Juan Carlos Valerón

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Juan Carlos Valerón Santana (born 17 June 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Over 15 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 390 matches and 29 goals with Mallorca, Atlético Madrid and Deportivo, spending 13 years with the latter club. He started and finished his 22-year senior career with Las Palmas.

Valerón represented Spain in the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, earning 46 caps.[1]

Club career

Early years

Born in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria,[2] Valerón started playing with hometown's Las Palmas, but switched to the Balearic Islands in the 1997–98 season, representing Mallorca and making his La Liga debut on 31 August 1997 by playing ten minutes in a 2–1 home win over Valencia.[3]

He was an instrumental figure in the club's qualification for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, with the team also finishing fifth in the league and reaching the final of the Copa del Rey, lost to eventual champions Barcelona in a penalty shoot-out.[4]

Atlético and Deportivo

In the next two years, Valerón played for Atlético Madrid where he was an undisputed starter but, following the side's relegation in 2000, he joined Deportivo de La Coruña, sharing club and position with equally talented Brazilian Djalminha. He gradually would become first choice,[5][6] signing a contract to eventually see off the remainder of his career with the Galicians in February 2004.[7]

In January 2006, however, Valerón started a bad run with injuries. He suffered a knee injury[8] which relapsed in July[9] and early 2007 (with him only managing two league appearances in the process), leading to another surgery.[10] Consequently, he did not reappear until midway through the 2007–08 campaign.

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Valerón with Deportivo in 2008

On 27 January 2008, Valerón returned to the bench in Deportivo's 3–1 home win against Real Valladolid, coming on as a substitute for Andrés Guardado for the final 15 minutes – his first match for over a year.[11] In 2008–09, aged 33, he eventually became an important first-team fixture again,[12] both on domestic and European fronts.[13]

The 36-year-old Valerón was an undisputed starter for Depor in the 2011–12 season, scoring a career-best five goals in nearly 3,000 minutes of action in Segunda División as his team returned to the top flight after one year out, as champions.[14] Even though he had a contract until 2015, he chose to leave in June 2013,[15] having taken part in 422 games in all competitions (32 goals).[16]

Return to Las Palmas

On 14 July 2013, following another Deportivo relegation, Valerón returned to his first club Las Palmas after 16 years, signing a one-year contract with an option for a second.[17] He continued to be an important first-team member during his tenure, achieving promotion to the top flight in 2015.[18][19]

In summer 2015, Valerón renewed his contract with the Amarillos for a further year.[20] On 26 September, he first appeared with the club in the top flight, featuring 22 minutes in a 1–2 away loss to Barcelona in what was his first game in the competition in 847 days,[21] and becoming the fifth oldest player to play there at the age of 40 years and 101 days;[22] he climbed one position on 12 December after coming on as substitute against Real Betis, surpassing former Deportivo teammate Donato.[23]

On 1 March 2016, after being featured in a 4–0 home win against Getafe, Valerón appeared in his 400th game in the Spanish top tier.[24] On 7 May, he announced his retirement.[25]

International career

A Spain international since 18 November 1998 in a 2–2 friendly draw with Italy in Salerno,[26] Valerón appeared with the national side at UEFA Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup (where he scored in a 3–1 win against Slovenia)[27] and Euro 2004,[28] netting immediately after coming from the bench in a 1–0 victory over Russia in the latter competition.[29]

He made his last appearance for his country on 26 March 2005, a 3–0 defeat of China.[30] In late July 2019, he was hired by the Canarian Football Federation to be responsible for the several teams in the region that took part in the corresponding competitions.[31][32]

Coaching career

Shortly after retiring, Valerón began working as a manager after completing the UEFA B course. He was appointed youth coach at Las Palmas[33] and, ahead of the 2017–18 season, was named assistant to Manolo Márquez in the first team;[34] the latter left his position three months later, however, and the former returned to the academy.[35]

On 24 January 2018, Valerón agreed to join Juan Manuel Rodríguez's staff at Las Palmas B, the reserve team. He resigned from his post in June for personal reasons,[36] but the following January resumed his work with the youth sides.[37]

Valerón returned to his former club Deportivo in June 2020, being appointed manager of the reserves in the Tercera División.[38]

Player profile

Style of play

A talented and creative attacking midfielder with an eye for goal, Valerón was known for his vision and technical abilities, especially his passing skills and ball control, but was also injury-prone and inconsistent.[39][40][41][42]

Reception

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A shirt worn by Valerón for Deportivo.

Valerón was widely regarded as one of the most respected players in Spain, and as an important figure for Deportivo. Andrés Iniesta said he would pay to watch him play,[21][42] whilst manager Juan Antonio Anquela called him a reference for Spanish football[43] and fellow coach Vicente del Bosque admitted that he would always fit in the national team.[44] His Las Palmas teammate, Javi Castellano, praised him for his honesty and modesty.[45]

Miguel Ángel Ramírez, Las Palmas president, said in 2015 he was trying to persuade Valerón to play another season so that he would be able to say goodbye to all the stadia in Spain where he was consistently cheered[45]– this was exemplified by his last game at the Camp Nou, with former national teammate Luis Enrique and coach of the opposing team applauding as he took the pitch.[46] Former Dutch internationals Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Roy Makaay claimed he was the best player they had ever played with.[45]

Ahead of his return to the Estadio Riazor in April 2016, Deportivo manager Víctor Sánchez said that Valerón would have won the Ballon d'Or had he played for a more fashionable club.[47]

Personal life

Valerón's older brother, Miguel Ángel, was also a footballer and a midfielder;[48] having represented Las Palmas and Mallorca B, his career was also curtailed by injuries.[49] Later, together with another sibling, Pedro, they created a football club/school named Abrisajac, from biblical characters Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,[50] and Juan Carlos still played there one year before retiring for good.[51]

Valerón was a close friend of fellow Canarian Manuel Pablo, who also played for Las Palmas, Deportivo and Spain.[52] He was also known for his devotion to God, but admitted that he and his family did not follow any religion.[53]

Valerón's nephew, Manu, also played youth football for Las Palmas.[54]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[55][56][57]
Club Season League Cup Super Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas B 1994–95 Tercera División 25 7 – – – 25 7
Las Palmas 1995–96 Segunda División B 27 0 2 1 – – 29 1
1996–97 Segunda División 27 2 7 0 – – 34 2
Total 54 2 9 1 — — 63 3
Mallorca 1997–98 La Liga 36 3 11 1 – – 47 4
Atlético Madrid 1998–99 La Liga 30 3 5 0 – 5 0 40 3
1999–2000 35 4 6 0 – 6 0 47 4
Total 65 7 11 0 — 11 0 87 7
Deportivo 2000–01 La Liga 31 4 2 0 0 0 8 0 41 4
2001–02 36 3 4 0 – 13 3 53 6
2002–03 23 2 1 0 2 1 5 0 31 3
2003–04 34 3 1 0 – 14 2 49 5
2004–05 38 1 1 0 – 8 0 47 1
2005–06 20 4 3 1 – 6 0 29 5
2006–07 2 0 1 0 – – 3 0
2007–08 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
2008–09 22 0 3 0 – 12 1 37 1
2009–10 24 1 3 0 – – 27 1
2010–11 21 0 5 0 – – 26 0
2011–12 Segunda División 39 5 1 0 – – 40 5
2012–13 La Liga 33 1 1 0 – – 34 1
Total 328 24 26 1 2 1 66 6 422 32
Las Palmas 2013–14 Segunda División 45 3 1 0 – – 46 3
2014–15 24 0 3 0 – – 27 0
2015–16 La Liga 13 0 5 0 – – 18 0
Total 82 3 9 0 — — 91 3
Career total 577 46 61 3 2 1 77 6 717 56

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[58]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 1998 1 0
1999 6 0
2000 7 0
2001 4 0
2002 9 2
2003 10 1
2004 8 2
2005 1 0
Total 46 5
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Valerón goal.
List of international goals scored by Juan Carlos Valerón[58]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2002 Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea {{ Template:Yesno alias = Slovenia flag alias = Flag of Slovenia.svg link alias-army = Slovenian Ground Force link alias-military=Slovenian Armed Forces flag alias-military=Flag of the Slovenian Armed Forces.svg flag alias-naval=Naval Jack of Slovenia.svg link alias-naval=Slovenian Navy link-alias-navy=Slovenian Navy link alias-air force = Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence size = variant = name = altlink = national football team

}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup

2 7 September 2002 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece {{ Template:Yesno alias = Greece flag alias = Flag of Greece.svg flag alias-old = Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg flag alias-1970 = Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg flag alias-royal = State flag of Greece (1863–1924;1935–73).svg flag alias-otto = Naval Royal Standard of Greece (1858-1862).svg flag alias-army = Hellenic Army War Flag.svg link alias-army = Hellenic Army border-army= flag alias-air force=Fin Flash of Greece.svg link alias-air force=Hellenic Air Force flag alias-royalnavy = Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg link alias-naval = Hellenic Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of Greece.svg link alias-navy = Hellenic Navy link alias-military = Hellenic Armed Forces link alias-royalnavy = Royal Hellenic Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

3 11 October 2003 Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia {{ Template:Yesno alias = Armenia flag alias = Flag of Armenia.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of the First Republic of Armenia.svg link alias-air force = Armenian Air Force link alias-army = Armenian Ground Forces size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

4 5 June 2004 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain {{ Template:Yesno alias = Andorra flag alias = Flag of Andorra.svg flag alias-1806 = Flag of Andorra (1806–1866).svg flag alias-1866 = Flag of Andorra (1866–1934).gif flag alias-1934 = Flag of Andorra (1934–1939).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of Andorra (civil).svg var2 = 1866 var3 = 1934 var4 = civil size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || Friendly

5 12 June 2004 Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 2004

Honours

Deportivo

Spain U21

Individual

See also

References

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