Carles Puyol

Puyol is my kind of footballer. A one-club man who gave his entire career to Barcelona, he embodied the unglamorous virtues I admire most: grit, timing, and the willingness to throw his body into harm's way. Defenders rarely get the love strikers do, yet his wild-haired, never-surrender style made defending look heroic. What strikes me is how he commanded one of the most star-studded teams in history through sheer character rather than ego. He proved that leadership and defending are arts of their own, and I respect him deeply for it.

Name (English)

Carles Puyol

Name (Japanese)

カルレス・プジョル

Reading

かるれす・ぷじょる

Born

April 13, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

Origin

La Pobla de Segur, Province of Lleida, Spain

Height

178 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit

• Official sitehttp://www.carles5puyol.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/carles5puyol/
• Xhttps://x.com/Carles5puyol
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles%20Puyol
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17158

Tags

• Province of Lleida
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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