OTHER.- BYE BYE CAPTAIN

Carles Puyol has said enough ... to Barcelona. Get great club FC Barcelona captain ship. A symbol of their

club and the Spanish, the protagonist of a triplet titles -2 European Championships and 1 World - that have made the Red world football reference leaves. The constants in recent times , injuries have forced the player to announce his departure from the club during a press appearance - without question - convened by surprise on Tuesday morning . At 35 -years - turns 36 in April , summer will decide whether to continue playing for another club ." I'm having to recover the level after the last two operations so aggressive ," admitted the captain, stressing that " I will not lower the arms in the remainder of the season to help the team achieve the goals ." Puyol stressed that " I do not know what I will do in June. Clearly I need to rest , but nothing more. Do not know what I'm gonna do beyond June 30 , but at the end of the season will do another press conference to say goodbye to all people who have accompanied me during these 19 seasons , "he said .
Puyol made ​​the announcement surrounded by his friends. Gerard Pique and Ivan de la Peña joined him in the front row , next to the sports director Andoni Zubizarreta , the delegate Carlos Naval , its agent Ramón Sostres , Dr. Ricard Pruna and some of the Barca players who have not been invited with their selections as Pinto, Bartra , Tello or Afellay . The Catalan defense has been central to the highlights of the best of Barcelona 's history. With a body marked by almost 40 injuries throughout his long career, his left knee has been what has forced him to leave Barcelona. Operated on more than one occasion , Puyol has been found that the physical no longer allows you to perform at peak level required by their club.With 100 caps for the senior Spanish national team , Puyol has played so far a total of 782 games, including all competitions and friendlies played with the national team of Catalonia. 25 goals scored by the time the great Barcelona captain , the last , just last Sunday against Almeria .
With Barcelona has been at the forefront during the most glorious period of the club. He has won 3 Champions Leagues, 6 league titles , 2 Copa del Rey, Spain 6 Super Cups , 2 European Super Cups and 2 Mundialitos Club . An enviable record for a single player in the history of Barcelona.
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