Carles Puyol/import

Carles Puyol i Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona. 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 almost 600 official games for the team and win 21 major titles, notably six La Liga and three UEFA Champions League championships.
A Spanish international on 100 occasions, Puyol was part of the squads that won the Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup tournaments. In the latter competition's semifinal, he scored the only goal of the match against Germany.
==External links==
*FC Barcelona profile
*BDFutbol profile
*National team data
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*2010 FIFA World Cup profile
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*Official website
Category:1978 births
Category:Players
Category:Spanish footballers
Category:Catalan footballers
Category:Association football defenders
Category:La Liga footballers
Category:Segunda División footballers
Category:Segunda División B footballers
Category:FC Barcelona C players
Category:FC Barcelona B players
Category:FC Barcelona players
Category:Spain youth international footballers
Category:Spain under-21 international footballers
Category:Spain under-23 international footballers
Category:Spain international footballers
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:UEFA Euro 2004 players
Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players
Category:UEFA Euro 2008 players
Category:2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
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Category:UEFA European Championship-winning players