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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carles Puyol | 0 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
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central defender ⓘ defender ⓘ footballer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| captainOf | FC Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| club | FC Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clubCompetitionWon |
Copa del Rey
NERFINISHED
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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
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leadership on the pitch ⓘ physical toughness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive leadership
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hard-tackling style ⓘ long-serving FC Barcelona captain ⓘ |
| majorTournament |
2002 FIFA World Cup
NERFINISHED
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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
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Pep Guardiola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
centre-back
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left-back ⓘ right-back ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the greatest defenders of his generation ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| retirementFromClubFootballYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| seniorCareerStartYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| seniorClub |
FC Barcelona
NERFINISHED
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FC Barcelona B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| wonTournament |
2010 FIFA World Cup
NERFINISHED
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UEFA Euro 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsAtClub | 1999–2014 ⓘ |
| youthClub |
FC Barcelona
NERFINISHED
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La Pobla de Segur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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