Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978) · Italy · Footballers

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He played over 1,100 professional matches across three decades, kept five clean sheets on the way to lifting the 2006 World Cup, and was still starting games in Serie B at 45.

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2024UEFA President's AwardAward2021Parma Calcio 1913Club2021-20232019Juventus FCClub2019-20212018Paris Saint-Germain FCClub2018-20192017Adidas Golden BallAward2016Golden FootAward2006Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward2003Best European GoalkeeperAwardIFFHS World's Best GoalkeeperAwardUEFA Club Footballer of the YearAward2001Juventus FCClub2001-20181999Bravo AwardAwardSerie A Goalkeeper of the YearAward1997Italy national under-23 football teamClub1995Italy national under-17 football teamClubItaly national under-21 football teamClub1995-1997Parma Calcio 1913Club1995-20011994Italy national under-18 football teamClub1994-19951993Italy national under-16 football teamClub1993-19941978Born28 January 1978

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Buffon (rear) during his debut in Serie B against Rimini in 2006

Buffon (top right) with Juventus in 2013

Buffon playing for Juventus in 2014

Buffon warming up before the 2016 Supercoppa Italiana

Buffon (right) warming up with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019

Buffon with Juventus in 2019

Buffon with the Italy national team in 1998

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Teams 11

Parma Calcio 19132021-2023

Juventus FC2019-2021

Paris Saint-Germain FC2018-2019

Juventus FC2001-2018

Italy men's national association football team1997-2018

Italy national under-23 football team1997-1997

Parma Calcio 19131995-2001

Italy national under-17 football team1995-1995

Italy national under-21 football team1995-1997

Italy national under-18 football team1994-1995

Italy national under-16 football team1993-1994

Career record

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2021-2023430

2019-2021170

2018-2019170

2001-20185090

1997-20181760

1997-199741

1995-20011690

1995-199530

1995-1997110

1994-199530

1993-199430

Awards

UEFA President's Award2024

Adidas Golden Ball2017

Golden Foot2016

Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic2006

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year2003

Best European Goalkeeper2003

IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper2003

Bravo Award1999

Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year1999

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Child Louis Buffon

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Buffon broke into Serie A with Parma at 17, winning the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia in 1999 before Juventus paid a world record €52.9 million for a goalkeeper in 2001. Over 17 years in Turin he collected nine Serie A titles, became the first goalkeeper to win Serie A Footballer of the Year, and reached Champions League finals in 2015 and 2017 - the latter earning him the inaugural Best FIFA Goalkeeper award. He captained Italy to World Cup glory in 2006, was named by Pelé to the FIFA 100 in 2004, and finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or. At 40 he spent a season at Paris Saint-Germain, returned to Juventus to break Paolo Maldini's Serie A appearance record, then circled back to Parma for two final seasons in Serie B before retiring in 2023 with 176 caps and a claim as the greatest goalkeeper of his generation.

Country

Italy

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Carlo AncelottiAlso in We Were Fine Together (2022)

Piero PelùAlso in I cassamortari (2022)

Paolo MaldiniAlso in We Were Fine Together (2022)

Francesca NeriAlso in I cassamortari (2022)

Alessandro NestaAlso in We Were Fine Together (2022)

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