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He won a World Cup and a Champions League with Messi, now he sells luxury watches for money

He managed to lift the World Cup and the Champions League, but now he sells watches.

He managed to lift the World Cup and the Champions League, but now he sells watches.

There are few figures who manage to lift the most important soccer tournaments. Within this category is the World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the CONMEBOL Libertadores Cup, few have achieved all three tournaments, the last one to achieve this feat was Julián Álvarez.

One of the few footballers who won the World Cup and the UEFA Champions League is the Spanish Carles Puyol. The central defender knew how to wear the FC Barcelona shirt alongside great figures such as Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi. On the other hand, he was an emblem of the Spanish National Team, winning the Euro Cup and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Puyol is one of the few on the list of the 'one club man', who are the footballers who played for a single club throughout their career. Whoever wore the blaugrana managed to lift 21 official titles with Barcelona, converting a total of 19 goals during his tenure and playing 593 games. His greatest achievement with the club was with Pep Guardiola at the helm in 2009, managing to win La Liga-Champions League-Copa del Rey-Spanish Super Cup-European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

Where he left his marten was also in the Spanish National Team. His first achievement was in 2008, winning the Eurocup, beating Germany 1-0. Then, in 2010, he beat the Netherlands 1-0 giving his country the first World Cup. With the senior team, he played 100 games and managed to score three goals.

The great watch brand

Carles Puyol's watch brand began in 2010 with the name CP5, in relation to his name and number. The Spanish defender always had a love for watches, as he collected them. It all started with a chat with his friends who prompted him to create the brand.

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