Juan Carlos Henao

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Henao and the second or maternal family name is Valencia.

Juan Carlos Henao Valencia, usually known as Juan Carlos Henao^[2] (born December 30, 1971),^[3] is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Juan Carlos Henao

Juan Carlos Henao (right) with an Once Caldas fan, 2012
Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Henao Valencia
Date of birth	(1971-12-30) December 30, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Medellín, Colombia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991	Dinastia Río Sucio	4	(0)
1992–2004	Once Caldas	259	(0)
2002	→ Bucaramanga (loan)	25	(1)
2005	Santos	4	(0)
2005–2007	Millonarios	39	(0)
2007–2008	Maracaibo	38	(0)
2009–2010	Real Cartagena	27	(0)
2010–2016	Once Caldas	70	(0)
Total		466	(1)
International career
2000–2005	Colombia	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016

Career

As Once Caldas goalkeeper, in 2003, he won the Colombian Torneo Apertura, and in 2004, he won the Copa Libertadores and was runner-up of the Intercontinental Cup.^[1] He has been capped nine times for the Colombia national team.^[1] In 2004, Henao finished in the fifth place in the Uruguayan El Pais' South American Player of the Year award, after collecting 32 votes,^[1] and in the eighth place in IFFHS's World's Best Goalkeeper, with 29 points, tied with Portuguese goalkeeper Vítor Baía.^[4] He signed a one-year contract with Santos on January 3, 2005.^[5] Juan Carlos Henao joined Real Cartagena on February 3, 2009.^[6] He returned to Once Caldas on June 23, 2010.^[7]

Transfer controversy

He joined Santos on free transfer on January 3, 2005, and his former club Once Caldas started a lengthy legal battle to claim the transfer fee.^[8] It was rejected by FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber on February 26, 2010.^[9]

Honours

Once Caldas

• Categoría Primera A (2): 2003-I, 2010-II
• Copa Libertadores (1): 2004

Individual

• 2004 South American Team of the Year

References

1. "Henao (Juan Carlos Henao Valencia)". Footballdatabase. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
2. . 123football. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
3. "Juan Henao". Zerozero. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
4. "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2004". RSSSF. January 29, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
5. "Henao, goleiro campeão da Libertadores, é o primeiro reforço do Santos". Santos FC (in Portuguese). January 6, 2005. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
6. "Juan Carlos Henao es el nuevo arquero del Real Cartagena" (in Spanish). Terra. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
7. (in Spanish). Liga Postobon. June 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
8. "Niegan veto al arquero Henao". Terra/NTX (in Spanish). terra.com. February 1, 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
9. (PDF). FIFA (in Spanish). FIFA.com. February 26, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2011.