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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.
Carles Puyol captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble. [7] Xavi has made the most international competition appearances with 178 matches for Barcelona Lionel Messi is the only player to win Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Shoe in the same season. [8] He is also the all-time highest scorer ...
[61] [62] On the same day, Carles Puyol, the assistant director of football, quit his position. [63] On 7 January, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu called for early presidential election at the end of the 2014–15 season. [64] On 8 January, Barcelona played the first leg of Round of 16 of Copa del Rey against Elche at Camp Nou.
On 1 August 2014, after the retirement of long time club captain and defender Carles Puyol and at the veteran's personal request, he was given the number 5 shirt for the upcoming campaign and was named one of the four captains for the club alongside Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Lionel Messi. [33] Busquets during the 2015 UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla
In his second match as an international on 28 March 2009, he was called up as a replacement for injured teammate Carles Puyol and he scored the only goal in Spain's victory in the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Turkey at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. [52] Four days later, he started in Istanbul in a 2–1 win, also in the group ...
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