Carles Puyol was born in La Pobla de Segur, Catalonia, Spain on April 13, 1978. He has been playing for FC Barcelona since he was 17 years old when he joined Barcelona´s B team. In 1999 he started playing for Barca´s first team. He plays defense for his beloved team. Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 during the final of the Champions League 2009.

Learn something new about Barcelona´s team captain:

1. His favorite actor is Pedro Leon, his favorite actress is Julia Roberts.
2. His favorite book is L´ombre del Vent, his favorite writer is Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
3. He´s a great fan of Lance Armstrong and Michael Jordan.
4. Puyol´s favorite dessert is strawberries with whipped cream.
5. He always enters the field with his right foot.
6. His girlfriend buys his clothes.
7. Puyol loves his hair and wouldn´t consider cutting it.
8. He has a contract with Barcelona´s Soccer Team till 2012.
9. He trains hard, takes care of himself and is very careful with what he eats.
10. Puyol dreams of playing until he turns 37.

There´s still hope that Puyol will be able to recover from the injuries he has been suffering and be able to join Spain´s Soccer Team in time to play in the 2010 World Soccer World Cup (Futbol Sudafrica 2010 Mundial).