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| Carles Puyol |
Carles Puyol is born in 13 April 1978. Currently, he is a player play for FC Barcelona mainly as central defender. Puyol was name a club captain after taking over from Luis Enrique in August 2004. In 1999, couch Louis Van Gaal promoted Puyol to the first team and since then, he become an important defensive player for Barca. Presently, he and Xavi Hernandez is the senior player in the squad.
According to Barcelona's head doctor, Puyol is "the strongest, who has the quickest reactions, and who has the most explosive strength." The Club fans refer to him as "The Wall".
Puyol is also known for his leadership and work ethic. He once said: I'm like the student who is not as clever, but revises for his exams and does OK in the end.
CAREER STATS
Club
Club | Season | Appearances | Goals |
Barcelona | 1999-00 | 37 | 0 |
2000-01 | 24 | 0 | |
2001-02 | 51 | 2 | |
2002-03 | 46 | 0 | |
2003-04 | 38 | 0 | |
2004-05 | 45 | 0 | |
2005-06 | 52 | 1 | |
2006-07 | 55 | 2 | |
2007-08 | 47 | 1 | |
2008-09 | 45 | 1 | |
2009-10 | 48 | 1 | |
2010-11 | 28 | 1 | |
Total | 516 | 9 | |
International
National team | Season | Appearances | Goals |
Spain | 2000-01 | 1 | 0 |
2001-02 | 4 | 0 | |
2002-03 | 10 | 1 | |
2003-04 | 8 | 0 | |
2004-05 | 10 | 0 | |
2005-06 | 10 | 0 | |
2006-07 | 10 | 0 | |
2007-08 | 5 | 0 | |
2008-09 | 14 | 1 | |
2009-10 | 8 | 0 | |
2010-11 | 11 | 1 | |
Total | 91 | 3 | |
ACHIEVEMENT
Club - Barcelona
- Spanish League: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11
- Spanish Cup: 2008-09
- Spanish Supercup: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
- UEFA Champions League: 2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009
International - Spain
- FIFA World Cup: 2010
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008
Source: Wikipedia
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