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8 Juan Sebastian Veron
Goalkeeper
- 1 Diego Pozo
- 21 Mariano Andujar
- 22 Sergio Romero
Defender
- 2 Martin Demichelis
- 3 Clemente Rodriguez
- 4 Nicolas Burdisso
- 6 Gabriel Heinze
- 12 Ariel Garce
- 13 Walter Samuel
- 15 Nicolas Otamendi
Midfielder
- 5 Mario Bolatti
- 7 Angel di Maria
- 8 Juan Sebastian Veron
- 14 Javier Mascherano
- 17 Jonas Gutierrez
- 20 Maxi Rodriguez
- 23 Javier Pastore
Attacking Midfielder
- 10 Lionel Messi
Striker
- 9 Gonzalo Higuain
- 11 Carlos Tevez
- 16 Sergio Aguero
- 18 Martin Palermo
- 19 Diego Milito
Manchester United and Chelsea supporters may be baffled - but at the age of 35, Veron is very much a key feature in the Argentina national side.
The Premier League duo splashed out a combined £43million on Veron but he failed to live up to the hype at both clubs, with both moves featuring in a '50 Worst Premier League transfers' run by <I>The Times</I> in 2007.
While it is widely acknowledged he was a big-money flop in England, his forays into Italian football proved successful - he won the Serie A title with both Lazio and Inter Milan and the UEFA Cup with Parma.
But it is since returning to his homeland with Estudiantes that he has firmly restored his reputation as a sublime ball-player with the ability to pick open the most tightly-packed of defences with a perfectly-timed slide-rule pass.
Back-to-back South American Footballer of the Year awards in 2008 and 2009 made his case for an international recall irresistible and Diego Maradona - who played alongside a young Veron for Boca Juniors - obliged.
An international debutant way back in 1996, 'La Brujita' (Little Witch) is in the top 10 for Argentina appearance-makers and played in seven qualifiers.
| Player Details | |
|---|---|
| Position | Midfielder |
| Club | Estudiantes La Plata |
| DOB | Mar 09, 1975 |
| Age | 35 |
| Birthplace | La Plata, Argentina |
| Height | 1.86m |
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