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Juan Sebastian Veron

Current club: Estudiantes

Juan Sebastián Verón (born March 9, 1975 in La Plata) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a midfielder. Currently a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Chelsea, Verón most successfully played at Italian clubs Parma A.C. and S.S. Lazio with whom he won the international UEFA Cup tournament (Parma) and the domestic Serie A championship (Lazio).

In 2004, he was chosen for the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances. Verón has Italian citizenship. He also has a tattoo of Che Guevara on his right arm.

Verón is the firstborn son of former Argentina striker Juan Ramón Verón, who was known as La Bruja (The Witch) and who scored against Manchester United in the 1968 World Club Championship at Old Trafford for Estudiantes. He was born the day his father played a derby for Estudiantes against cross-town rivals Gimnasia y Esgrima.

In 1993, Verón signed for Estudiantes de La Plata, and helped the team win return from relegation to the Argentine premiership in 1995. In 1996 he joined Boca Juniors, playing 17 games and scoring three goals. He made his international debut for Argentina, against Poland, in the same year. Sven-Göran Eriksson signed him for Sampdoria shortly afterwards.