| Juan Carlos Henao | |
| Fullname: | Juan Carlos Henao Valencia |
| Birth Date: | December 30, 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Medellín, Colombia |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | 1991 |
| Years2: | 1992–2004 |
| Years3: | 2002 |
| Years4: | 2005 |
| Years5: | 2005–2007 |
| Years6: | 2007–2008 |
| Years7: | 2009–2010 |
| Years8: | 2010–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Dinastia Río Sucio |
| Clubs2: | Once Caldas |
| Clubs3: | → Bucaramanga (loan) |
| Clubs4: | Santos |
| Clubs5: | Millonarios |
| Clubs6: | Maracaibo |
| Clubs7: | Real Cartagena |
| Clubs8: | Once Caldas |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Caps2: | 259 |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Caps6: | 38 |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Caps8: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 466 |
| Totalgoals: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2005 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 27 November 2016 |
Juan Carlos Henao Valencia, usually known as Juan Carlos Henao[1] (born December 30, 1971),[2] is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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.[3] He has been capped nine times for the Colombia national team.[3] In 2004, Henao finished in the fifth place in the Uruguayan El Pais' South American Player of the Year award, after collecting 32 votes,[3] 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]
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]