Carles Puyol Saforkada ( Spanish: Carles Puyol Saforcada , Cat. Carles Puyol i Saforcada ; born April 13, 1978 , Pobla de Segur , Spain ) - Spanish footballer , played mainly in the position of central defender , he could also play on both flanks, mainly on the right [7] , and was considered one of the best defenders of his generation [8] .
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| Full name | Carles Puyol Saforkada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Pobla de Segur , Catalonia , Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 178 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He spent his entire career in the Spanish club Barcelona , was the team captain from 2004 to 2014, played 593 matches and scored 18 goals. He won 21 major trophies.
He played for the Spanish national team , held the position of vice-captain of the team.
Biography
From the age of 17 he was brought up at the Barcelona Academy. As part of the first team, he made his debut in 1999, and in 2004 received a captain's armband from Luis Enrique . In total, over fifteen seasons he has won six Spanish titles, two Spanish Cups , six Spanish Super Cups and three UEFA Champions League . In addition, the defender has two victories in the European Super Cup , as well as two world club titles. Three times he entered the symbolic national team of the world according to FIFA (2007, 2008, 2010) and six times to the symbolic national team of Europe according to the UEFA (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010). The best defender of Europe in 2006.
For the national team, Puyol made his debut in 2000. Participant of three world championships ( 2002 , 2006 , 2010 ) and two European championships ( 2004 , 2008 ). Vice-champion of the 2000 Olympic Games . For the first team he spent 100 matches and scored 3 goals. World Champion ( 2010 ) and European Champion ( 2008 ). He was part of the symbolic teams of these tournaments. Confederations Cup bronze medalist ( 2009 ).
Feature
Carles Puyol is a tough, aggressive defender who played equally well both in the center of defense and on the flank. His dedicated game, professionalism and colorful appearance made him one of the most popular players among Barcelona fans. Puyol was the most important player of Barcelona, his tactical abilities allowed him to avoid yellow cards and, accordingly, play in almost all matches of the team. A good head game made him useful in the opponent's penalty box during the execution of the “standards”. The Spaniard has always been a supporter of fair play and restraint in those moments when the opponent specifically provokes the response.
Personal life
A sheep named Keka lived in Puyol’s house. In the commercials of the Catalan program Crackovia, this is often mentioned, since Puyol is from rural areas. This part of his biography became the object of jokes on him [9] . In October 2011, Puyol broke up with the Spanish model Malena Costa [10] . At the beginning of 2012, information appeared that Puyol began to meet with the Colombian model Gisele Lacouture [11] . In 2012, he began dating model Vanessa Lorenzo. On January 24, 2014 their daughter was born - Manuel Puyol Lorenzo. On January 2, 2016, the second daughter was born - Maria Puyol Lorenzo [12] .
Team Career
Puyol played for the Spanish national team . On July 7, 2010, at the 2010 World Cup he led the Spanish national team to the final of the tournament, scoring the only goal against the German national team from the standard position draw. I missed the European Football Championship 2012 due to a shoulder injury.
Performance Statistics
Club statistics
| Performance | League | Cups [13] | Eurocups [14] | Others [15] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals |
| Barcelona B | Segunda | 1996/97 | one | one | - | - | - | one | one | |||
| Segund B | 1997/98 | 42 | 3 | - | - | - | 42 | 3 | ||||
| Segunda | 1998/99 | 38 | 2 | - | - | - | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Segunda B | 1999/00 | eight | 0 | - | - | - | eight | 0 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 6 | - | - | - | 89 | 6 | |||||
| Barcelona | An example | 1999/00 | 24 | 0 | five | 0 | eight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000/01 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | five | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2001/02 | 35 | 2 | one | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | 51 | 2 | |||
| 2002/03 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | - | 46 | 0 | |||
| 2003/04 | 27 | 0 | four | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2004/05 | 36 | 0 | one | 0 | eight | 0 | - | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2005/06 | 35 | one | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | one | ||
| 2006/07 | 35 | one | 7 | 0 | eight | one | five | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| 2007/08 | thirty | 0 | 7 | 0 | ten | one | - | 47 | one | |||
| 2008/09 | 28 | one | 6 | 0 | eleven | 0 | - | 45 | one | |||
| 2009/10 | 32 | one | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | five | 0 | 48 | one | ||
| 2010/11 | 17 | one | 2 | 0 | eight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | one | ||
| 2011/12 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | five | ||
| 2012/13 | 13 | one | five | one | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2013/14 | five | one | 6 | one | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 392 | 12 | 58 | four | 129 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 593 | 18 | ||
| Total career | 481 | 18 | 58 | four | 129 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 682 | 24 | ||
Team appearances
| National team | Year | World Cup Qualifiers | World Cup Final Matches | European Qualifiers | Final matches | Confederations Cup | Friendlies | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | ||
| Spain | 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | one | 0 | one | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | four | 0 | |
| 2002 | - | - | four | 0 | one | 0 | - | - | - | - | five | one | ten | one | |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | eight | 0 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | four | 0 | ten | 0 | |
| 2005 | eight | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | ten | 0 | |
| 2006 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | four | 0 | ten | 0 | |
| 2007 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | five | 0 | |
| 2008 | four | one | - | - | - | - | five | 0 | - | - | five | 0 | 14 | one | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | eight | 0 | |
| 2010 | - | - | 7 | one | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | five | 0 | 14 | one | |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | four | 0 | |
| 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | one | 0 | one | 0 | |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | one | 0 | one | 0 | |
| Total career | nineteen | one | 14 | one | 17 | 0 | eight | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | one | 100 | 3 | |
Matches and Goals for the Team
| Matches and goals of Puyol for the Spanish national team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | date | Opponent | Score | Goals | Competition | |
| one | November 15, 2000 | Netherlands | 1: 2 | - | Friendly match | |
| 2 | April 25, 2001 | Japan | 1-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 3 | June 6, 2001 | Israel | 1: 1 | - | World Cup Qualifiers 2002 | |
| four | September 5, 2001 | Liechtenstein | 2-0 | - | World Cup Qualifiers 2002 | |
| five | November 14, 2001 | Mexico | 1-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 6 | February 13, 2002 | Portugal | 1: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 7 | March 27, 2002 | Netherlands | 0: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| eight | April 17, 2002 | Northern Ireland | 5: 0 | one | Friendly match | |
| 9 | June 2, 2002 | Slovenia | 3: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2002 World Cup | |
| ten | June 7, 2002 | Paraguay | 3: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2002 World Cup | |
| eleven | June 16, 2002 | Ireland | 1: 1 (3: 2 pen.) | - | Final matches of the 2002 World Cup | |
| 12 | June 22, 2002 | The Republic of Korea | 0: 0 (3: 5 pen.) | - | Final matches of the 2002 World Cup | |
| 13 | August 21, 2002 | Hungary | 1: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 14 | October 12, 2002 | Northern Ireland | 3-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| 15 | November 20, 2002 | Bulgaria | 1-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| sixteen | February 12, 2003 | Germany | 3: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 17 | June 7, 2003 | Greece | 0: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| 18 | June 11, 2003 | Northern Ireland | 0: 0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| nineteen | September 6, 2003 | Portugal | 3-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 20 | September 10, 2003 | Ukraine | 2: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| 21 | October 11, 2003 | Armenia | 4-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| 22 | November 15, 2003 | Norway | 2: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| 23 | November 19, 2003 | Norway | 3-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2004 | |
| 24 | February 18, 2004 | Peru | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 25 | June 5, 2004 | Andorra | 4-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 26 | June 12, 2004 | Russia | 1-0 | - | Final matches of 2004 European Championship | |
| 27 | June 16, 2004 | Greece | 1: 1 | - | Final matches of 2004 European Championship | |
| 28 | June 20, 2004 | Portugal | 0: 1 | - | Final matches of 2004 European Championship | |
| 29th | August 18, 2004 | Venezuela | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match | |
| thirty | September 3, 2004 | Scotland | 1: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 31 | September 8, 2004 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1: 1 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 32 | October 9, 2004 | Belgium | 2-0 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 33 | October 13, 2004 | Lithuania | 0: 0 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 34 | February 9, 2005 | San marino | 5: 0 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 35 | March 26, 2005 | China | 3-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 36 | March 30, 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0: 0 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 37 | June 4, 2005 | Lithuania | 1-0 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 38 | June 8, 2005 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1: 1 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 39 | August 17, 2005 | Uruguay | 2-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 40 | September 7, 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1: 1 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 41 | October 8, 2005 | Belgium | 2-0 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 42 | November 12, 2005 | Slovakia | 5: 1 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 43 | November 16, 2005 | Slovakia | 1: 1 | - | Qualifying World Cup 2006 | |
| 44 | March 1, 2006 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match | |
| 45 | May 27, 2006 | Russia | 0: 0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 46 | June 3, 2006 | Egypt | 2-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 47 | June 7, 2006 | Croatia | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 48 | June 14, 2006 | Ukraine | 4-0 | - | Final matches of the 2006 World Cup | |
| 49 | June 19, 2006 | Tunisia | 3: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2006 World Cup | |
| 50 | June 27, 2006 | France | 1: 3 | - | Final matches of the 2006 World Cup | |
| 51 | September 2, 2006 | Liechtenstein | 4-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 | |
| 52 | September 6, 2006 | Northern Ireland | 2: 3 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 | |
| 53 | October 7, 2006 | Sweden | 0: 2 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 | |
| 54 | February 7, 2007 | England | 1-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 55 | March 28, 2007 | Iceland | 1-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 | |
| 56 | June 2, 2007 | Latvia | 2-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 | |
| 57 | October 17, 2007 | Finland | 0: 0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 58 | November 17, 2007 | Sweden | 3-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers 2008 | |
| 59 | March 26, 2008 | Italy | 1-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 60 | May 31, 2008 | Peru | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 61 | June 4, 2008 | USA | 1-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 62 | June 10, 2008 | Russia | 4: 1 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship | |
| 63 | June 14, 2008 | Sweden | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship | |
| 64 | June 22, 2008 | Italy | 0: 0 (4: 2 pen.) | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship | |
| 65 | June 26, 2008 | Russia | 3-0 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship | |
| 66 | June 29, 2008 | Germany | 1-0 | - | Final matches of 2008 European Championship | |
| 67 | August 20, 2008 | Denmark | 3-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 68 | September 6, 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1-0 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 69 | September 10, 2008 | Armenia | 4-0 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 70 | October 11, 2008 | Estonia | 3-0 | one | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 71 | October 15, 2008 | Belgium | 2: 1 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 72 | November 19, 2008 | Chile | 3-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 73 | June 9, 2009 | Azerbaijan | 6: 0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 74 | June 14, 2009 | New Zealand | 5: 0 | - | Confederations Cup 2009 | |
| 75 | June 20, 2009 | South Africa | 2-0 | - | Confederations Cup 2009 | |
| 76 | June 24, 2009 | USA | 0: 2 | - | Confederations Cup 2009 | |
| 77 | August 12, 2009 | Macedonia | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match | |
| 78 | September 5, 2009 | Belgium | 5: 0 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 79 | October 10, 2009 | Armenia | 2: 1 | - | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 80 | November 14, 2009 | Argentina | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 81 | March 3, 2010 | France | 2-0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 82 | May 29, 2010 | Saudi Arabia | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match | |
| 83 | June 8, 2010 | Poland | 6: 0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 84 | June 16, 2010 | Switzerland | 0: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 85 | June 21, 2010 | Honduras | 2-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 86 | June 25, 2010 | Chile | 2: 1 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 87 | June 29, 2010 | Portugal | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 88 | July 3, 2010 | Paraguay | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 89 | July 7, 2010 | Germany | 1-0 | one | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 90 | July 11, 2010 | Netherlands | 1-0 | - | Final matches of the 2010 World Cup | |
| 91 | August 11, 2010 | Mexico | 1: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 92 | October 8, 2010 | Lithuania | 3: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers | |
| 93 | October 12, 2010 | Scotland | 3: 2 | - | European Championship Qualifiers | |
| 94 | November 17, 2010 | Portugal | 0: 4 | - | Friendly match | |
| 95 | October 7, 2011 | Czech | 2-0 | - | European Championship Qualifiers | |
| 96 | October 11, 2011 | Scotland | 3: 1 | - | European Championship Qualifiers | |
| 97 | November 12, 2011 | England | 0: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
| 98 | November 15, 2011 | Costa Rica | 2: 2 | - | Friendly match | |
| 99 | February 29, 2012 | Lithuania | 5: 0 | - | Friendly match | |
| 100 | February 6, 2013 | Uruguay | 3: 1 | - | Friendly match | |
Total: 100 matches / 3 goals; 70 wins, 19 draws, 11 losses.
Achievements
Barcelona
- Champion of Spain (6) : 2004/05 , 2005/06 , 2008/09 , 2009/10 , 2010/11 , 2012/13
- Spanish Cup Winner (2) : 2008/09 , 2011/12
- Super Bowl Spain (6) : 2005 , 2006 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013
- UEFA Champions League winner (3) : 2005/06 , 2008/09 , 2010/11
- European Super Cup Winner (2) : 2009 , 2011
- Club World Cup Winner (2) : 2009 , 2011
Spain national team
- European Champion : 2008
- World Champion : 2010
Personal
- Young Player of the Year in Spain 2000/01
- Best quarterback in Europe : 2005/06
- Included in the symbolic European team according to ESM (4) : 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06
- Member of the symbolic European team according to UEFA (6) : 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Included in the symbolic world team according to FIFA (3) : 2007, 2008, 2010
- Included in the symbolic team according to FIFPro (3) : 2007, 2008, 2010
- Member of the UEFA European Championship 2008 Symbolic Team
- Included in the symbolic team of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Included in the symbolic team of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Member of the symbolic team of the XXI century according to UEFA: 2012
- Winner of the Prize of the Prince of Asturias 2012
- Winner of the Royal Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit : 2011
- Golden Foot : 2016 (in the “Football Legends” nomination)
Notes
- ↑ 'Tiburón' Puyol devora a Rexach .
- ↑ Bodas de Oro para 'Tarzán' .
- ↑ El toro de la bandera es Puyol .
- ↑ Biografía .
- ↑ Barcelona: En el regreso de 'Puyi' y Jeffren, Pinto se lesiona .
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Players to watch - Carles Puyol ; BBC Sport , 25 May 2004
- ↑ Puyol anchors Spanish defense with combination of hard work, grit , Sports Illustrated (July 9, 2010). Date of treatment May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Facts about Carles Puyol
- ↑ Malena Costa's model confirmed the break with Carles Puyol
- ↑ New Girl of Carles Puyol - Gisele Lacouture
- ↑ Twitter of Puyol: Now there are four of us in the family .
- ↑ Spanish Cup .
- ↑ UEFA Champions League , UEFA Cup .
- ↑ Spanish Super Cup , UEFA Super Cup , Club World Cup .