Severino Varela
Severino Varela in a game
Severino Varela Puente ( born 14 September 1913 in Montevideo, † July 29, 1995 ) was one of the best known and most prolific Uruguayan soccer players in the first half of the 20th century and played in the national team of his native country.
Association
The El Gallego -called Uruguayan began 14 - year playing football with Olimpia de la Aduana. At his club, which merged to the early days of Uruguayan professional football with the new club Capurro CA River Plate Montevideo, from 1932 he then became part of the Squad in the highest Uruguayan league. From 1935 he played in the successful city rivals Peñarol, where he made his debut on April 30 of that year. Prior to his move had caused the so-called case Severino, in which Varela was named player without a contract. An agreement made with River, when it signed Varela was not old enough, was declared invalid.
With Peñarol he succeeded in winning four league titles in a row (1935, 1936, 1937, 1938), before he left the club in 1942 in the direction of Boca Juniors in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. For the Argentines, he completed 1943-1945 67 games in La Liga, scoring 43 hits. Also Varela won two national championships during this period. During his time at Boca Juniors he continued to work during the week in Montevideo and only traveled to the games to Argentina. In order not to give up his government job at UTE, he renounced then also on a long-term contract with the Boca Juniors. Therefore His career sounded out for a new change in Peñarol. The second stage of Aurinegros lasted from 1946 until 1948. However, also a station is performed at Sud América for the year 1948. After Boca was in 1949 in a difficult situation, he showed his willingness to help by offering to play again without remuneration for the club.
Varela also wore during the games as a trademark on the basis of an advertising contract, a Basque cap ( boina ), with the September 29, 1943, he headed even a goal, which earned him the nickname boina fantasma. In view of the time put this represents an absolutely exceptional situation because marketing at that time actually did not exist.
National
On August 15, 1935 Severino Varela made his debut in the Uruguayan national football team and graduated until February 7, 1942 24 games in which he scored 19 goals. Get 15 of them to him at Sweeps the Copa America, which he still holds the third place in the all-time best list this competition. While he still got the bronze in 1939 and handed the silver medal with his team in 1937, succeeded in winning the hosting of 1942.
Other sources of lead even 40 matches with 29 goals for him.
Achievements
- Uruguayan champion: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
- Argentine champion: 1943, 1944
- Copa América: 1942