Juan Carlos Leaño

{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1977)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Juan Carlos Leaño

| image = Cheto Leaño.jpg

| image_size = 220

| caption = Leaño playing for Tecos

| fullname = Juan Carlos Leaño Del Castillo

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|11|22}}

| birth_place = Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

| currentclub =

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| height = 1.86 m

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1999–2012

| clubs1 = Tecos

| caps1 = 303

| goals1 = 8

}}

Juan Carlos Leaño Del Castillo (born 22 November 1977) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played his whole career with Tecos. Leaño made his professional debut with Estudiantes in 1998. He is also the son of José Antonio Leaño, chairman of the club.

On 27 April 2012, after his team lost the permanence in the Mexican Primera División Leaño announced his retirement from football.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/04/27/juan-carlos-leano-anuncio-su-retiro-del-futbol |title=Juan Carlos Leaño anunció su retiro del futbol - Futbol - México - mediotiempo.com |access-date=2012-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430192337/http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/04/27/juan-carlos-leano-anuncio-su-retiro-del-futbol |archive-date=2012-04-30 |url-status=dead }}