Fernando Varela (Spanish footballer) Fernando Varela (Spanish footballer) Fernando Varela Ramos (born 1 September 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer. Mainly a right midfielder he could also operate as an attacking right back, being noted for his long-range strikes. He amassed La Liga totals of 257 matches and 13 goals over 11 seasons, in representation of Betis and Mallorca. He won one Copa del Rey with the former club. Born in Dos Hermanas, Province of Seville, Varela was a youth player at local Real Betis, and made his first-team – and La Liga – debut in 1996–97's closing stages, in a 1–1 away draw
Real Betis cantera or no fee, 15-year-old Fernando Rufo following in the footsteps of several others in summer 2018. The core of boys are first introduced into the "Benjamín" teams at around 8 years of age and advance by an age group every season through "Alevín", "Infantil", "Cadete" and "Juvenil" levels. The players who are retained by Betis after their Juvenil A spell (aged about 18) would typically join reserve team Betis Deportivo to gain experience in an adult league (Segunda División B level in most years). They can spend up to five years with the B team, often with some loan spells