Portuguese international Silvestre Varela, who played for Porto B and retired at the age of 38, announced today the “dragons” that the striker has represented for nine and a half seasons between two stages.
Minutes before the match between Porto and Vitoria de Guimarães in the 34th and final round of the I League, the winger, accompanied by his family, appeared at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto and received a long applause from the fans. At home.
Silvestre Varela made 11 appearances in his second season playing for the second team of the Dragons, but was ruled out of options in the win over Benfica B (3-1) in the last matchday of the 2nd Liga today, leaving football aged 95 goals in 604 matches.
The Almada-born striker already played for Porto between 2009 and 2017, when he won three league titles, two Portuguese Cups and five Candido de Oliveira Super Cups, and was instrumental in winning the Europa League in 2010/11.
With a training split between Pescadores da Costa da Caparica and Sporting CP, he also played at senior level for Casa Pia, Vitoria de Setubal, Estrela da Amadora and BSAD, during a lengthy career outside the country in the service of the Spanish team Recreativo de Huelva. English “West Bromwich Albion”, Italian “Parma” and Turkish “Kayserispor”.
Silvestre Varela made 27 appearances and scored five goals for the senior Portugal national team, which he represented in the final stages of Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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