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Carles Puyol is a Spanish association football player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the sport's history. He matters because of his exceptional skill, leadership, and numerous achievements with FC Barcelona, where he became a symbol of the club's success during one of its most dominant periods.
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Carles Puyol Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played his entire career for Barcelona. He mainly played as a central defender, but he could also play in either full-back position, mostly as a right-back. Praised for his leadership and defensive qualities, he is widely regarded as one of the best defenders and captains in the history of the sport. He…
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- Given name
- Carles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- La Pobla de Segur
- Spouse
- Vanesa Lorenzo
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Catalan
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2008
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Spain men's national football team
- Position played
- centre-back
- Country for sport
- Spain
- Mass
- 78
- Official website
- www.carles5puyol.com
- Image
- Carles Puyol 18abr2007.jpg
- Height
- 178
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- date of birth
- 1978-04-13
- Commons category
- Carles Puyol
- unmarried partner
- Vanesa Lorenzo
- social media followers
- 12506264
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 6
- total goals in career
- 0
- birth name
- Carles Puyol Saforcada
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- name in native language
- Carles Puyol
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- nickname
- Tarzan
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Carles Puyol Saforcada ( Catalan: [ˈkaɾləs puˈjɔl səfuɾˈkaðə], Spanish: [ˈkaɾles puˈʝol safoɾˈkaða]; born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played his entire career for Barcelona. Considered one of the best defenders ever and one of the sport's greatest captains, he mainly played as a centre-back, but could also play in either full-back position, mostly as a right-back.
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