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Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-04-13

Place of Birth

La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, Catalonia,

Carles Puyol

Biography

Carles Puyol Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played his entire career for Barcelona. He mainly played as a central defender, but he could also play in either full-back position, mostly as a right-back. Praised for his leadership and defensive qualities, he is widely regarded as one of the best defenders and captains in the history of the sport. He was Barcelona's captain from August 2004 until his retirement in 2014, and appeared in 593 competitive matches for the club. He won 18 major club titles, including six La Liga trophies and three Champions Leagues. Puyol won 100 caps for Spain, and was part of the squads that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. In the 2010 World Cup semi-final, he scored the only goal of the game against Germany. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known for

Ronaldinho: The One and Only

Ronaldinho: The One and Only

This series follows the life and career of Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, tracing his journey from young prodigy to global sports icon.

MasterChef

MasterChef

MasterChef is a Spanish competitive reality television cooking show based on the British television cooking game show of the same title.

Goal II: Living the Dream

Goal II: Living the Dream

Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to be on the team, and estranged from fiancee Roz, whose nursing career keeps her back home.

Eterna Alèxia

Eterna Alèxia

The blaugrana captain says goodbye to Barça on an emotional day with tributes and plaudits for a career that has changed the face of women's football.

Kuningas Litmanen

Kuningas Litmanen

The film aims to reveal what the general public has been unable to see: the modest and mysterious inner world of Jari Litmanen. In addition to reviewing the stages of the great soccer player and "artist's" own life, the film also examines the experiences and thoughts of other people connected to his life, such as his teammates and supporters, about Jari Litmanen, soccer, and life itself.

Informe Robinson: Cuando fuimos campeones

Informe Robinson: Cuando fuimos campeones

The footballers of the Spanish team sit in front of the cameras to share the secrets and feelings they still keep from those days when they won the long-awaited World Cup in South Africa 2010.

See You Soon

See You Soon

A U.S. soccer star suffers a career-threatening injury in the run-up to the World Cup, and during his recovery, embarks on an epic romance with a Russian single mom.

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball is the definitive story of the greatest football team ever assembled. For four explosive years, Pep Guardiola's Barça produced the greatest football in history, seducing fans around the world. In this exclusive, first-hand account of events between 2008 and 2012, the players themselves reveal the tension of the bitter Guardiola-Mourinho rivalry, the emotion of Abidal's fight back from cancer to lift the European Cup and how Messi, the best footballer the world's ever seen, was almost rejected by Barça as a 13-year-old.

The Last Duel

The Last Duel

Two geniuses destined to define an era collided on the same stage. This documentary explores the origins of the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi-the moment their confrontation transformed Spanish football and forever redefined greatness in the modern game.

100x100 Tito

100x100 Tito

A documentary about Tito Villanova, the man who was FC Barcelona's coach before tragically passing away in 2014. The leader of the legendary 100-point league season is remembered by players, managers, friends and his family.

VM-krönika 2010

VM-krönika 2010

The best from the 2010 party in the South Africa of the vuvuzela. Maradona, Lagerbäck, Svennis, Tchabalala, Sneijder and the octopus Paul are some of those who appear when Ola Bränholm and Pelle Wittheden look back. The obvious protagonist of the World Cup chronicle is the little handy man who decided the World Cup final, Andrés Iniesta. In a candid interview with Johanna Frändén, Iniesta talks about the t-shirt tribute to his dead friend Dani Jarque, about the tough start with a loss against Switzerland and of course about the fantastic feeling of having decided the world's biggest sports party.

¡Campeones! La Roja

¡Campeones! La Roja

Spain had not won a major tournament in over 40 years, but all is about to change at the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Follow the Spanish national team on the pitch and inside the locker room as they achieve their historical run.

Messi

Messi

His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. Viewed from Álex de la Iglesia's unique perspective, Messi recreates the player's childhood and teenage years, from his very first steps, with a football always at his feet, through to the decision to leave Rosario for Barcelona, the separation from his family, and the role played in his career by individuals such as Ronaldinho, Rijkaard, Rexach and Guardiola.

Ona Carbonell: Starting Over

Ona Carbonell: Starting Over

In August 2020, Olympic artistic swimmer Ona Carbonell became a first time mother, an experience that reshaped her life overnight.

Puyol, más que un capitán

Puyol, más que un capitán