Adilson Tavares Varela
Adilson Tavares Varela (born 22 October 1988), commonly known as Cabral , is a former professional footballer . He spent most of his career at Basel , winning ten honours including five Swiss Super League championships and three Swiss Cup titles. He also had brief spells in three foreign countries. After representing his adopted Switzerland 30 times between under-18 and under-21 level, Cabral was called up in 2012 for his native Cape Verde but did not play. — Wikipedia
- Position
- MF
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Birthplace
- Praia
- Born
- 22 Oct 1988
- Height
- 178 cm
On 10 June 2013, Sunderland announced the signing of Cabral on a free transfer. [ 22 ] He scored his first goal for the club against Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final of the 2013 Premier League Asia Trophy . Sunderland would eventually win that game 3–1. He made his competitive debut for the club on the opening day of the season in a 1–0 home defeat against Fulham on 17 August 2013. [ 23 ] However, he failed to make another league appearance all season, even after Paolo Di Canio was sacked as manager and replaced with Gus Poyet . On 9 January 2014, having played no further part for the Black Cats, he was loaned to Genoa until the end of the season. [ 24 ] After the loan period, Cabral returned to Sunderland but could not get a place in the team. He had three appearances for their U-21 team. On 2 February 2015, Sunderland confirmed that Cabral had left the club by mutual consent. [ 25 ] — Wikipedia
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