Carles Puyol Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is Carles Puyol’s full name?
A. Carlos Puyol Saforcada
B. Carles Puyol Saforcada
C. Carles Pujol Saforcada
D. Carlos Puyol i Saforcada
Answer: B. Carles Puyol Saforcada
Q2. On what date and in which town was Carles Puyol born?
A. 13 April 1978, Barcelona
B. 15 May 1978, Lleida
C. 13 April 1978, La Pobla de Segur
D. 13 April 1977, Girona
Answer: C. 13 April 1978, La Pobla de Segur
Q3. What position did Puyol originally play as a child before switching due to injury?
A. Centre-back
B. Goalkeeper
C. Striker
D. Midfielder
Answer: B. Goalkeeper
Q4. In what year did Carles Puyol join FC Barcelona’s youth academy, La Masia?
A. 1993
B. 1994
C. 1995
D. 1999
Answer: C. 1995
Q5. Against which team did Puyol make his La Liga debut for Barcelona’s first team?
A. Real Madrid
B. Real Valladolid
C. Valencia
D. Deportivo La Coruna
Answer: B. Real Valladolid
Q6. On what exact date did Carles Puyol make his senior debut for Barcelona?
A. 2 October 1999
B. 15 August 2000
C. 13 April 2001
D. 1 September 1998
Answer: A. 2 October 1999
Q7. What was Puyol’s primary playing position throughout his senior career?
A. Right-back
B. Defensive midfielder
C. Centre-back
D. Left-back
Answer: C. Centre-back
Q8. In which month and year was Carles Puyol appointed Barcelona captain?
A. August 2004
B. July 2003
C. January 2005
D. May 2006
Answer: A. August 2004
Q9. How many competitive matches did Puyol appear in for Barcelona across his entire career?
A. 482
B. 593
C. 662
D. 701
Answer: B. 593
Q10. How many La Liga titles did Carles Puyol win with Barcelona?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer: C. 6
Q11. How many UEFA Champions League titles did Puyol lift as Barcelona captain?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: C. 3
Q12. How many caps did Carles Puyol earn for the Spain national team?
A. 100
B. 81
C. 112
D. 128
Answer: A. 100
Q13. Which major international tournament did Spain win in 2008 with Puyol starting most matches?
A. FIFA World Cup
B. UEFA European Championship
C. FIFA Confederations Cup
D. Olympic Games
Answer: B. UEFA European Championship
Q14. In which FIFA World Cup did Puyol score the winning header in the semi-final against Germany?
A. 2006
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2010
Answer: D. 2010
Q15. What was Puyol’s height?
A. 1.75 m
B. 1.78 m
C. 1.85 m
D. 1.82 m
Answer: B. 1.78 m
Q16. What nickname was Carles Puyol commonly known by among teammates and fans?
A. El Tiburon (The Shark)
B. El Capitan
C. El Leon
D. El Muro
Answer: A. El Tiburon (The Shark)
Q17. In what year and at what age did Puyol announce his retirement from professional football?
A. 2013, age 35
B. 2014, age 36
C. 2015, age 37
D. 2012, age 34
Answer: B. 2014, age 36
Q18. What was the main reason cited for Puyol’s early retirement?
A. Contract dispute
B. Family reasons
C. Recurrent knee injuries
D. Offer from another club
Answer: C. Recurrent knee injuries
Q19. Immediately after retirement, what role did Puyol briefly take at Barcelona?
A. Assistant to the director of football
B. Head coach of La Masia
C. Youth team manager
D. Club ambassador only
Answer: A. Assistant to the director of football
Q20. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Puyol scored an unfortunate own goal against which team?
A. Germany
B. Paraguay
C. South Korea
D. Ireland
Answer: B. Paraguay
Q21. Which Spanish defender’s cancer treatment did Puyol personally help fund with €30,000?
A. Gerard Pique
B. Rafael Marquez
C. Sergio Ramos
D. Miki Roque
Answer: D. Miki Roque
Q22. Puyol began a public relationship with model Malena Costa in what year?
A. 2010
B. 2011
C. 2012
D. 2014
Answer: A. 2010
Q23. With whom has Puyol been in a relationship since 2012, and with whom he has two daughters?
A. Malena Costa
B. Vanesa Lorenzo
C. Shakira
D. A former teammate’s sister
Answer: B. Vanesa Lorenzo
Q24. What were the names and birth years of Puyol’s two daughters?
A. Maria (2014) and Sofia (2016)
B. Manuela (2014) and Maria (2016)
C. Laura (2015) and Ana (2017)
D. Carla (2013) and Elena (2015)
Answer: B. Manuela (2014) and Maria (2016)
Q25. Puyol is recognised as a “one-club man” because he spent his entire professional career at which club?
A. Real Madrid
B. Atletico Madrid
C. FC Barcelona
D. Valencia CF
Answer: C. FC Barcelona