Moving farewell of Puyol like player of the Barça

Carles Puyol has received this noon the goodbye institutional of the Barça with speeches very elogiosos by part of the president of the club Josep Maria Bartiomeu, of Andoni Zubizarreta, sportive director, and of the second captain, Xavi Hernández. Puyol Has not closed entirely the door of his career in active and has ensured that it only wants to centre in recovering of the problems of knee far of the requirements of the competition.

The still player of the Barça has explained that "the problems of knee have not disappeared. I have tried it everything. From 30 June, my stage like player of the Barça finish ", has said. However, "no under the arms. We have not found still a solution but without the pressure to have to play will follow looking for it".

"I know that I have been a privileged because during 19 years have done what more likes me, that is to play to the football. I have won a lot of titles but what more value is the human part that carry me of this club. If it had to thank all the people that have accompanied me would not have time. I have had the luck to play with the best, no only deportivamente but also like people", said.

Carles Puyol has received the gratitudes in video of some of his ancient mates and technicians, and in person of Xavi Hernández, the second captain, with the one who have shared big part of his career, so much in the Barça like Spanish selection. Xavi, in a full speech of complicity, has encouraged him to "share some together day a project in the club of our heart. You are part of the Barça and need you", has said.

Puyol Still has not chosen to where will go his next steps. "For the moment the only that I want to is to follow testing if I can recover me of the problems of knee, but no longer only to be able to go back to play to the football but to be able to carry an active life". In the case that the defence leridano could restart his career, no longer would do it to the maximum level "has happened me the rice for the Milan!", it said to question of an Italian journalist.

Yes it has given some brushstrokes of to where could go his professional orientation to half term: "I do not see me doing of trainer but will see if in the club there is some task that can develop". When they have commented him if in the formative football, his answer has not been so rotunda.

The "big captain" always has been what is used to call "a man of the house" and knows the Barcelona changing room like anybody. It debuted with the first team of the Barça in 1999, and since has been a key piece in the team, with which has won six leagues, three Champions, two Glasses of Rey, two Supercopas of Europe, six Supercopas of Spain and two World-wide of Clubs. Besides, with the Spanish selection has achieved a World-wide, a Eurocopa and the medal of silver in the Games of Sydney 2000.

Last goal of Puyol, in the Barça-Almería of 2 March (4-1). Puyol Marked the third goal, that sentenced the party. The last goal of a series of unforgettable like which marked in the Bernabéu the day of the 2 to 6, that celebrated with a kiss to the bracelet with the senyera.