Biography
The central defender Carles Puyol is not just a footballer of the highest level. He is the symbol of the era of the Great Barcelona and the Spanish national team. This is a legend football player, the best defender of the world and a symbol of loyalty to their club and the country.Childhood and youth
Carles Puyol Saforcada was born on April 13, 1978 in the city of Wurning-de-Segur (Spain), where a little more than 3 thousand people live. But in this small town there is a football team in which Catalan and began to play. At the beginning of his football biography, Carles performed as a goalkeeper. The first coach of the football player said that Karles would have a great future and in the event that he had remained at the position of goalkeeper.
However, the mother of the boy, Rosa, asked to put it less on him, because Puyol had contraindications for health state. So Carles changed the frame to the field position. Family and parents always mean a lot for a football player. He was seriously worried about the death of the Father in 2006 due to an accident during work. In this difficult period, even the main rivals were supported.
Football
In Barcelona, Puyol came at the age of 17, played as the right defender. As for the main composition, Carles debuted on October 2, 1999 in the game against Valladolid. The defender received a solid place at the base with Louis Van Gale, despite the growth, the coach transferred it to the center of defense. And here, by Puyol "played", so that he became one of the best: he is selfless and knows how to choose a position. Before that, Puyol played every position, up to the attack.
In the 2004/2005 season, Carles was the captain of the team, it was during this period "Barcelona" he returned the title of the best team of Spain. The achievement of the Spanish national team was the fact that there was not a single missed ball in 10 playoff games three major in a row tournament. At Euro 2012, Carles had no longer been in the application of the national team, but its contribution to the country is invaluable.
Football gave the Spaniard at all, not just, the defender for the whole career had numerous injuries, because Carles did not gem himself on the field. Puyol 2 times broke the scarlet, the second time the injury was especially serious. In the jump behind the Hind Ball, Catalan ran into an opponent's head. But without a favorite classes, Puyol could not: he returned to the game in a special mask-made for him, which defended the fastening bones. At first, it was not easy, but over time the football player was accustomed to a peculiar "accessory."
A year after recurcharge, Carles is again forced to go on the field in the mask. The fans of the club "Barcelona" decided to support the captain of the team: thousands of people came to the match in the same masks. According to Puyol, it turned out to be an unexpected and pleasant moment for him.
On this injury, the Catalan did not end. In 2012, the Victory "Barca" above "Benfica" with a score of 2: 0 washed away by the injury of a football player. Carles played the corner and broke his hand, failed to land.
The footballer extended a contract for 2 years with a salary decrease: € 4.5 million instead of € 5 million.
In May 2014, the captain of the Barcelona team officially finished his career. After Catalon, he became an assistant sports director. For all the time Karles spent 589 games and scored 19 heads.
Personal life
The football player holds his personal life in secret. Carles avoids conversations on this topic, rightly explaining that frequent life is his personal space. Puyol presented his first girl by the general public only at her request and because of the unpleasant moment.
All wine is an uncomfortable situation in the supermarket, where the football player met the girl Marina. She recognized him and asked to take a picture. After a couple of days, the omnipresent journalists found this picture in the social network and immediately published him in newspapers, by Marina the girl of the football player and the future senoryly Puyol.
Despite the refutations from Marina and Puyol, they talked to this topic until the football player provided the press "photo report" of one day with a real girl of Agnes. When doubts disappeared, Carles again began to avoid stories about his personal life. The lion heart prefers to match the sonorous nickname only on a soccer field.
In 2008, Puyol and Agnes broke up, the relationship of the pair lasted 10 years, the cause of separation is unknown. After the gap, Karles had several short-term novels. In October 2011, Carles broke up with the Spanish Male Costa model.
In 2012, the relationship with the model Vanessa Lorenzo. On January 24, 2014, they had a daughter of Manuela Puyol Lorenzo, and on January 2, 2016, Maria Puyol Lorenzo appeared on the world.
The pair relationships are not officially registered, but some call Vanessa's wife's football player. In the "Instagram" account, the girl often publishes photos of children.
Carles Puyol now
In 2017, Karles offered to take the post of sports director of the club, but the Spaniard refused.
At the end of 2017, Puyol arrived in Moscow to participate in the Cup 2018 Treasury Ceremony. In an interview, he noted that Favorites on the World Cup are Brazil, Spain, Germany and Argentina.
In the same period, the footballer managed to visit the humorous show "ProjectorParisHilton".
Now Carles is engaged in several projects. According to Catalan, he and Ivan De La Peña opened a firm representing the interests of young football players. The questions of journalists regarding the career coach is responsible negatively.
In one of the interviews, Karlesa was asked what he thinks whether Messi would be able to become a champion in Russia. The former captain noted that there is nothing impossible. He also admitted that for him Messi is definitely better than Ronaldo.
Puyol also told about Ronaldinho: at that moment he appeared, the team had a difficult situation, but he helped get rid of pressure. Carles believes Ronaldinho one of the most important players in the history of Barcelona.
Neymar Carles in an interview said that he did not see any problems with the transition of this footballer from PSG in Real.
In June 2018, Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta presented a new Olyseum application, which is intended for communication between the players of different clubs and their fans. The beta version is available today for everyone, and the official version will be ready only by the end of 2018.
The footballer leads accounts in the social networks "Instagram" and "Twitter", where publishes photos and video events from his life. Karles has a tattoo on both hands.
In the house of Carles lived sheep named Kek, behind which he worked. Puyol come from the countryside, and this part of his biography has become an object of jokes more than once.
The growth of the football player is 178 cm, and the weight is 80 kg, the nationality is Spaniard. Played at number 5.
Awards
Football Club "Barcelona":
- Champion of Spain: 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13
- Winner of the Spanish Cup: 2008/09, 2011/12
- Winner Super Cup Spain: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
- UEFA Champions League Winner: 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11 Europe Super Cup: 2009, 2011
- Winner of the World Club Championship: 2009, 2011
Spain national team:
- European Champion: 2008
- World Champion: 2010
Personal:
- Young player of the year in Spain 2000/01
- Best defender of the year in Europe: 2005/06
- It is part of the ESM symbolic team according to ESM: 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06
- It is included in the European Symbolic team according to UEFA: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- It is part of the symbolic team of the world according to FIFA: 2007, 2008, 2010
- It is part of the symbolic team according to FIFPRORO: 2007, 2008, 2010
- It is part of the symbolic national team of the 2008 European Championship according to UEFA
- It is part of the symbolic team of the Cup of Confederations of 2009 according to FIFA
- Included in the symbolic national team of the 2010 World Championship according to FIFA
- It is part of the symbolic national team of the XXI century according to UEFA: 2012
- Prince Asturian Prize winner 2012
- Gold medal owner of the Royal Hardware Merit: 2011
- Goldenfoot: 2016 (in the nomination "Legends of Football")