Puyol

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Puyol is a retired Spanish footballer best known as FC Barcelona’s long-serving, hard-tackling central defender and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football player
central defender
defender
footballer
human
captainOf FC Barcelona NERFINISHED
club FC Barcelona NERFINISHED
clubCompetitionWon Copa del Rey NERFINISHED
FIFA Club World Cup NERFINISHED
La Liga NERFINISHED
UEFA Champions League NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Spain
dateOfBirth 1978-04-13
familyName Puyol NERFINISHED
fullName Carles Puyol Saforcada NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Carles NERFINISHED
hallmarkTraits commitment and work ethic
leadership on the pitch
physical toughness
knownFor defensive leadership
hard-tackling style
long-serving FC Barcelona captain
majorTournament 2002 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
2006 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
2010 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
UEFA Euro 2004 NERFINISHED
UEFA Euro 2008 NERFINISHED
UEFA Euro 2012 NERFINISHED
nationality Spanish
nationalTeam Catalonia national football team NERFINISHED
Spain national football team NERFINISHED
nationalTeamDebutYear 2000
placeOfBirth La Pobla de Segur NERFINISHED
playedUnderManager Frank Rijkaard NERFINISHED
Pep Guardiola NERFINISHED
positionPlayed centre-back
left-back
right-back
regardedAs one of the greatest defenders of his generation
retired true
retirementFromClubFootballYear 2014
seniorCareerStartYear 1996
seniorClub FC Barcelona NERFINISHED
FC Barcelona B NERFINISHED
shirtNumber 5
sport football
wonTournament 2010 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
UEFA Euro 2008 NERFINISHED
yearsAtClub 1999–2014
youthClub FC Barcelona NERFINISHED
La Pobla de Segur NERFINISHED

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Carles Puyol familyName Puyol