- Honors with Argentina's youth teams: South American U17 Championship (1991 third-place); FIFA U17 World Cup (1991 third-place); Pre-Olympic Tournament (1996 runners-up).
- Midfielder for Estudiantes de La Plata (La Plata, 1993-1995, 2006-2012, 2013-14, 2017), Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires, 1996), U.C. Sampdoria (Italy, 1996-1998), Parma Calcio 1913 (Italy, 1998-99), S.S. Lazio (Italy, 1999-2001), Manchester United F.C. (England, 2001-2003), Chelsea F.C. (England, 2003-04) and Inter Milan (Italy, 2004-2006); in all 631 games and 75 goals.
- 73 appearances for Argentina National Football Team (1996-2010); scored 9 goals. Member of the Copa América 2007, and the France '98, Korea/Japan '02 and South Africa '10 squads.
- His father, Juan Ramón Verón, was also a soccer player, and was nicknamed "La Bruja" (the witch). Due to this, Juan Sebastian became "La Brujita" (the little witch).
- Honours with Estudiantes de La Plata: Nacional B (1995); Argentine Primera División (2006 Apertura, 2010 Apertura); Copa Libertadores (2009). Honours with Parma: Italian Cup (1999); UEFA Europa League (1999). Honours with S.S. Lazio: UEFA Super Cup (1999); Serie A (2000); Italian Cup (2000); Italian Super Cup (2000). Honours with Manchester United F.C.: Premier League (2003). Honours with Inter Milan: Italian Cup (2005, 2006); Italian Super Cup (2005); Serie A (2006).
- 2004: One of FIFA 100 by Pelé.
- Had romance with Panam in the mid-90s.
- Has been in an on-off relationship with María Florencia Vinaccia since 1997. They have 2 children together.
- Father of, with María Florencia Vinaccia, Iara Verón and Deian Verón.
- Member of the Argentine National team who finished runners-up of the 2007 Copa América.
- Was named in the ESM Team of the Year 2000.
- Was named in the South America Team of the Year in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
- Won the Footballer of the Year of Argentina award in 2006 and 2009.
- Named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2008 and 2009.
- Golden Ball at the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
- Silver Ball at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
- June 2012: Retired from football at the age 37, but returned twice from 2013-14 and 2017 (briefly).
- Played well over 250 games for Estudiantes de La Plata.
- Four-time Ballon d'Or nominee (1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001); one-time FIFA World Player of the Year nominee (2001).
- Played well over 150 games at the Serie A.
- President of Estudiantes de La Plata from 2014-2021.
- Vice-president of Estudiantes de La Plata since 2021.
- Boyfriend of since Valentina Martín since 2022.
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