Birth Name: Carles Puyol Saforcada
Place of Birth: La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Date of Birth: 13 April 1978
Ethnicity: Spanish Catalan
Carles Puyol is a retired Spanish professional footballer. He served as the longtime team captain for his only club Barcelona, where he played 593 official games and won 21 major titles. He is married to model/actress Vanessa Lorenzo.
Carles is the son of Josep Puyol and Rosa Saforcada. Josep was from Adons; Rosa is from Arrés, Aran Valley, both in Catalonia.
Carles’s paternal grandmother is named Ramona.
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