Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer (died 1996)

Obdulio Varela

Uruguayan footballer (1917-1996)

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…