# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/obdulio-varela
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:25:06.512Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/obdulio-varela"
name: "Obdulio Varela"
slug: "obdulio-varela"
description: "Obdulio Jacinto Muiños Varela was a Uruguayan football player. He was the captain of the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup after beating Brazil in the decisive final round match popularly known as the Maracanazo. He was nicknamed \"El Negro Jefe\" because of his dark skin and the influence he had on the pitch, especially during the unlikely victory over Brazil. He was of African, Spanish and Greek ancestry. Commonly regarded as one of the greatest classic holding midfielders, Varela was adept in defence and was renowned for his tenacity and leadership. He is regarded as one of the greatest captains in football history, and \"he remains one of the biggest sporting heroes in Uruguay\"."
tagline: "Uruguayan footballer (1917–1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Obdulio_varela_uruguay.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
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  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1917-09-20"
deathDate: "1996-08-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             35.71331981068289
  historical:           20.78432533333334
  currentAttention:     28.68
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump