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Courtesy of his Porto performances, Varela gained his first [[Portugal national football team|full cap]] for Portugal on 3 March 2010, appearing in the second half of the 2–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win with [[China PR national football team|China]], in a match played in [[Coimbra]]. His first goal came on 26 March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against [[Chile national football team|Chile]], in [[Leiria]].<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1612505.html Chile peg Portugal back after Varela strike]; UEFA.com, 26 March 2011</ref> |
Courtesy of his Porto performances, Varela gained his first [[Portugal national football team|full cap]] for Portugal on 3 March 2010, appearing in the second half of the 2–0 [[Exhibition game|friendly]] win with [[China PR national football team|China]], in a match played in [[Coimbra]]. His first goal came on 26 March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against [[Chile national football team|Chile]], in [[Leiria]].<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/news/newsid=1612505.html Chile peg Portugal back after Varela strike]; UEFA.com, 26 March 2011</ref> |
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Varela was selected by manager [[Paulo Bento]] for the 23-man squad that competed in the [[Group of Death]] in [[UEFA Euro 2012]]. He played ten minutes in the group stage opener against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], in an eventual 0–1 loss.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15172/match=2003322/postmatch/report/index.html#gomez+gives+germany+edge+over+portugal Gomez gives Germany edge over Portugal]; UEFA.com, 9 June 2012</ref> He came on as a sub again in the second group match on June 13th against [[Denmark]] and scored the winner in the 87th minute. He netted a cheeky screamer, first miscuing a cross before spinning around and striking the living daylights out of it on his second swipe. It gave Portugal life in the group with one match to go against [[ |
Varela was selected by manager [[Paulo Bento]] for the 23-man squad that competed in the [[Group of Death]] in [[UEFA Euro 2012]]. He played ten minutes in the group stage opener against [[Germany national football team|Germany]], in an eventual 0–1 loss.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15172/match=2003322/postmatch/report/index.html#gomez+gives+germany+edge+over+portugal Gomez gives Germany edge over Portugal]; UEFA.com, 9 June 2012</ref> He came on as a sub again in the second group match on June 13th against [[Denmark]] and scored the winner in the 87th minute. He netted a cheeky screamer, first miscuing a cross before spinning around and striking the living daylights out of it on his second swipe. It gave Portugal life in the group with one match to go against [[Netherlands]]. |
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===International goals=== |
===International goals=== |
Revision as of 18:15, 13 June 2012
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela | ||
Date of birth | February 2, 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Pescadores | ||
2002–2004 | Sporting CP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Sporting CP | 2 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 36 | (11) |
2006–2007 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 45 | (4) |
2007–2008 | → Recreativo (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Estrela Amadora | 28 | (5) |
2009– | Porto | 65 | (21) |
International career‡ | |||
2005–2007 | Portugal U21 | 26 | (6) |
2010– | Portugal | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 13 May 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:45, 13 June 2012 (UTC) |
Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela (born 2 February 1985 in Almada) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a winger.
Club career
Sporting
A product of Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth system, Varela was loaned to Casa Pia A.C. and Vitória Futebol Clube in his early years as a professional. Despite being a regular with the Portuguese under-21s and having enjoyed a decent form in various tournaments, he was not able to secure a place in Sporting's first team, only managing two substitute appearances in the 2005–06 season.
In 2007–08 Varela, alongside two former Sporting players, Beto and Carlos Martins, played for Recreativo de Huelva in Spain (Varela on loan again). After a disappointing season despite having received playing time in La Liga, he returned to Sporting in July 2008, only to be immediately sold to C.F. Estrela da Amadora.
Porto
Before the season was over, in March 2009, courtesy of his solid performances at Estrela, only relegated from the top division off the field, Varela signed a four-year agreement with champions F.C. Porto, on a free transfer, starting in July.
In his first season at Porto, Varela ranked second in overall goals in the team, only behind Colombian striker Radamel Falcao. In March 2010, however, he broke his fibula in training, being lost for the remainder of the campaign,[1] as Porto finished third.
In 2011–12, under new manager Vítor Pereira, Varela, as practically all Portuguese players (the roster was composed of three nationals), lost his importance in the first team. On 16 February 2012, in a rare start, he put Porto ahead against Manchester City in the season's UEFA Europa League round-of-32, in an eventual 1–2 home loss.[2]
International career
Courtesy of his Porto performances, Varela gained his first full cap for Portugal on 3 March 2010, appearing in the second half of the 2–0 friendly win with China, in a match played in Coimbra. His first goal came on 26 March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Chile, in Leiria.[3]
Varela was selected by manager Paulo Bento for the 23-man squad that competed in the Group of Death in UEFA Euro 2012. He played ten minutes in the group stage opener against Germany, in an eventual 0–1 loss.[4] He came on as a sub again in the second group match on June 13th against Denmark and scored the winner in the 87th minute. He netted a cheeky screamer, first miscuing a cross before spinning around and striking the living daylights out of it on his second swipe. It gave Portugal life in the group with one match to go against Netherlands.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 26 March 2011 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
2 | 13 June 2012 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | Denmark | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2012
Honours
References
External links |
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football wingers
- Primeira Liga players
- Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
- Vitória F.C. players
- Estrela da Amadora players
- F.C. Porto players
- La Liga footballers
- Recreativo de Huelva footballers
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers
- Portugal international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2012 players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain