Juan Sebastian Veron, whose photo is presented below, is one of the most famous Latin American football players. Throughout his career, the player has played in teams from Argentina, Italy and England. Thanks to leadership qualities, the ability to deliver accurate passes on time, as well as a good kick from both legs, the Argentinean is considered one of the best midfielders on the planet and is included in the symbolic rating “FIFA-100”, consisting of 125 players.
Carier start
March 9, 1975 in the Argentinean La Plata was born an outstanding player in the future - Juan Sebastian Veron. His biography as a football player began with the children's school of the Estudiantes club. Which is not surprising, given the fact that it was in this team that the boy’s father acted. When he was eight years old, in one of the fights, the guy managed to distinguish himself by thirteen goals scored.
In 1994, the player made his debut as an adult. According to the results of the first season for Juan in the professional league, “Estudiantes” left the “elite”. The young midfielder had some good suggestions for pursuing a career in other places, but decided to stay in his native club.
A year later, the team returned to the "tower", and its leader was precisely Juan Sebastian Veron. The football player did a lot of useful work on the field, which could not go unnoticed by the Argentine giants. In one of them, namely in Boca Juniors, the player moved after the end of the autumn part of the championship. Be that as it may, he did not stay long in the capital's club. In less than a year, the Argentine was acquired by the Genoese Sampdoria for $ 4.7 million. During his performances in his homeland, Juan was given the nickname The Witcher.
Sampdoria
In 1996, a club from Genoa demonstrated a rather interesting and peculiar game. The team scored a lot, but missed a lot, as a result of which the club finished in eighth place in the first Italian midfielder for this season. Juan Sebastian Veron very quickly became the leader of Sampdoria. Most of the goals of the Genoese were scored precisely from the Argentinean passes. The next season, the team took the final sixth position, which many experts called a big breakthrough. The Witcher in the future remained the central figure in the tactical schemes of the club's mentors. In 1998, Sampdoria faced a number of financial problems, so the sale of its leader to Parma for twenty million dollars did not surprise anyone.
Parma
The Argentinean spent only one season in his new team. But this time was enough for him to become its leader. According to the results of the season, the Witcher with Parma won the Italian Cup and the Cup Cup, the draw of which was held for the last time in history. In the national championship, the team finished in fourth place, which gave her the right to take part in the qualifying matches of the Champions League next season. Be that as it may, the owners of the club were not satisfied with this fact, and they decided to organize a major restructuring. At this time, representatives of the Roman "Lazio" offered fabulous at that time $ 28 million for the Argentinean. As a result, The Witcher moved to the Italian capital.
Lazio
In Rome, Juan Sebastian Veron not only continued to regularly give scoring passes, but also began to score goals himself much more often. He quickly got accustomed and played with new partners. At the end of his first season at Lazio, the midfielder won the national championship. In the Champions League, the team stopped at the quarter-finals, losing to Valencia. The following year, the Romans somewhat updated the roster and took the final third place in the standings. In 2001, The Witcher was sold to Manchester United for $ 43 million. The sum of this transaction at that time was a record in the transfer market.
England
At first, the career of a football player in England was very successful. In 2001, he was even recognized as the best player in the Premier League in September. However, shortly after this, the midfielder was injured in one of the matches, and therefore lost his place in the “base” for a long time. In total, in Manchester, the player took part in 51 matches, in which he signed 11 times at the rivals.
In 2003, Juan Sebastian Veron moved to Chelsea, who paid $ 26 million for him. In London, the career of a football player did not work out, and on the field he went mainly to replace. The situation worsened even more in 2004, after joining the team of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese did not see Juan in his tactical schemes, so the midfielder went on a long-term lease at Inter.
The last years of a football player’s career
After returning to Italy, the Witcher began to play at the same level. At Inter, he spent two seasons, during which he played 49 games and scored 3 goals. After the expiration of the agreement with the Milanese, the London club again leased the player. This time his team was the native club "Estudiantes". The Argentine again pleased the fans with an excellent game. In 2007, his contract was generally redeemed from Chelsea. Despite his age, in 2008 and 2009 he was recognized as the best football player in South America. In 2012, the Witcher made the decision to end his career as a player.
National team
Juan Sebastian Veron first played in the shirt of the national team of the country in 2002. Throughout his career, he held 73 matches for Argentina, in which he scored 9 goals. During this time, the midfielder managed to participate in three world championships.