Darío Verón

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Verón and the second or maternal family name is Maldonado.
Darío Verón
Personal information
Full nameDarío Anastacio Verón Maldonado
Date of birth26 July 1979
Place of birthSan Ignacio, Paraguay
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
UNAM
Number4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1999–200312 de Octubre?(?)
2001→ Guaraní (loan)?(?)
2003Cobreloa20(4)
2003–UNAM405(19)
National team‡
2001–Paraguay53(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2012

Darío Anastacio Verón Maldonado (born 26 July 1979) is a Paraguayan professional footballer that plays for UNAM in the Mexican First Division.[1]

Verón joined Pumas in 2003, on a transfer from the Chilean club Cobreloa. Verón previously played for Club Guaraní and Club 12 de Octubre, clubs from his native country. A commanding central defender, Verón has also scored more than a dozen goals for UNAM because of his strength in the air. His nickname is "Hechicero" (The Wizard). He has become the most experienced defensive player in the Pumas lineup after Joaquín Beltrán moved to Necaxa and Sergio Bernal announced his retirement.

He has also earned some 50 caps for Paraguay, including the Copa América tournaments of 2001, 2007, and 2011, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Verón was a key part of the rigid defense that carried Paraguay to the final of the 2011 Copa América in Argentina, where he formed a sturdy central core alongside Paulo Da Silva. On occasion, he has also featured for Paraguay at right fullback.

Honours

Cobreloa

UNAM Pumas

Individual

References

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