Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez (born 14 May 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer. He was a versatile right sided player who also could "be played as a lone striker, behind the front two" or at the heart of midfield.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Nacional | 118 | (28) |
| 2002–2009 | Schalke 04 | 82 | (8) |
| 2003 | Schalke 04 II | 4 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Nacional | 20 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | → Quilmes (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Cerro | 21 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Cerro | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 288 | (48) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Uruguay | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editVarela 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.[3]
Varela transferred to Argentina to play for recently promoted Quilmes in the 2010–11 Argentine Primera División season.[4]
International career
editVarela made 24 appearances for the Uruguay national football team,[5] and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Honours
editSchalke 04
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile". Club Atletico Cerro. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Player Profile". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ ""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. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Morales y Varela llegan a Quilmes". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 18 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (1 May 2009). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Gustavo Varela – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Ligapokal, 2005, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
edit- Gustavo Varela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gustavo Varela at WorldFootball.net
- Gustavo Varela at ESPN FC
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