Juan Carlos Valerón Santana (born 17 June 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
He was known for his technical abilities, especially passing skills and ball control, but was also injury-prone.
Over 15 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 390 matches and 29 goals in representation of Mallorca, Atlético Madrid and Deportivo, spending 13 years with the latter club; he started and finished his 22-year senior career with Las Palmas.
Valerón represented Spain in the 2002 World Cup and two European Championships, earning 46 caps.