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Carles Puyol i Saforcada (Puebla de Segur, Lérida, 13 de abril de 1978), conocido futbolísticamente como Puyol, es un exfutbolista español. Jugaba en la posición de defensa central y su único equipo durante su carrera fue el F. C. Barcelona, de la Primera División de España, del que fue capitán desde la temporada 2004/05. Además trabajó como parte del Área de Dirección Deportiva de Fútbol del F. C. Barcelona, cargo al cual renunció el 5 de enero de 2015.
Fue internacional absoluto con la selección española entre 2000 y 2013, sumando un total de 100 internacionalidades. Con ella se proclamó campeón de Europa en 2008 y campeón del Mundo en 2010.
Puyol inició su carrera profesional integrando las filas del F.C. Barcelona B, donde logró disputar más de 80 partidos. En la temporada 1999-00 hizo su debut oficial en el primer equipo, de la mano del entonces entrenador, el neerlandés Louis van Gaal. En esa misma temporada logró disputar 37 partidos y al año siguiente recibió el Premio Don Balón al mejor jugador revelación. Consiguió su primer título oficial en la temporada 2004-05, al consagrarse campeón de La Liga y en 2006 obtuvo su primer título de clubes a nivel internacional, al ganar la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA. Como internacional, hizo su debut oficial con la selección de fútbol de España en 2000, en un encuentro que disputó ante la selección de fútbol de los Países Bajos. Es el segundo futbolista en la historia del F.C. Barcelona con mayor cantidad de partidos disputados en todas las competiciones, con más de 550 encuentros oficiales, y el séptimo jugador en la historia de la selección española con mayor cantidad de partidos disputados, con un total de 100. Asimismo, ha participado en tres Copas Mundiales (Corea y Japón 2002, Alemania 2006 y Sudáfrica 2010), una Copa FIFA Confederaciones (Sudáfrica 2009), dos Eurocopas (Polonia y Ucrania y Austria y Suiza 2008) y los Juegos Olímpicos de Sídney 2000.
Entre sus distinciones más reconocidas destaca el haber sido elegido como mejor defensa de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA en 2006 y haber sido seleccionado en seis ocasiones en el equipo del año de la UEFA (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 y 2010). El 18 de enero de 2012 los editores de la UEFA decidieron confeccionar su propio once ideal llamado "El equipo de los Equipos del Año" y Puyol fue uno de los once integrantes, distinción que le reconoce como uno de los mejores futbolistas europeos de los últimos años. También ha sido incluido en el Equipo del año de la FIFA/FIFPro World XI en tres ocasiones: 2007, 2008 y 2010. Fue seleccionado por los diarios The Sun (Reino Unido) y Don Balón (España) como uno de los cuatro mejores defensas de la década en 2009 y 2010 respectivamente. La FIFA lo ha seleccionado en tres ocasiones para formar parte de su equipo ideal tras la Eurocopa de 2008, la Copa Confederaciones de 2009 y la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2010.
En 2009, Puyol se convirtió en el primer capitán en la historia del Fútbol Club Barcelona en levantar seis copas en un mismo año (Liga Española, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España, Liga de Campeones de la UEFA, Supercopa de Europa y Copa Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA). Actualmente, Puyol ha ganado 21 títulos con su club y 2 títulos internacionales con la Selección de fútbol de España: la Eurocopa en 2008 y la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2010.
Por todos estos logros con su club, con la selección española y por sus distinciones logradas, Puyol es considerado por la prensa y por diversos entes deportivos como uno de los mejores defensas centrales de la historia. Así mismo, la FIFA lo considera como uno de los mejores defensas del mundo.
En una entrevista realizada por el diario español As al ex jugador italiano Franco Baresi (considerado como uno de los más grandes defensas en la historia),22 este definió a Puyol como un jugador de élite y dijo que es uno de los mejores del mundo.
Career Honours 
Supercopa de España
2013
Barcelona | 
La Liga
2012-2013
Barcelona | 
Copa del Rey
2011-2012
Barcelona |
Supercopa de España
2011
Barcelona | 
UEFA Super Cup
2011
Barcelona |
La Liga
2010-2011
Barcelona | 
UEFA Champions League
2010-2011
Barcelona | 
UEFA Team of the Year
2010
Barcelona |
FIFA World Cup
2010
Spain | 
FIFA FIFPro World XI
2010
Barcelona |
La Liga
2009-2010
Barcelona |
UEFA Team of the Year
2009
Barcelona |
Supercopa de España
2009
Barcelona |
UEFA Super Cup
2009
Barcelona |
La Liga
2008-2009
Barcelona |
Copa del Rey
2008-2009
Barcelona |
UEFA Champions League
2008-2009
Barcelona |
UEFA Team of the Year
2008
Barcelona | 
UEFA European Championship
2008
Barcelona |
FIFA FIFPro World XI
2008
Barcelona |
FIFA FIFPro World XI
2007
Barcelona |
Supercopa de España
2006
Barcelona |
UEFA Team of the Year
2006
Barcelona |
La Liga
2005-2006
Barcelona |
UEFA Champions League
2005-2006
Barcelona |
Supercopa de España
2005
Barcelona |
UEFA Team of the Year
2005
Barcelona |
La Liga
2004-2005
Barcelona |
UEFA Team of the Year
2002
Barcelona |
Career Milestones
FIFA World Cup Dream Team
2010-07-15 |
Former Youth Teams Former Senior Teams
1997-1999 |
1999-2014 |
2000-2013 |
2001-2013 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 506 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 428 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 68 |
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| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2013 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2013 | 45 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 13 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 391 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 966 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 270 |
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| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2012 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2012 | 29 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 7 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 26 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 9 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 630 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 1,915 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 743 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2011 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2011 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2011 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2011 | 174 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2011 | 106 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2011 | 90 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 17 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 104 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 1,383 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 632 |
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| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 7 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2010 | 5 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2010 | 2 |
| Spain | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 654 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2010 | 295 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2010 | 180 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 32 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 9 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 151 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 2,713 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 804 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2009 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2009 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2009 | 1 |
| Spain | Appearances | Confederations Cup | 2009 | 3 |
| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2009 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2009 | 210 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2009 | 180 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2009 | 120 |
| Spain | Mins Played | Confederations Cup | 2009 | 270 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 180 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2009 | 152 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2008-2009 | 6 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 28 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 11 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2008-2009 | 445 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2008-2009 | 2,386 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 937 |
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| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 4 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2008 | 5 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2008 | 5 |
| Spain | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2008 | 360 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2008 | 332 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2008 | 414 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2007-2008 | 7 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 30 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 10 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2007-2008 | 585 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2007-2008 | 2,520 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 862 |
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| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2007 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2007 | 3 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2007 | 90 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2007 | 270 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2006-2007 | 7 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 35 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2006-2007 | 630 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2006-2007 | 3,033 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 704 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2006 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2006 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2006 | 1 |
| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 3 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2006 | 4 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2006 | 3 |
| Spain | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2006 | 180 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2006 | 171 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2006 | 90 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2006 | 270 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2006 | 315 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2006 | 270 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2005-2006 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 35 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 12 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2005-2006 | 270 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2005-2006 | 3,136 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 1,080 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2005 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2005 | 8 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2005 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2005 | 180 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2005 | 593 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2005 | 135 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2004-2005 | 36 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2004-2005 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2004-2005 | 120 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2004-2005 | 3,179 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2004-2005 | 675 |
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| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2004 | 3 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2004 | 4 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2004 | 3 |
| Spain | Assists | UEFA European Championships | 2004 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2004 | 270 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2004 | 315 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2004 | 270 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2003-2004 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2003-2004 | 27 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2003-2004 | 7 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2003-2004 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2003-2004 | 349 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2003-2004 | 2,344 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2003-2004 | 574 |
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| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2003 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2003 | 6 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2003 | 135 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2003 | 540 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2002-2003 | 32 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2002-2003 | 14 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2002-2003 | 2,841 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2002-2003 | 1,242 |
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| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2002 | 4 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2002 | 5 |
| Spain | Appearances | UEFA European Championships | 2002 | 1 |
| Spain | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2002 | 1 |
| Spain | Goals | International Friendlies | 2002 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2002 | 420 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2002 | 380 |
| Spain | Mins Played | UEFA European Championships | 2002 | 90 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2001-2002 | 15 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2001-2002 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2001-2002 | 35 |
| Barcelona | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2001-2002 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2001-2002 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2001-2002 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2001-2002 | 2,888 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2001-2002 | 1,311 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2001-2002 | 120 |
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| Spain | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2001 | 2 |
| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2001 | 2 |
| Spain | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2001 | 97 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2001 | 94 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2000-2001 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2000-2001 | 17 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2000-2001 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Cup | 2000-2001 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2000-2001 | 180 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2000-2001 | 1,374 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2000-2001 | 270 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Cup | 2000-2001 | 180 |
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| Spain | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2000 | 1 |
| Spain | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2000 | 55 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 1999-2000 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 1999-2000 | 24 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 1999-2000 | 8 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 1999-2000 | 450 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 1999-2000 | 1,856 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 1999-2000 | 490 |
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| Barcelona B | Appearances | La Liga 2 | 1998-1999 | 2 |
| Barcelona B | Mins Played | La Liga 2 | 1998-1999 | 180 |
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