Puyol holds farewell press conference for Barca: The Steel Warrior has stopped!

Finally, what the Culés feared has come. Late yesterday, Vietnam time, the steel warrior at Nou Camp - Carles Puyol officially said goodbye to Barca and possibly his football career after 15 years of tireless fighting...

Puyol leaves Barca, ending 15 years of association

SADNESS OF THE DAY OF PARTING

The news that Carles Puyol would leave Barca after this season has been around for a long time. In early March this year, the exemplary captain at the Nou Camp held a press conference to announce that he would end his playing career for the Catalan team. It was a very sad day for culés.

But the sadness was even greater yesterday. After a period of thinking, the 36-year-old veteran almost decided to end his football career. Fans will not only no longer see Puyol playing for Barca, but also on the professional field.

After announcing his departure from Barca in March, Puyol still intended to continue playing for a while longer at clubs with less pressure. He was contacted by a few clubs in the US and Qatar. However, injuries almost prevented Puyol from continuing to play in a professional environment. And he also wanted to devote all his love and career to Barca.

Despite being very strong and tough on the pitch, Puyol could not hide his emotions when saying goodbye to Barca, to football - his life and love for nearly 20 years. And for him, playing for Barca is a dream come true. "I have lived the dream of millions of children around the world", he said with a choked voice. "It is emotional and regrettable that this will be my last press conference with Barca".

PUYOL ALMOST HAS HANGED UP HIS BOOTS

Although he has not officially announced it, Puyol's statements suggest that he will hang up his boots after this season. "I tried to treat my knee injury, but it was not successful. If I was luckier, I could continue playing football somewhere. But now I just hope to recover so that I can participate in normal activities of life, not just play football. I can also play other sports like tennis or running," Puyol said.

During the farewell ceremony, Puyol received a lot of praise for his contributions to Barca in particular and Spanish football in general. President Josep Maria Bartomeu did not hesitate to say: "Puyol is the greatest captain in Barca's history". Meanwhile, Lionel Messi also expressed his admiration for his senior: "We will miss him very much. He was great, a real brother in the dressing room".

Puyol is truly a great example in the world of football both as a player and as a person, of loyalty, dedication and resilience!

PUYOL PROFILE

Full name: Carles Puyol i Saforcada

Date of birth: April 13, 1978

Place of birth: Catalan, Spain

Height: 1m78

Playing position: defender

CLUB CAREER

- 1995-1999: Barca youth team (89 matches, 6 goals)

- 1999-2014: Barcelona (593 matches, 24 goals)

NATIONAL TEAM CAREER

- 2000-2014: Spain (100 matches, 3 goals) had no difficulty in winning a big victory against Jordan.

According to Bongdaplus