Juan Carlos Valeron – We Salute You

I found this article while trawling through the murky underbelly of the internet and thought it was a glowing tribute to a fantastic player, and man, who has overcome all the odds, by starting his first game in 3 years at the weekend. A true legend of the modern game, and a ridiculously popular one at that.

Juan Carlos was never the fastest man on a team, but his vision was second to none when he was at his prime. For the unitiated, think of Guti and Joseba Exteberria combined and you’re getting close.

Valerón is an exemplary player noted for his outstanding character, and alongside players like Raúl González is regarded as a role model, rightfully combining temperament and passion

The Fall and Rise of Deportivo La Coruna

Also while looking about I found this other article, written by Tim Stannard over at Football 365, that is a good read for not only Depor fans but fans of football in general.

As Myxomatosis says below the article in the comments Depor are: “(Almost) the Leeds of Spain. Both overspent in trying to cement an unrealistic position at the top of the European queue. Both play each other in a CL semi-final. Both fall flat on their arses. At least Depor still have the consolation of top flight football, a position Leeds may never get back to. Lessons never seem to be learned in football. Overspend and over-reach almost certainly leads to certain death.’

Even though it was a quarter final it is still a very valid point.

Super Depor Fact of the Day: People created the automobile to escape from Juan Carlos Valeron Santana…Not to be outdone, Valeron created the automobile accident.

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