List of Real Zaragoza players

Real Zaragoza is an association football club based in Zaragoza, Spain, that plays in the Segunda División. The club was formed in 1932 from a merger between Iberia SC and Real Zaragoza CD. It first appeared in La Liga in the 193940 season, finishing in 7th position.[1] The team has never won La Liga, but were Segunda División champions in 197778. It has had more success in cup competitions, winning the Copa del Rey six times between 1964 and 2004, plus the Supercopa de España in 2004. Real Zaragoza has also made a mark in European competitions, winning the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (predecessor to the UEFA Europa League) in 1964 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1995.

Ewerthon, pictured here scoring for Terek Grozny in Russia in 2011, holds the record for most goals in a single season, netting 28 times during 200809

Xavier Aguado holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 473 times between 1990 and 2003. He also has the most league appearances, with 383, ahead of Juan Señor, who has made 304 appearances from 1981 to 1990. Santiago Aragón is third with 303 appearances from 1992 to 2003 for the club. Marcelino is the all-time top scorer with 117. Ewerthon holds the record for the most goals in a season; he scored 28 goals in all competitions during the 200809 season. Miguel Pardeza has the most league goals with 76, with Saturnino Arrúa second with 71 goals and Marcelino third with 70 goals.

One of the most famous players to pass through the club was Frank Rijkaard, who played for Real Zaragoza on loan from Sporting CP during the 198788 season. He was placed third in the 1988 Ballon d'Or vote, partly based on his performances with Real Zaragoza, as well as those with Milan and the Netherlands national team.

The list includes notable footballers who have played for Real Zaragoza. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Key

* Club record holder
¤ Played their full career at Real Zaragoza
  • Players whose name is in italics currently play for the club.
  • The years are the first and last calendar years in which the player was registered to the club.
  • Appearances and goals comprise only those in league matches; that is those in La Liga, the Segunda División and the Tercera División.

List of players

Frank Rijkaard, pictured with Ajax in the Netherlands in 1981, placed third in the 1988 Ballon d'Or vote, partly due to his exploits with Real Zaragoza
Gus Poyet, pictured while manager of Brighton & Hove Albion in England in 2010, has made the most appearances of any foreign player in Real Zaragoza's history
Alberto Zapater, pictured playing for Lokomotiv Moscow in Russia in 2011, between his two spells with Real Zaragoza, is the current captain of the club
Juan Señor played for the club for 9 years, and captained them in the late 1980s
Name NatPos[NB]Real Zaragoza careerAppsGoalsNotes
Mario InchaustiGoalkeeper19341940
1942
YarzaGoalkeeper195319691964 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
Carlos LapetraForward19591969194381966 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
Marcelino*Forward1959197023270[A]
Juan SeminarioForward196119633833[Pichichi]
Juan Manuel VillaMidfielder1962197116243
CanárioForward1963196811735
Eleuterio SantosMidfielder1963197119954
José Luis VioletaMidfielder19631977
Carlos DiarteForward197319766631
Saturnino ArrúaMidfielder1973197914771
Rui JordãoForward197619773314
Víctor MuñozMidfielder19761981
1990
13112
Radomir AntićDefender19781980587
Jorge ValdanoForward1979198414347
Marcelo TrobbianiMidfielder1980152
Juan SeñorMidfielder1981199030454
Juan BarbasMidfielder198219859119
Pedro María HerreraMidfielder1982198815518
Rafael García CortésDefender1983198714811
Ivica ŠurjakMidfielder19841985224
Andoni CedrúnGoalkeeper198419963010
Patricio YáñezForward19851986294
Miguel Pardeza*Forward19851986
19871997
29776[B]
1994 Copa del Rey winning captain
1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning captain
Rubén SosaForward1985198810633
Frank RijkaardMidfielder19871988110
JuanitoDefender198719909514
Nasko SirakovForward198819904110
Juan VizcaínoMidfielder198819908610
José Luis ChilavertGoalkeeper19881991791
Pablo AlfaroDefender198819921072
Francisco HigueraMidfielder1988199727663
Alberto BelsuéDefender198819982777
Bozhidar IskrenovMidfielder1989101
Jesús García SanjuánMidfielder198919981805
Dorin MateuțMidfielder199019926410
Gus Poyet*Midfielder1990199723963[C]
Xavier Aguado*Defender1990200338322[D]
Darío FrancoForward19911995917
Andreas BrehmeDefender19921993241
Santiago AragónMidfielder1992200330335
Luis CuarteroDefender19922009¤19002004 Copa del Rey winning captain
Juan EsnáiderForward19931995
20002001
7840
Fernando CáceresDefender19931996913
NayimMidfielder199319971235
JuanmiGoalkeeper199320022220
CafuDefender1995160
Sergio BertiMidfielder19951996160
Fernando MorientesForward199519976628
Kily GonzálezMidfielder199619999015
Gustavo LópezMidfielder1996199910512
Vladislav RadimovMidfielder19962000635
Otto KonradGoalkeeper19971998250
Roberto AcuñaMidfielder1997200215320
Gary SundgrenGoalkeeper199720021112
Marcos ValesMidfielder1997200210311
Savo MiloševićForward19982000
2002
8844
Paulo JamelliForward1998200210724
Paco JémezDefender199820041681
Faryd MondragónGoalkeeper1999130
JuaneleForward1999200413019
Sergei GurenkoDefender20002001110
Daniel MontenegroMidfielder20002001282
Alen PeternacForward20002003100
CaniMidfielder20002006
20162017
15414
Slobodan KomljenovićDefender20012003382
Mate BilićForward20012004181
Miguel RebosioDefender20012004931
Goran DrulićForward20012005393
Luciano GallettiMidfielder2001200513414
Constantin GâlcăMidfielder2003240
David VillaForward200320057332
SávioMidfielder200320069516
Leonardo PonzioMidfielder20032006
20092012
21411
Gabriel MilitoDefender200320071375
Javi MorenoForward20042005184
José María MovillaMidfielder20042007
20122014
1411
ÓscarMidfielder2004200812914
Alberto ZapaterMidfielder20042009
2016
2327Current captain
César SánchezGoalkeeper200520081100
Sergio GarcíaForward200520089014
Diego MilitoForward2005200810853
Ewerthon*Forward2005201011148[E]
Andrés D'AlessandroMidfielder20062007504
Gerard PiquéDefender20062007222
Pablo AimarMidfielder20062008535
Carlos DiogoDefender20062011
20142015
1166
Gustavo NeryDefender200740
Ricardo OliveiraForward200720095427
Roberto AyalaDefender20072010724
GabiMidfielder2007201113516
Fábio CoentrãoDefender200810
Ander HerreraMidfielder20082011826
Abel AguilarMidfielder20092010274
Marko BabićMidfielder20092010140
Juan Pablo CarrizoGoalkeeper20092010160
Ikechukwu UcheForward20092011181
Ivan ObradovićDefender20092013470
Jiří JarošíkDefender20102011555
Florent Sinama PongolleForward20102011244
Ádám PintérMidfielder20102013440
Leo FrancoGoalkeeper20102014670
Efraín JuárezMidfielder2011151
Pablo BarreraMidfielder20112012201
Fernando MeiraDefender20112012120
Rúben MicaelMidfielder20112012330
Hélder PostigaForward201120137023
Stefan BabovićMidfielder2012201390
RomaricMidfielder20122013120
Cristian SăpunaruDefender20122013292
Cezary WilkMidfielder2015111
Giorgi PapunashviliMidfielder2017101

Notes

^ For a full description of positions see football positions.

  • Pichichi.a Won the Pichichi Trophy while at Real Zaragoza.[2]
  • A. ^ Marcelino holds the record for most Real Zaragoza goals, with 117.
  • B. ^ Miguel Pardeza holds the record for most Real Zaragoza league goals, with 76.
  • C. ^ Gus Poyet holds the record for most Real Zaragoza appearances by a foreign player, with 239.
  • D. ^ Xavier Aguado holds the record for most Real Zaragoza appearances, with 473. He has also played the most minutes, with 33,480, and received the most red cards, with 18.
  • E. ^ Ewerthon holds the record for most Real Zaragoza goals in a single season, with 28 during 200809.

References

  1. Spain 1939/40; at RSSSF
  2. Bravo, Luis Javier (2009-06-12). "Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi")". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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