SD Eibar
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Sociedad Deportiva Eibar, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Eibar
, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country
. Founded on 30 November 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B
.
Eibar plays in azulgrana – claret
and blue, with blue shorts, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
.
Promoted to the third division
in 1950, Eibar achieved promotion to the upper level
three seasons later, being relegated again after a five-season stint, and competing in division three for 25 of the following 28 years (in 1977, Tercera División became the fourth level, after the creation of Segunda División B
). In 1988, the team returned to the "silver category".
Eibar club was relegated to the third divisio at the end of 2005–06
. However, it won Segunda B (group IV) in the immediate season and, during the promotion play-offs, won the semi-final tie against CE L'Hospitalet 2–0, beating Rayo Vallecano
2–1 on aggregate in the finals, returning after just a one-year absence.
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Season
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
1968/69
3ª
6th
1969/70
3ª
2nd
1970/71
3ª
7th
1971/72
3ª
4th
1972/73
3ª
12th
1973/74
3ª
2nd
1974/75
3ª
16th
1975/76
3ª
19th
1976/77
Regional
—
1977/78
Regional
—
1978/79
Regional
—
1979/80
3ª
4th
1980/81
3ª
3rd
1981/82
3ª
1st
1982/83
3ª
2nd
1983/84
3ª
2nd
1984/85
3ª
2nd
1985/86
3ª
1st
1986/87
2ªB
7th
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Season
Division
Place
Copa del Rey
2001/02
2ª
8th
2002/03
2ª
17th
2003/04
2ª
10th
2004/05
2ª
4th
2005/06
2ª
22nd
2006/07
2ªB
1st
2007/08
2ª
13th
2008/09
2ª
21st
2nd Round
2009/10
2ªB
2nd
2010/11
2ªB
1st
First round
2011/12
2ªB
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)
(on loan from Gimnàstic
)
, which seats 5,250 spectators.
see also
Éibar
Eibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346...
, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
. Founded on 30 November 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
.
Eibar plays in azulgrana – claret
Claret
Claret is a name primarily used in British English for red wine from the Bordeaux region of France.-Usage:Claret derives from the French clairet, a now uncommon dark rosé and the most common wine exported from Bordeaux until the 18th century...
and blue, with blue shorts, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua is a multi-use stadium in Eibar, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Eibar. The stadium holds 5,250 and was built in 1947. The pitch measures 103 x 65 m....
.
History
Formed by the merger of Deportivo Gallo and Unión Deportiva Eibarresa, the club was originally known as Eibar Fútbol Club, before changing to Sociedad Deportiva Eibar. Originally an irregular team, it wasn't until the 1943–44 season that it were reorganised into a more full-time unit.Promoted to the third division
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
in 1950, Eibar achieved promotion to the upper level
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
three seasons later, being relegated again after a five-season stint, and competing in division three for 25 of the following 28 years (in 1977, Tercera División became the fourth level, after the creation of Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
). In 1988, the team returned to the "silver category".
Eibar club was relegated to the third divisio at the end of 2005–06
2005–06 Segunda División
-Classification 2005–06:-Relegated to Segunda División B:* UE Lleida -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 3* Ferrol -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 1* Eibar -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 4...
. However, it won Segunda B (group IV) in the immediate season and, during the promotion play-offs, won the semi-final tie against CE L'Hospitalet 2–0, beating Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas...
2–1 on aggregate in the finals, returning after just a one-year absence.
Season to season
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| Season | Division | Place | Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949/50 | Regional | — | |
| 1950/51 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 1951/52 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd | |
| 1952/53 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 1953/54 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
7th | |
| 1954/55 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
8th | |
| 1955/56 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
14th | |
| 1956/57 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
10th | |
| 1957/58 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
17th | |
| 1958/59 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd | |
| 1959/60 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
7th | |
| 1960/61 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
3rd | |
| 1961/62 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 1962/63 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 1963/64 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd | |
| 1964/65 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd | |
| 1965/66 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd | |
| 1966/67 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
1st | |
| 1967/68 | 3ª Tercera División Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:... |
2nd |
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Tercera División
Tercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
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| Season | Division | Place | Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987/88 | 2ªB Segunda División B Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division... |
1st | |
| 1988/89 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
16th | |
| 1989/90 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
16th | |
| 1990/91 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
10th | |
| 1991/92 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
12th | |
| 1992/93 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
16th | |
| 1993/94 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
10th | |
| 1994/95 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
5th | |
| 1995/96 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
12th | |
| 1996/97 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
5th | |
| 1997/98 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
10th | |
| 1998/99 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
18th | |
| 1999/00 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
11th | |
| 2000/01 | 2ª Segunda División The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:... |
15th |
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
2005–06 Segunda División
-Classification 2005–06:-Relegated to Segunda División B:* UE Lleida -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 3* Ferrol -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 1* Eibar -- Relegated to Segunda División B - Group 4...
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
2009–10 Segunda División B
The 2009–10 Segunda División B season was the 79th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 2009, and the season ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
2010–11 Segunda División B
The 2010–11 Segunda División B season is the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 28 August 2010, and the season ended on 26 June 2011 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
2010–11 Copa del Rey
The 2010–11 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on August 21, 2010 and ended on April 20, 2011 with the final, held at the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia, in which Real Madrid lifted the trophy for the eighteenth time in their history with a 1–0 victory over...
2011–12 Segunda División B
The 2011–12 Segunda División B season is the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 20 August 2011, and the season is scheduled to end on 24 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.-Group 1:...
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
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- 23 seasons in Segunda DivisiónSegunda DivisiónThe Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
- 5 seasons in Segunda División BSegunda División BSegunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
- 28 seasons in Tercera DivisiónTercera DivisiónTercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
- 4 seasons in Categorías RegionalesDivisiones Regionales de FútbolThe Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol are the Spanish football lower divisions. They are administered by the Autonomous football federations. The level immediately above is the Tercera División. The autonomous regional divisions are:-External links:*...
Current squad
(on loan from BarcelonaFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
)
(on loan from Gimnàstic
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, usually referred to as Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team currently plays in Segunda División....
)
Honours / Achievements
- Fourth DivisionTercera DivisiónTercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
: 1950–51, 1952–53, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1981–82, 1985–86 - Third DivisionSegunda División BSegunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
: 1987–88, 2006–07, 2010–11 - Promotion to the Fourth DivisionTercera DivisiónTercera División is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system. The top three are the Primera División, often referred to as "La Liga" in English, the Segunda División, and Segunda División B.-Current Format:...
: 1949–50 - Promotion to the Second DivisionSegunda DivisiónThe Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
: 1987–88
Stadium
Eibar's home stadium is Estadio Municipal de IpuruaEstadio Municipal de Ipurua
Estadio Municipal de Ipurua is a multi-use stadium in Eibar, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Eibar. The stadium holds 5,250 and was built in 1947. The pitch measures 103 x 65 m....
, which seats 5,250 spectators.
Famous players
| Frederic Peiremans Frédéric Peiremans Frédéric Peiremans is a retired Belgian football player who played for Anderlecht, Charleroi, FC Twente, Real Sociedad and SD Eibar, as well as the Belgian national team.The band Peiremans is named after him.... Avimileth Rivas Igor Lediakhov Manuel Almunia Manuel Almunia Manuel Almunia Rivero is a professional footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal.-Early career:Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Almunia started his senior career with Osasuna's reserve team in 1997, playing two seasons with the team in Segunda División B... Xabi Alonso Xabi Alonso Xabier "Xabi" Alonso Olano is a Spanish World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder.Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his home region Gipuzkoa. After a brief loan period at Eibar he returned to Sociedad where then manager John Toshack appointed... Roberto Echeverria Ciriaco Errasti Ciriaco Errasti Ciriaco Errasti Siunaga was a Spanish international footballer player who participated at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1934 FIFA World Cup. Errasti, a defender, played club football for Deportivo Alavés and Real Madrid between 1925 and 1938.-External links:*... Ramón Gabilondo Ramón Gabilondo Ramón Gabilondo Alberdi was a Spanish international football player who played club football for Real Valladolid and Atlético Madrid.... José Garate |
Gaizka Garitano Gaizka Garitano Aguirre Gaizka Garitano Aguirre is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:... José Garmendia José Ignacio Garmendia José Ignacio Garmendia Mendizábal is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:During his career, Garmendia played solely for Basque club SD Eibar, in a career which spanned 20 years... Pepe Muguerza Asier Riesgo David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... Aitor López Rekarte Aitor López Rekarte Aitor López Rekarte is a retired Spanish footballer.He played as a defender on the right side, and sporadically on the other flank; his professional career was closely connected to Real Sociedad, where he played 13 of 15 total seasons.-Club career:López Rekarte played a decade for the Basque side... Federico Magallanes Iván Pailos Iván Pailós Jorge Iván Pailos Gaitán is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Club Sportivo Cerrito in the Uruguayan Primera División.-Club career:... Ricardo Varela Ricardo Varela Ricardo José Silva Varela is a Portuguese swimmer from Clube Naval Setubalense. He has practised swimming since he was three years old, and has been a professional swimmer for about 11 years. Varela started to swim, until the age of 8 in Clube Fluvial Vilacondense, in Vila do Conde... |
see also