Carles Puyol Football player

Carles Puyol i Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as a right back. He served as a longtime team captain for his only club FC Barcelona after taking over from Luis Enrique in August 2004, going on to appear in more than 500 official games for the team and win 18 major titles, notably five La Liga and three UEFA Champions League championships. A Spanish international on more than 100 occasions, Puyol was part of the squads that won the Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup tournaments.

Personal facts

Carles Puyol
Birth dateApril 13, 1978
Birth place
La Pobla de Segur , Spain national football team
Height (meters)1.78

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Football player

position
Defender (association football)
teams
Spain national under-21 football team
Spain national under-18 football team
FC Barcelona
Spain national under-23 football team
FC Barcelona C
FC Barcelona B

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Carles Puyol on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j350.html
  2. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/j350.html?cat=SEL
  3. http://www.carles5puyol.com
  4. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/staff/players/puyol
  5. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=177914/index.html