Name: Carles Puyol Saforcada

Position: defensa

Place of birth: La Pobla de Segur (Lleida)

Date: 13-04-1978

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Carles Puyol began his footballing career in the local team of the small town where he was born, La Pobla de Segur. His talent soon attracted wider attention and, at the age of 17, he was signed up for the Barca academy at La Masía.