Severino Varela

Football player infobox
playername = Severino Varela


fullname =
height =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1913|9|14
cityofbirth = Montevideo
dateofdeath = death date and age|1995|7|29|1913|9|14
countryofbirth = Uruguay
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position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1932-1935
1935-1942
1943-1945
1946-1947
clubs = River Plate (Uruguay)
Peñarol
Boca Juniors
Peñarol
caps(goals) =
74 (46)
nationalyears = 1935-1942
nationalteam = Uruguay
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (19)
pcupdate = May 2008

Severino Varela (September 14 1913 - July 29 1995) was an Uruguayan football striker who played for the Uruguay national team on 24 occasions, scoring 19 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html rsssf: Uruguay top goalscorers] ]

Varela started his playing career in 1932 playing for River Plate [ [http://www.cariverplate.com.uy/zelclub/historia.php Severino Varela in River Plate's history] ] . In 1935 he signed for Peñarol where he was part of the team that won four succesive league titles between 1935 and 1938.

In 1942 he was part of the Uruguay squad that won the South American Championship, he is still the equal 3rd highest scorer in the history of Copa América with 15 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sachamp.html#goal rsssf: Copa América topscorers] ]

In 1942 he joined Boca Juniors of Argentina where he won two league titles. He returned to Peñarol where he played out his career.

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External links

* [http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores.asp?CodJug=130&AnioInicial=1905&AnioFinal=2008&OpTipoTorneos=6&=Buscar Boca Juniors statistics]
* [http://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/biojugadores.asp?CodJug=130&OpTipoTorneos=6 Boca Juniors profile]