Juan Carlos Henao Valencia, usually known as Juan Carlos Henao (born December 30, 1971), is a Colombian retired

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who played as a goalkeeper.

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. He has been capped nine times for the Colombia national team. In 2004, Henao finished in the fifth place in the

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' South American Player of the Year award, after collecting 32 votes, and in the eighth place in

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's World's Best Goalkeeper, with 29 points, tied with

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goalkeeper

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. He signed a one-year contract with Santos on January 3, 2005. Juan Carlos Henao joined

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on February 3, 2009. He returned to

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on June 23, 2010.

Transfer controversy

He joined Santos on free transfer on January 3, 2005, and his former club

started a lengthy legal battle to claim the transfer fee. It was rejected by FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber on February 26, 2010.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henao, Juan Carlos 1971 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Colombian footballers Footballers from Medellín Categoría Primera A players Once Caldas footballers Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Santos FC players Millonarios F.C. players UA Maracaibo players Real Cartagena footballers Colombian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Venezuela Colombia international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players