Luis Pérez González (Mexico, 1930) Mario Pérez Guadarrama (Mexico, 1970) Martí Vantolrà Fort (Spain, 1934) José Vantolrá Rangel (Mexico, 1970) Roger Rio (France, 1934) Patrice Rio (France, 1978) Domingos da Guia (Brazil, 1938) Ademir da Guia (Brazil, 1974) Cesare Maldini (Italy, 1962) Paolo Maldini (Italy, 1990/94/98/2002) Manuel Sanchís Martínez (Spain, 1966) Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo (Spain, 1990) Jean Djorkaeff (France, 1966) Youri Djorkaeff (France, 1998/2002) Miguel Reina Santos (Spain, 1966) Pepe Reina Páez (Spain, 2006/10) Pablo Forlán Lamarque (Uruguay, 1966/74) Diego Forlán Corazo (Uruguay, 2002/10/14) Nicolae Lupescu (Romania, 1970) Ionuţ Lupescu (Romania, 1990/94) Jan Verheyen (Belgium, 1970) Gert Verheyen (Belgium, 1998/2002) Julio Montero Castillo (Uruguay, 1970/74) Paolo Montero Iglesias (Uruguay, 2002) Ilija Petković (Yugoslavia, 1974) Dušan Petković (Serbia & Montenegro, 2006) Mafuila Mavuba (Zaire, 1974) Rio Antonio Mavuba (France, 2014) Archie Gemmill (Scotland, 1978) Scot Gemmill (Scotland, 1998) Anders Linderoth (Sweden, 1978) Tobias Linderoth (Sweden, 2002/06) Roy Andersson (Sweden, 1978) Patrick Andersson (Sweden, 1994/2002) Roy Andersson (Sweden, 1978) Daniel Andersson (Sweden, 2002/06) Miguel Ángel Alonso Oyarbide (Spain, 1982) Xabi Alonso Olano (Spain, 2006/10/14) Ján Kozák (Czechoslovakia, 1982) Ján Kozák (Slovakia, 2010) Włodimierz Smolarek (Poland, 1982/86) Euzebiusz Smolarek (Poland, 2006) Cha Bum-Kun (South Korea, 1986) Cha Du-Ri (South Korea, 2002/10) Javier Hernández Gutiérrez (Mexico, 1986) Javier Hernández Balcázar (Mexico, 2010/14) Vladimir Weiss (Czechoslovakia, 1990) Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia, 2010) Alexandre Guimarães (Costa Rica, 1990) Celso Borges (Costa Rica, 2014) Danny Blind (Netherlands, 1990/1994) Daley Blind (Netherlands, 2014) Liliam Thuram (France, 1998/2002/06) Marcus Thuram (France, 2022)
Juan Evaristo (Argentina, 1930) Mario Evaristo (Argentina, 1930) Lucien Laurent (France, 1930) Jean Laurent (France, 1930) Rafael Garza Gutiérrez (Mexico, 1930) Francisco Garza Gutiérrez (Mexico, 1930) Manuel Rosas Sánchez (Mexico, 1930) Felipe Rosas Sánchez (Mexico, 1930) Pierre Braine (Belgium, 1930) Raymond Braine (Belgium, 1938) Max Weiler (Switzerland, 1934) Walter Weiler (Switzerland, 1934) Zlatko Čajkovski (Yugoslavia, 1950) Željko Čajkovski (Yugoslavia, 1950) José Gonzalvo Falcón (Spain, 1950) Juan Gonzalvo Falcón (Spain, 1950) Andrés Prieto Urrejola (Chile, 1950) Ignacio Prieto Urrejola (Chile, 1966) Alfred Körner (Austria, 1954) Robert Körner (Austria, 1954) Hippolite Van den Bosch (Belgium, 1954) Pieter Van den Bosch (Belgium, 1954) Choi Jung-Min (South Korea, 1954) Choi Yung-Keun (South Korea, 1954) Ottmar Walter (West Germany, 1954) Fritz Walter (West Germany, 1954/58) Ernst Kozlicek (Austria, 1958) Paul Kozlicek (Austria, 1958) Eligio Insfrán Ruiz (Paraguay, 1958) Eliseo Insfrán Orué (Paraguay, 1958) [**] Claudio Lezcano López (Paraguay, 1958) Juan Vicente Lezcano López (Paraguay, 1958) Ivor Allchurch (Wales, 1958) Lens Allchurch (Wales, 1958) Mel Charles (Wales, 1958) John Charles (Wales, 1958) Bobby Charlton (England, 1958/62/66/70) Jack Charlton (England, 1966/70) Ivan Kolev (Bulgaria, 1962/66) Todor Kolev (Bulgaria, 1970) Roger Saint-Vil (Haiti, 1974) Guy Saint-Vil (Haiti, 1974) Fritz Leandre (Haiti, 1974) Marion Leandre (Haiti, 1974) Uli Hoeneß (West Germany, 1974) Dieter Hoeneß (West Germany, 1986) René van de Kerkhof (Netherlands, 1974/78) Willy van de Kerkhof (Netherlands, 1974/78) [*] Ignacio Flores Ocaranza (Mexico, 1978) Luis Flores Ocaranza (Mexico, 1986) Luc Millecamps (Belgium, 1982) Marc Millecamps (Belgium, 1982) Victor Chanov (USSR, 1982) Vyacheslav Chanov (USSR, 1982) Bernd Förster (West Germany, 1982) Karl-Heinz Förster (West Germany, 1982/86) Zoran Vujović (Yugoslavia, 1982) Zlatko Vujović (Yugoslavia, 1982/90) [*] François Van der Elst (Belgium, 1982) Leo Van der Elst (Belgium, 1986) Thomas Allofs (West Germany, 1982) Klaus Allofs (West Germany, 1986) Sócrates (Brazil, 1982/86) Raí (Brazil, 1994) Franco Baresi (Italy, 1982/90/94) Giuseppe Baresi (Italy, 1986) Khalil Mohammed Allawi (Iraq, 1986) Karim Mohammed Allawi (Iraq, 1986) Krimau Merry (Morocco, 1986) Mustafa Merry (Morocco, 1986) Rolando Chilavert González (Paraguay, 1986) José Luís Chilavert González (Paraguay, 1998/2002) Michael Laudrup (Denmark 1986/98) Brian Laudrup (Denmark, 1998) Ibrahim Hassan (Egypt, 1990) Hossam Hassan (Egypt, 1990) [*] Eissa Meir Abdulrahman (UAE, 1990) Ibrahim Meir Abdulrahman (UAE, 1990) [*] Khalil Ghanim Mubarak (UAE, 1990) Mubarak Ghanin Mubarak (UAE, 1990) Erwin Koeman (Netherlands, 1990) Ronald Koeman (Netherlands, 1990/94) Richard Witschge (Netherlands, 1990) Rob Witschge (Netherlands, 1994) Dragoljub Brnović (Yugoslavia, 1990) Branko Brnović (Yugoslavia, 1998) François Omam Biyick (Cameroon, 1990/94/98) Andre Kana Biyick (Cameroon, 1990/94) Frank de Boer (Netherlands, 1994/98) Ronald de Boer (Netherlands, 1994/98) [*] Jostein Flo (Norway, 1994/98) Tore Andre Flo (Norway, 1998) Patrick Andersson (Sweden, 1994/2002) Daniel Andersson (Sweden, 2002) Emile Mpenza (Belgium, 1998) Mbo Mpenza (Belgium, 1998/2002) Aleš Čeh (Slovenia, 2002) Nastja Čeh (Slovenia, 2002) Marcin Żewłakow (Poland, 2002) Michał Żewłakow (Poland, 2002/06) [*] Niko Kovač (Croatia, 2002/06) Robert Kovač (Croatia, 2002/06) Arouna Koné (Ivory Coast, 2006) Bakari Koné (Ivory Coast, 2006) Philipp Degen (Switzerland, 2006) David Degen (Switzerland, 2006) [*] Gabriel Milito (Argentina, 2006) Diego Milito (Argentina, 2010) Kolo Touré (Ivory Coast, 2006/10) Yaya Touré (Ivory Coast, 2006/10/14) Edgar Barreto Cáceres (Paraguay, 2006/10) Diego Barreto Cáceres (Paraguay, 2010) Jérôme Boateng (Germany, 2010/14) Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana, 2010/14) [**] Families with three brothers: Jhony Palacios (Honduras, 2010), Jerry Palacios (Honduras, 2010/14) and Wilson Palacios (Honduras, 2010/14) Ibrahim Ayew (Ghana, 2010), André Ayew (Ghana, 2010/14) and Jordan Ayew (Ghana, 2014)
[*] twin brothers [**] half-brothers
José Leandro Andrade Quiroz (Uruguay, 1930) Victor Rodríguez Andrade (Uruguay, 1950) Knut Nordahl (Sweden, 1950) Thomas Nordahl (Sweden, 1970) René-Pierre Quentin (Switzerland, 1966) Yvan Quentin (Switzerland, 1994) Safet Sušić (Yugoslavia, 1982/1990) Tino-Sven Sušić (Bosnia-Hercegovina, 2014) Gary Kelly (Ireland Rep., 1994/2002) Ian Harte (Ireland Rep., 2002) Stelios Manolas (Greece, 1994) Kostas Manolas (Greece, 2014)
Bwanga Tshimen (Zaire, 1974) Kazadi Mwamba (Zaire, 1974) Rigobert Song Bahanag (Cameroon, 1994/98/02/10) Alexandre Song (Cameroon, 2010/14) Håvard Flo (Norway, 1998) Jostein Flo (Norway, 1994/98) Håvard Flo (Norway, 1998) Tore Andre Flo (Norway, 1998) Les Ferdinand (England, 1998) Rio Ferdinand (England, 1998/2002/2006) David Suazo Velásquez (Honduras, 2010) Hendry Thomas Suazo (Honduras, 2010) Samir Handanovič (Slovenia, 2010) Jasmin Handanovič (Slovenia, 2010) Walter Ayoví Corozo (Ecuador, 2002/14) Jaime Ayoví Corozo (Ecuador, 2014)
Tomás Balcázar González (Mexico, 1954) Javier Hernández Balcázar (Mexico, 2010/14)
James Rodríguez (Colombia, 2014) David Ospina (Colombia, 2014)
Tomás Balcázar González (Mexico, 1954) Javier Hernández Gutiérrez (Mexico, 1986) Diego Maradona (Argentina, 1982/86/90/94) Sergio Agüero (Argentina, 2010/14)
The mother of Jérôme (Germany, 2010/14) and Kevin-Prince (Ghana, 2010/14) Boateng is a niece of Helmut Rahn (Germany, 1954/58)
Ondino Viera & Milton Viera (Uruguay, 1966) Cesare Maldini & Paolo Maldini (Italy, 1998) Zlatko Kranjčar & Niko Kranjčar (Croatia, 2006) Ilija Petković & Dušan Petković (Serbia & Montenegro, 2006) Vladimir Weiss & Vladimir Weiss (Slovakia, 2010) Bob Bradley & Michael Bradley (United States, 2010)
Diego Maradona & Sergio Agüero (Argentina, 2010) Bert van Marwijk & Mark van Bommel (Netherlands, 2010)
There are some pairs of players which are completely unrelated to each other, although many sources mention them as relatives: Luis Pérez González (Mexico, 1930) Mario Pérez Plascencia (Mexico, 1950) Bing Mo Heng (Dutch East Indies, 1938) The Hong Djien (Dutch East Indies, 1938) Edward Neto de Souza (USA, 1950) John Benevides Souza (USA, 1950) Nílton Santos (Brazil, 1950/54/58/62) Djalma Santos (Brazil, 1954/58/62/66) Mario Pérez Plascencia (Mexico, 1950) Mario Pérez Guadarrama (Mexico, 1970) Vicente Asensi Albentosa (Spain, 1950) Juan Manuel Asensi Ripoli (Spain, 1978) Mihály Tóth (Hungary, 1954) József Tóth (Hungary, 1954) Bobby Robson (England, 1958/62) Bryan Robson (England, 1982/86/90) Eliseo Álvarez (Uruguay, 1962/66) Emilio Álvarez Silva (Uruguay 1962/66) František Veselý (Czechoslovakia, 1970) Bohumil Veselý (Czechoslovakia, 1970) Claudio Sala (Italy, 1978) Patrizio Sala (Italy, 1978) Djamel Zidane (Algeria, 1982/86) Zinedine Zidane (France, 1998/2002/2006) Roberto Baggio (Italy, 1990/94/98) Dino Baggio (Italy, 1994/98) Roy Keane (Ireland Rep., 1994/2002) Robbie Keane (Ireland Rep., 2002) Billy McKinlay (Scotland, 1998) Tosh McKinlay (Scotland, 1998) Arkadiusz Bąk (Poland, 2002) Jacek Bąk (Poland, 2002/06) Derek Boateng (Ghana, 2010) Jérôme Boateng (Germany, 2010/14) Derek Boateng (Ghana, 2010) Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana, 2010/14)
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