Carles Puyol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Spanish footballer
Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1978
Place of Birth: La Pobla de Segur, Catalonia, Spain
Profession: association football player
Nationality: Spain
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
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About Carles Puyol
- Carles Puyol Saforcada (Catalan pronunciation: ['ka?les pu'j?l i safo?'kaða]; born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer.
- Mainly a central defender, he could also play on either flank, mostly as a right-back, and was regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.A one-club man, he served as the long-time team captain for his only club Barcelona after taking over from Luis Enrique in August 2004, and went on to appear in 593 competitive matches for the club and win 20 major titles, notably six La Liga trophies and three Champions League titles. A Spain international on 100 occasions, Puyol was part of the squad that won the Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup tournaments.
- In the latter competition's semi-final, he scored the only goal of the game against Germany.
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