1978 - Today
Carles Puyol Saforcada (Catalan: [ˈkaɾləs puˈjɔl səfuɾˈkaðə], Spanish: [ˈkaɾles puˈʝol safoɾˈkaða]; 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 defensive qualities and leadership, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders and captains of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carles Puyol has received more than 3,966,681 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia. Carles Puyol is the 121st most popular soccer player (up from 163rd in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 312th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.
Carles Puyol is most famous for being a defender for the Spanish national team and FC Barcelona.
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Among soccer players, Carles Puyol ranks 121 out of 16,880. Before him are Nils Liedholm, Fernando Santos, Kunishige Kamamoto, Luigi Riva, Lucien Laurent, and Bobby Robson. After him are Cafu, Ko Arima, Kaká, Miroslav Klose, Robert Lewandowski, and Daniel Passarella.
1922 - 2007
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 115
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 116
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 117
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 118
1907 - 2005
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 119
1933 - 2009
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 120
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 121
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 122
1917 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 123
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 124
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 125
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 126
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 127
Among people born in 1978, Carles Puyol ranks 4. Before him are Volodymyr Zelensky, Gianluigi Buffon, and Kobe Bryant. After him are Miroslav Klose, Didier Drogba, Michelle Rodriguez, Omar Sy, Charlene, Princess of Monaco, Rachel McAdams, Steve Chen, and Ashton Kutcher.
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 2
1978 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 4
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 5
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 6
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 7
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 9
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 10
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 11
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 12
Among people born in Spain, Carles Puyol ranks 262 out of 2,932. Before him are Pompeia Plotina (65), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Nachmanides (1194), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), and Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609). After him are Eleanor of Castile (1241), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Eleanor of Toledo (1522), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), and Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285).
65 - 121
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 256
1130 - 1173
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 257
693 - 757
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 258
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 259
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 260
1609 - 1641
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 261
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 262
1241 - 1290
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 263
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 264
1522 - 1562
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 265
1822 - 1902
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 266
1964 - 2020
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 267
1285 - 1312
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 268
Among soccer players born in Spain, Carles Puyol ranks 7. Before him are Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (1895), Luis Suárez (1935), Francisco Gento (1933), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Miguel Muñoz (1922), and Xavi (1980). After him are Andrés Iniesta (1984), Telmo Zarra (1921), Carles Rexach (1947), Luis Enrique (1970), Iker Casillas (1981), and Sergio Ramos (1986).
1895 - 1978
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 1
1935 - Present
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 2
1933 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
1901 - 1978
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
1922 - 1990
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 5
1980 - Present
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 6
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 7
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 8
1921 - 2006
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 10
1970 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 12
1986 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 13