Juan Ramón Verón

Juan Ramón Verón

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Personal information
Full name	Juan Ramón Verón
Date of birth	(1944-03-17) March 17, 1944
Place of birth	La Plata, Argentina
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1972	Estudiantes	295 (total)	(77)
1972–1975	Panathinaikos	57	(22)
1975	Estudiantes
1976–1977	Junior
1978–1979	Cúcuta Deportivo
1980–1981	Estudiantes
International career‡
1968–1971	Argentina	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2010

Juan Ramón Verón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan raˈmom beˈɾon]; born March 17, 1944 in La Plata) is an Argentine football coach and former professional player.

Estudiantes

Nicknamed La Bruja [la ˈβɾuxa] (English: The Witch), Juan Ramón Verón was a midfielder and striker renowned for his technical ability. He played for Estudiantes de La Plata, who were a dominant force in Argentine football during the late 1960s. Verón was known for his ability with the ball at his feet and his goal-scoring prowess.

Among the memorable goals he scored are his "bicycle kick" goal against Racing Club, his header in the Intercontinental Cup championship against Manchester United and, most famously, his glorious hat-trick against Brazil's Palmeiras in the finals of the 1968 Copa Libertadores.

Later years

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 2½ seasons he returned to his beloved Estudiantes in 1975.

In 1976 he moved to Colombia where he played for 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 retiring, he had a brief career as coach in Central America and is now working as a special advisor for Estudiantes.

Little Witch

His son, La Brujita (The Little Witch), Juan Sebastián Verón, is also a footballer, he 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.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
Metropolitano 1967	Estudiantes	Primera División Argentina
1968	Estudiantes	Copa Libertadores
1968	Estudiantes	Intercontinental Cup
1969	Estudiantes	Copa Libertadores
1970	Estudiantes	Copa Libertadores
1977	Atlético Junior	Colombian League

External links

• (Spanish) futbolpasion.com
• (Spanish) Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007)
• Juan Ramón Verón at National-Football-Teams.com