Carles Puyol is a great captain of a great team: Football Club Barcelona, but Puyol is much more than a mere onpitch leader, he's the heart and soul of Barcelona.
He born in 1978 in La Pobla de Segur, he was debuted whit Barça first team on October 1999, in Spanish league match versus Valladolid under the orders of head coach Louis Van Gaal, Puyol first was played at right back but later he moved to the center, where he solidified as the anclor of the Barça's defense.
In 2006-2007 Puyol played under the orders of Frank Rijkaard gived a team formed by: Puyol, Xavi, Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto'o... to the title of champions league.
Puyol would be named the best defense of the champions.
In 2008 he raised the Eurocup after Spain defeated Germany 1-0 (F.Torres) in the final of this european cup.
And with the return of Pep Guardiola as head coach 2008-09 Puyol was a captain of the most succesful year in the history of the club. He won 6 titles in 1 year.
This piece of new is important for me because Puyol formed part of my favourite team and the best team in the world.
