Gustavo Varela
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| Full name | Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cerro | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2002 | Nacional | 118 | (28) |
| 2002–2009 | FC Schalke 04 | 82 | (8) |
| 2003 | FC Schalke 04 II | 4 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Nacional | 20 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | → Quilmes (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2011– | Cerro | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2006 | Uruguay | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:06, 6 August 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Varela and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez (born 14 May 1978) is a Uruguayan football player currently playing for C.A. Cerro.
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[edit] Career
Varela started his career in Nacional in Uruguay, and played between 2002 and 2008 for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. After his contract with Schalke 04 expired in January 2009, Varela returned to Nacional.[1]
Varela transferred to Argentina to play for recently promoted Quilmes in the 2010-11 Argentine Primera División season.[2]
[edit] International career
Varela made 24 appearances for the Uruguay national football team,[3] and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ ""Heimweh" in Uruguay: Zu Besuch bei Darío Rodríguez und Gustavo Varela ["Homesick" in Uruguay: Visiting Darío Rodríguez and Gustavo Varela]" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2010. http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/heimweh-in-uruguay-zu-besuch-bei-dario-rodriguez-und-gustavo-varela.html. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Morales y Varela llegan a Quilmes" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 June 2010. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1044342&s=arg&type=story. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (1 May 2009). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Gustavo Varela – FIFA competition record
[edit] External links
- Gustavo Varela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Statistics at ESPN Soccernet
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