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Carles Puyol
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Personal information
Full name Carles Puyol i Saforcada
Date of birth 13 April 1978 (1978-04-13) (age 31)
Place of birth La Pobla de Segur, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 5
Youth career
1993–1995 C. Pobla de Segur
1995–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Club Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2000 Barcelona B 83 (4)
1999– Barcelona 304 (5)
National team‡
1995 Spain U18 3 (0)
2000 Spain U21 4 (0)
2000 Spain U23 5 (0)
2000– Spain 78 (2)
2001– Catalonia 3 (0)
Honours[show]
Competitor for Spain
Men's Football
Silver 2000 Sydney Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04 October 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2009

Carles Puyol i Saforcada (born 13 April 1978 in La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays with Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

Mainly a central defender, he can also appear on either flanks, especially as a right back. He also served as a longtime team captain, after taking over from Luis Enrique on August 2004.
Contents
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* 1 Club career
* 2 International career
* 3 Club statistics
o 3.1 International goals
* 4 Honours
o 4.1 Barcelona
o 4.2 International
o 4.3 Individual
* 5 References
* 6 External links

[edit] Club career

Puyol started playing football for his hometown club, La Pobla de Segur, as a goalkeeper. However, after injury problems with his shoulder, he switched to striker. In 1995, he moved to join FC Barcelona's youth team, switching positions again, to play as a defensive midfielder. In 1997, Puyol stepped up to play for the club's B-team, occupying the position of right back.

In 1999, then coach Louis van Gaal promoted Puyol to the first team. He made his first division debut on October 2, 1999, at Real Valladolid, in a 2-0 win. After that, he successfully made another reconversion, now to central defender; he was awarded "Best European right back" award by UEFA in 2002 and "Best European centre back" in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Puyol also won the trophy "UEFA Club Best Defender" in 2006.
Carles Puyol

Puyol was first chosen as the captain of Barcelona at the end of the 2003-04 season, after the retirement of Luis Enrique. On September 16, 2008, he made his 400th appearance in all competitions for the Barça first team in a Champions League match against Sporting Clube de Portugal.[1]
[edit] International career

Puyol won his first Spanish cap on November 15, 2000 against the Netherlands, and remained a regular fixture ever since. He played for the nation at the 2000 Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008 and the Confederations Cup 2009.

At Euro 2008, Puyol started throughout the vast majority of the competition, as the defensive backline only conceded two goals in five games, in an eventual final win against Germany. He was named in the Team of the Tournament with defensive partner Carlos Marchena of Valencia CF.

Puyol started three out of five games at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and captained the team when Iker Casillas was rested for the last group stage match. As Spain finished third, he and three other teammates were named in the Team of the Tournament.

Additionally, Puyol also appeared regularly for the Catalonian national team.
[edit] Club statistics

As of 4 October 2009 [2][3]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other [4] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Barcelona B 1996–97 1 1 - - - - - - 1 1
1997–98 36 1 - - - - - - 36 1
1998–99 38 2 - - - - - - 38 2
1999–00 8 0 - - - - - - 8 0
Total 83 4 - - - - - - 83 4
FC Barcelona 1999–00 24 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 37 0
2000–01 17 0 2 0 5 0 - - 24 0
2001–02 35 2 1 0 15 0 - - 51 2
2002–03 32 0 0 0 14 0 - - 46 0
2003–04 27 0 4 0 7 0 - - 38 0
2004–05 36 0 1 0 8 0 - - 45 0
2005–06 35 1 3 0 12 0 2 0 52 1
2006–07 35 1 7 0 8 1 5 0 55 2
2007–08 30 0 7 0 10 1 - - 47 1
2008–09 28 1 6 0 11 0 - - 45 1
2009–10 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 10 0
Total 304 5 36 0 100 2 10 0 450 7
Career totals 387 9 36 0 100 2 10 0 533 11
[edit] International goals
International Goals[5] # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. April 17, 2002 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 0–4 0–5 International Friendly
2. October 11, 2008 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia 0–3 0–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
[edit] Honours
[edit] Barcelona

* La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
* Copa del Rey: 2008–09
* UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09
* Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009
* UEFA Super Cup: 2009

[edit] International

* Sydney Olympic Games Silver Medal : 2000
* UEFA European Football Championship: 2008

[edit] Individual

* Don Balón Award for Breakthrough player of the year : 2001
* UEFA Team of the Year: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
* UEFA Club Best Defender: 2006
* FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008
* UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament[6]
* FIFA Team of the Year: 2008
* 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament

[edit] References

1. ^ The captain makes it to 400 games fcbarcelona.cat
2. ^ Official site statistics
3. ^ Soccernet player statistics
4. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
5. ^ National team data (Spanish)
6. ^ "Spain dominate Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 2008-06-30. http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=729372.html#spain+dominate+team+tournament. Retrieved 2008-06-30.

[edit] External links

* FC Barcelona profile
* BDFutbol profile
* National team data (Spanish)
* Carles Puyol FIFA competition record
* Carles Puyol career stats and news at the Global Football Database
* FootballDatabase profile and statistics
* Official website (Catalan) (Spanish) (English)

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Carles Puyol - Navigation boxes and awards
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Spain squad – 2000 Summer Olympics Silver Medalists
1 Aranzubia • 2 Lacruz • 3 Capdevila • 4 Marchena • 5 Unai • 6 Albelda • 7 Angulo • 8 Xavi • 9 José Mari • 10 Gabri • 11 Ferrón • 12 Puyol • 13 A. Luque • 14 Amaya • 15 Ismael • 16 Velamazán • 17 Tamudo • 18 Felip • Coach: Sáez
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Spain squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Casillas • 2 Curro Torres • 3 Juanfran • 4 Helguera • 5 Puyol • 6 Hierro (c) • 7 Raúl • 8 Baraja • 9 Morientes • 10 Tristán • 11 de Pedro • 12 A. Luque • 13 Ricardo • 14 Albelda • 15 Romero • 16 Mendieta • 17 Valerón • 18 Sergio • 19 Xavi • 20 Nadal • 21 Luis Enrique • 22 Joaquín • 23 Contreras • Coach: Camacho
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Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2004
1 Cañizares • 2 Capdevila • 3 Marchena • 4 Albelda • 5 Puyol • 6 Helguera • 7 Raúl (c) • 8 Baraja • 9 F. Torres • 10 Morientes • 11 A. Luque • 12 Gabri • 13 Aranzubia • 14 Vicente • 15 R. Bravo • 16 Xabi Alonso • 17 Etxeberria • 18 César Martín • 19 Joaquín • 20 Xavi • 21 Valerón • 22 Juanito • 23 Casillas • Coach: Iñaki Sáez
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Spain squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Casillas • 2 Salgado • 3 Pernía • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Albelda • 7 Raúl (c) • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 Reyes • 11 Luis García • 12 A. López • 13 Iniesta • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 S. Ramos • 16 Senna • 17 Joaquín • 18 Fàbregas • 19 Cañizares • 20 Juanito • 21 Villa • 22 Pablo • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés
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Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2008 Winners (2nd Title)
1 Casillas (c) • 2 Albiol • 3 F. Navarro • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Iniesta • 7 Villa • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 Fàbregas • 11 Capdevila • 12 Cazorla • 13 Palop • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 S. Ramos • 16 S. García • 17 Güiza • 18 Arbeloa • 19 Senna • 20 Juanito • 21 Silva • 22 De la Red • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés
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Spain squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Third Place
1 Casillas (c) • 2 Albiol • 3 Piqué • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Pablo H. • 7 Villa • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 Fàbregas • 11 Capdevila • 12 Busquets • 13 D. López • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 S. Ramos • 16 Llorente • 17 Güiza • 18 Riera • 19 Arbeloa • 20 Cazorla • 21 Silva • 22 Mata • 23 Reina • Coach: del Bosque
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Awards
Preceded by
John Terry UEFA Champions League Best Defender
2005–06 Succeeded by
Paolo Maldini
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Luis Enrique Barcelona captain
2004-Present Succeeded by
Incumbent
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FC Barcelona – current squad

1 Valdés · 2 Dani Alves · 3 Piqué · 4 Márquez · 5 Puyol (c) · 6 Xavi · 8 Iniesta · 9 Ibrahimović · 10 Messi · 11 Bojan · 13 Pinto · 14 Henry · 15 Keita · 16 Busquets · 17 Pedro · 18 Milito · 19 Maxwell · 21 Chygrynskiy · 22 Abidal · 24 Touré · 35 Jeffrén · Coach: Guardiola
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