Juan Ramón Verón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan raˈmom beˈɾon]; born 17 March 1944) is a retired Argentine football player. He played as a midfielder or forward most notably for Estudiantes, where he won three consecutive Copa Libertadores titles. He is the father of former player Juan Sebastián Verón.
 Verón in 1967 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Ramón Verón | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | La Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1972 | Estudiantes | 295 | (77) |
| 1972–1975 | Panathinaikos | 57 | (22) |
| 1975 | Estudiantes | ||
| 1976–1977 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1978–1979 | Cúcuta Deportivo | ||
| 1980–1981 | Estudiantes | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1971 | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Estudiantes edit
Nicknamed La Bruja [la ˈβɾuxa] (English: The Witch),[1] Juan Ramón Verón was born in La Plata. He was capable of playing both as a midfielder and as a striker, and was renowned for his technical skills, ability with the ball at his feet and his goal-scoring prowess. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata, who were a dominant force in Argentine football during the late 1960s.
Among the memorable goals he scored are his "bicycle kick" goal against Racing Club, his header in the Intercontinental Cup championship against Manchester United[2] and, most famously, his glorious hat-trick against Brazil's Palmeiras in the finals of the 1968 Copa Libertadores.
Later years edit
Known as one of Estudiantes' all-time great players, he moved on to play for Panathinaikos F.C. of Athens, Greece in 1972. After a successful 2+1⁄2 seasons he returned to his beloved Estudiantes in 1975.
In 1976, he moved to Colombia where he played for Atlético Junior where he helped the team to win the 1977 Colombian title and then Cúcuta Deportivo before returning to his home club in 1980.
After retirement edit
After retiring, he had a brief career as coach in Central America and is now working as a special advisor for Estudiantes.
Personal life edit
His son, nicknamed La Brujita (The Little Witch), Juan Sebastián Verón, is also a footballer, who played for Estudiantes before moving to European football. In 2006, he returned to Estudiantes to captain them to their first title in 23 years in the Apertura 2006 tournament. In 2017, he came out of retirement to play for Estudiantes once again.[1][2]
Honours edit
Estudiantes
- Primera División Argentina: Metropolitano 1967
- Copa Libertadores: 1968, 1969, 1970
- Intercontinental Cup: 1968
Atlético Junior
- Colombian League: 1977
References edit
- ^ a b La Brujita nació en un clásico (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Jack de Menezes (19 April 2016). "Juan Sebastian Veron admits he 'should have stayed' at Manchester United and not joined Chelsea". The Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links edit
- Juan Ramón Verón at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Ramón Verón at BeSoccer
- Juan Ramón Verón at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Veron playing for Argentina national team
- futbolpasion.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)
- Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 October 2007) (in Spanish)