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Carles Puyol i Saforcada (IPA-ca?ka?les pu?jol; born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish (Spain) football (Association football)er who plays with FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team (Spain national football team).
Mainly a central defender (Defender (association football)#Centre back), he can also appear on either flanks (Defender (association football)#Full back), especially as a right back. He also serves as a longtime team captain (Captain (association football)) for his only club FC Barcelona, after taking over from Luis Enrique (Luis Enrique Mart�nez Garc�a) in August 2004.
Playername: Carles Puyol
Fullname: Carles Puyol i Saforcada
Date of birth: 1978-04-13
Birth Location: La Pobla de Segur, Spain
Height: 1.78 Mtr
Position: Defender (Defender (association football))
Medaltemplates: MedalCountryESP MedalSportMen's Football (Football at the Summer Olympics)MedalSilver2000 Sydney (2000 Summer Olympics)Team Competition (Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics)
Club Information
| Current Club: Barcelona (FC Barcelona) |
| Number: 5 |
Youth Career
| 1993-1995 | Pobla de Segur |
| 1995-1997 | Barcelona (FC Barcelona) |
Senior Career
| 1997-2000 | Barcelona B (FC Barcelona Atl�tic) | 89 | 6 |
| 1999- | Barcelona (FC Barcelona) | 331 | 6 |
National Team
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000- | 84 | 2 |
| 2001- | 4 | 0 |