and refused to compare himself to Ibrahimović saying, "I'm Samuel Eto'o and I don't want to compare myself to anyone. I believe the victories I have earned up to now can contribute to giving the right value to my name."

Here are the players that have played for Barcelona, but first played with Real Madrid, the most successful of them all is Samuel Eto'o.

Stay tuned, we bring to you top XI that have played for both teams, and guess who's will make the team and facts and stats about the El-Clasico.

Compiled by Adekunle Adewale

This list was with help from Wikipedia