page_title: Fernando Varela (Cape Verdean footballer)
section_title: Romania
hierarchical_section_title: Fernando Varela (Cape Verdean footballer) / Club career / Romania
caption_attribution_description: English: Fernando Varela
context_page_description: Fernando Lopes dos Santos Varela is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Greek club PAOK FC and the Cape Verde national team mainly as a central defender.
context_section_description: On 29 May 2012, Varela signed a three-year contract with Romanian side FC Vaslui. On 3 September of the following year he joined FC Steaua București also from Liga I, after agreeing to a three-year deal for a €1.25 million transfer fee.
  At the end of 2014–15, Málaga CF showed interest in acquiring Varela, but Steaua rejected the Spaniards' €6 million offer. He appeared in 47 matches across all competitions, in an eventual double conquest.
caption: Varela in action for Steaua București in 2015
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