Editing Stanislav Varga (section)

===Return to Sunderland===
On 31 August 2006, he returned to Sunderland under new manager [[Roy Keane]], a former colleague from Celtic, alongside Celtic's [[Ross Wallace]], for a combined fee of up to £1,100,000.<ref>[http://www.safc.com/news/?page_id=10358 Keane Signs Celtic Pair] '' [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland AFC Website]]'' 31 September 2006</ref> He scored his first goal in his second spell at Sunderland in a 4–1 loss at Preston North End in October 2006.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/5415678.stm
|title=Preston 4–1 Sunderland
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=14 October 2006 |accessdate=25 November 2009}}</ref>

His strong and powerful presence, ability in the air and no nonsense defending has made him a rising fan favourite at the Stadium of Light. Having to act as a substitute behind first choice centre half [[Nyron Nosworthy]], the Slovak chose a one-month loan deal to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] on 4 January 2008 to regain match-fitness.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7171290.stm|title=Defender Varga loaned to Burnley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 January 2008|accessdate=6 January 2008}}</ref> He was named in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] Team of the Week for his performance in Burnley's 1–0 win over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], his first league game for the club.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/c2/ce/0,,10794~118466,00.pdf
 |title       = Coca-Cola Championship Team of the Week (14/01/2008)
 |publisher   = The Football League
 |date        = 14 January 2008
 |access-date  = 14 January 2008
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080228183051/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/c2/ce/0%2C%2C10794~118466%2C00.pdf
 |archive-date = 28 February 2008
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>

Sunderland released Varga at the end of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Keane releases Sunderland quartet|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7389966.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 May 2008|accessdate=15 May 2008}}</ref>