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Carlos Mendes Varela 
Summary
Carlos Mendes Varela (born 28 December 1984) is a Portuguese-born French professional rugby league footballer. Arrived in France at 12, he took the French nationality and played in 2008 for the France A team (reserve of the national team).[3] His position is winger or centre. He is currently playing for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship competition in France and England. Prior to his signing with Toulouse he was playing at Lyon in the French first division.
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| Born | 28 December 1984 Seixal, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 4 January 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background edit
Carlos Mendes Varela was born in Seixal, Portugal and is of Cape Verdean descent. He moved to France at the age of 12.[4]
References edit
- ^ itsrugby.fr
- ^ championshipstats.rlfans.com
- ^ La Depeche:"Carlos Mendes Varela et la zen attitude"
- ^ https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/08/07/651156-toulouse-olympique-carlos-mendes-varela-et-la-zen-attitude.html#:~:text=Arriv%C3%A9%20en%20France%20%C3%A0%20l,situ%C3%A9e%20au%20large%20du%20S%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal.
External links edit
- Toulouse Olympique profile
- Widnes Vikings: Portuguese star could figure for Toulouse in Co-operative Championship game Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News