List of Real Zaragoza players explained

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 1939 - 40 season, finishing in 7th position.^[1] The team has never won La Liga, but were Segunda División champions in 1977 - 78. 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.

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 2008 - 09 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 1987 - 88 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

Name		Zaragoza career	data-sort-type="number"	!	data-sort-type="number"	Goals!	Notes
	Goalkeeper	1934 - 1940 1942	-	-
Yarza	Goalkeeper	1953 - 1969	-	-	1964 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
	Forward	1959 - 1969	194	38	1966 Copa del Generalísimo winning captain
Marcelino	Forward	1959 - 1970	232	70
	Forward	1961 - 1963	38	33
	Midfielder	1962 - 1971	162	43
Canário	Forward	1963 - 1968	117	35
	Midfielder	1963 - 1971	199	54
	Midfielder	1963 - 1977	-	-
	Forward	1973 - 1976	66	31
	Midfielder	1973 - 1979	147	71
	Forward	1976 - 1977	33	14
	Midfielder	1976 - 1981 1990	131	12
	Defender	1978 - 1980	58	7
	Forward	1979 - 1984	143	47
	Midfielder	1980	15	2
	Midfielder	1981 - 1990	304	54
	Midfielder	1982 - 1985	91	19
	Midfielder	1982 - 1988	155	18
	Defender	1983 - 1987	148	11
	Midfielder	1984 - 1985	22	4
	Goalkeeper	1984 - 1996	301	0
	Forward	1985 - 1986	29	4
	Forward	1985 - 1986 1987 - 1997	297	76	1994 Copa del Rey winning captain 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning captain
	Forward	1985 - 1988	106	33
	Midfielder	1987 - 1988	11	0
Juanito	Defender	1987 - 1990	95	14
	Forward	1988 - 1990	41	10
	Midfielder	1988 - 1990	86	10
	Goalkeeper	1988 - 1991	79	1
	Defender	1988 - 1992	107	2
	Midfielder	1988 - 1997	276	63
	Defender	1988 - 1998	277	7
	Midfielder	1989	10	1
	Midfielder	1989 - 1998	180	5
	Midfielder	1990 - 1992	64	10
	Midfielder	1990 - 1997	239	63
	Defender	1990 - 2003	383	22
	Forward	1991 - 1995	91	7
	Defender	1992 - 1993	24	1
	Midfielder	1992 - 2003	303	35
	Defender		190	0	2004 Copa del Rey winning captain
	Forward	1993 - 1995 2000 - 2001	78	40
	Defender	1993 - 1996	91	3
Nayim	Midfielder	1993 - 1997	123	5
Juanmi	Goalkeeper	1993 - 2002	222	0
Cafu	Defender	1995	16	0
	Midfielder	1995 - 1996	16	0
	Forward	1995 - 1997	66	28
	Midfielder	1996 - 1999	90	15
	Midfielder	1996 - 1999	105	12
	Midfielder	1996 - 2000	63	5
	Goalkeeper	1997 - 1998	25	0
	Midfielder	1997 - 2002	153	20
	Goalkeeper	1997 - 2002	111	2
	Midfielder	1997 - 2002	103	11
	Forward	1998 - 2000 2002	88	44
	Forward	1998 - 2002	107	24
Paco Jémez	Defender	1998 - 2004	168	1
	Goalkeeper	1999	13	0
Juanele	Forward	1999 - 2004	130	19
	Defender	2000 - 2001	11	0
	Midfielder	2000 - 2001	28	2
	Forward	2000 - 2003	10	0
Cani	Midfielder	2000 - 2006 2016 - 2017	154	14
	Defender	2001 - 2003	38	2
	Forward	2001 - 2004	18	1
	Defender	2001 - 2004	93	1
	Forward	2001 - 2005	39	3
	Midfielder	2001 - 2005	134	14
	Midfielder	2003	24	0
	Forward	2003 - 2005	73	32
Sávio	Midfielder	2003 - 2006	95	16
	Midfielder	2003 - 2006 2009 - 2012	214	11
	Defender	2003 - 2007	137	5
	Forward	2004 - 2005	18	4
	Midfielder	2004 - 2007 2012 - 2014	141	1
Óscar	Midfielder	2004 - 2008	129	14
	Midfielder	2004 - 2009 2016 -	232	7	Current captain
César Sánchez	Goalkeeper	2005 - 2008	110	0
	Forward	2005 - 2008	90	14
	Forward	2005 - 2008	108	53
Ewerthon	Forward	2005 - 2010	111	48
	Midfielder	2006 - 2007	50	4
	Defender	2006 - 2007	22	2
	Midfielder	2006 - 2008	53	5
	Defender	2006 - 2011 2014 - 2015	116	6
Gustavo Nery	Defender	2007	4	0
	Forward	2007 - 2009	54	27
	Defender	2007 - 2010	72	4
Gabi	Midfielder	2007 - 2011	135	16
	Defender	2008	1	0
	Midfielder	2008 - 2011	82	6
	Midfielder	2009 - 2010	27	4
	Midfielder	2009 - 2010	14	0
	Goalkeeper	2009 - 2010	16	0
	Forward	2009 - 2011	18	1
	Defender	2009 - 2013	47	0
	Defender	2010 - 2011	55	5
	Forward	2010 - 2011	24	4
	Midfielder	2010 - 2013	44	0
	Goalkeeper	2010 - 2014	67	0
	Midfielder	2011	15	1
	Midfielder	2011 - 2012	20	1
	Defender	2011 - 2012	12	0
	Midfielder	2011 - 2012	33	0
	Forward	2011 - 2013	70	23
	Midfielder	2012 - 2013	9	0
Romaric	Midfielder	2012 - 2013	12	0
	Defender	2012 - 2013	29	2
	Midfielder	2015 - 2018	11	1
	Midfielder	2017 - 2020	53	9

Notes

For a full description of positions see football positions.

Pichichi.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 2008 - 09.

Notes and References

https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanhist3949.html Spain 1939/40
Web site: Spain – List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 2010-04-09 . 2009-06-12 . Luis Javier . Bravo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084634/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spantops.html . 2016-03-04 .