Juan Sebastián Verón

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Juan Verón
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Verón (2017)
Personnel
Surname Juan Sebastián Verón
birthday March 9, 1975
place of birth La Plata ,  Argentina
size 186 cm
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1993-1994 Estudiantes de La Plata
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1994-1996 Estudiantes de La Plata 60 0(7)
1996 Boca Juniors 17 0(4)
1996-1998 Sampdoria Genoa 61 0(7)
1998-1999 AC Parma 26 0(1)
1999-2001 Lazio Rome 53 (11)
2001-2003 Manchester United 51 0(7)
2003-2004 Chelsea FC 7 0(1)
2004-2006 Inter Milan 49 0(3)
2006–2012 Estudiantes de La Plata 137 (20)
2012 AC Brandsen 28 0(7)
2013-2014 Estudiantes de La Plata 22 0(0)
2017 Estudiantes de La Plata 1 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1996-2014 Argentina 74 0(9)
1 Only league games are given.

Juan Sebastián "Bruja" Verón (born March 9, 1975 in La Plata ) is a former Argentine football player with an Italian passport and son of Juan Ramón Verón .

Career

Verón started his career as a professional footballer in Argentina with the Estudiantes de La Plata football club , after which he played for the Boca Juniors .

For the 1996/97 season he then moved to Europe, where he was obliged by the Italian club Sampdoria Genoa . After two years he moved to AC Parma for around 17 million euros , where he only played one season but was able to win the Italian Cup and the UEFA Cup . At the end of 1999 he left the club and moved to Lazio Rome for a transfer fee of 30 million euros , where he probably played his best football and was instrumental in helping Lazio win the championship , the cup and the Supercup in 2000 .

After a total of five seasons, Verón left Italy and moved to Manchester United for almost 43 million euros . After two years with the Red Devils, he was signed by Chelsea for around 22 million euros. However, Verón only played a handful of games for Chelsea. Overall, his time in England is to be assessed negatively, as he could not meet the expectations placed in him at either Manchester or Chelsea. Due to the high transfer fees that were paid for him, he is considered a transfer flop at both clubs.

After the 2003/04 season he went back to Italy on loan to Inter Milan . There Verón was able to improve again and win some titles with Inter. In the match for the Italian Supercup 2005 against Juventus Turin he scored the only goal of the game. In the summer of 2005 he finally signed with Inter until 2007.

However, he returned to South America in 2006 and moved to his home in Argentina: Verón signed with his youth club Estudiantes de La Plata . In the same year he was named Argentina's Footballer of the Year.

In 2008 Verón reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana , the South American edition of the Europa League, with his club . However, Estudiantes had to admit defeat to SC Internacional . In return, Verón won the Copa Libertadores , the South American version of the Champions League, with Estudiantes the following year . Verón was chosen as the best player of the finals. Before that, the Estudiantes fans had to wait 39 years for this trophy - Verón's father Juan Ramón Verón was still in the squad of the Argentine club at the last triumph .

Thanks to this success, Estudiantes qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup . There Verón reached the final with his club, where the Argentine team lost out to FC Barcelona . Verón was voted the tournament's second best player behind Lionel Messi .

In 2008 and 2009 Verón was also able to prevail in the vote of the Uruguayan newspaper El País as South America's Player of the Year. Pelé put him on the list of the 125 best footballers alive ( FIFA 100 ) in 2004 .

In October 2011, Verón announced that he would end his active career at the end of the year. However, he also ran for Estudiantes in 2012.

At the end of the 2011/12 season, Verón announced his retirement and became sports director at Estudiantes de La Plata . On July 19, 2013, he announced his comeback as a playing sports director at Estudiantes de La Plata.

After playing his last game for Estudiantes de La Plata on May 18, 2014 against Tigres and taking over the presidency of the club around five months later, the club announced at the end of December 2016 that Verón, who is still club president, had a one and a half year contract I signed the term as a player. He was featured in five Copa Libertadores games and retired in late May 2017.

Play style

Verón mostly acted as a playmaker, but could also be used in the right and left half positions in midfield. He had a hard, well-placed shot and a good overview, which he demonstrated both with his passing strength and his tactical skills on the defensive.

successes

International

Verón celebrates winning the Copa Libertadores in 2009

National

1awarded as a result of the Italian football scandal in 2005/2006

Awards

Season statistics

society league season league Nat. Cup Int. Cup Other total
Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates Games Gates
Estudiantes de La Plata Primera División 1993/94 7th 0 - - 1 0 - - 8th 0
Primera B Nacional 1994/95 38 5 - - 3 1 - - 41 6th
Primera División 1995/96 15th 2 - - 1 0 - - 16 2
total 60 7th - - 5 1 - - 65 8th
Boca Juniors Primera División 1995/96 17th 4th - - - - - - 17th 4th
total 17th 4th - - - - - - 17th 4th
Sampdoria Genoa Series A 1996/97 32 5 2 0 - - - - 34 5
1997/98 29 2 3 0 2 0 - - 34 2
total 61 7th 5 0 2 0 - - 68 7th
AC Parma Series A 1998/99 26th 1 6th 3 10 0 - - 42 4th
total 26th 1 6th 3 10 0 - - 42 4th
Lazio Rome Series A 1999/00 31 8th 4th 0 11 2 1 0 47 10
2000/01 22nd 3 2 0 7th 1 1 0 32 4th
total 53 11 6th 0 18th 3 2 0 79 14th
Manchester United Premier League 2001/02 26th 5 1 0 13 0 - - 40 5
2002/03 25th 2 1 0 11 4th 5 0 42 6th
total 51 7th 2 0 24 4th 5 0 82 11
Chelsea FC Premier League 2003/04 7th 1 - - 6th 0 1 0 14th 1
total 7th 1 - - 6th 0 1 0 14th 1
Inter Milan Series A 2004/05 24 3 5 0 10 0 - - 40 3
2005/06 25th 0 - - 9 0 1 1 35 1
total 49 3 5 0 19th 0 1 1 75 4th
Estudiantes de La Plata Primera División 2006/07 31 2 - - - - - - 31 2
2007/08 18th 7th - - 7th 2 1 0 27 9
2008/09 18th 3 - - 14th 1 10 1 42 5
2009/10 27 4th - - 9 1 2 0 38 5
2010/11 24 2 - - 8th 0 - - 32 2
2011/12 19th 2 - - 1 0 - - 20th 2
total 137 20th - - 39 4th 13 1 189 25th
AC Brandsen League amateur 2012 28 7th - - - - - - 28 7th
total 28 7th - - - - - - 28 7th
Estudiantes de La Plata Primera División 2013/14 22nd 0 - - - - - - 22nd 0
total 22nd 0 - - - - - - 22nd 0
Career total 511 68 24 3 123 12 22nd 2 680 85

Web links

Commons : Juan Sebastián Verón  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ FIFA.com: Verón at Dreams End , July 17, 2009
  2. ↑ FIFA.com: Veron remains King of America , December 31, 2009
  3. ↑ News.at: Juan Sebastian Veron is back , July 19, 2013
  4. ^ National Football Teams. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .
  5. ^ Football Data Base. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Verón, Juan Sebastián
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bruja (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentinian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH La Plata , Argentina