Carles Puyol

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 fullback position mostly as a rightback 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 was Barcelonas captain from August 2004 until his retirement in 2014 and appeared in 593 competitive matches for the club He won 18 major club titles including six La Liga trophies and three Champions Leagues Puyol won 100 caps for Spain and was part of the squads that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup In the 2010 World Cup semifinal he scored the only goal of the game against Germany From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia