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Gianluigi Buffon
Keeping goal for Italy’s 2006 World Cup winners and Juventus across two decades.
UEFA Cup · World champion
- Born
- 28 January 1978
- Birthplace
- Carrara, Italy
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Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian former goalkeeper whose career stretched from Parma’s 1990s breakthrough to retirement at 45.
Early life
Athletic household
His mother competed in discus and his father in weightlifting; his sisters played volleyball.
Parma academy
He developed as a goalkeeper after joining the club as a teenager.
Career
- 1995
Parma debut
He made his first Serie A appearance at seventeen.
- 2001
Juventus move
He joined for a then-record fee for a goalkeeper.
- 2018–2021
Paris and Turin
A season at Paris Saint-Germain was followed by a Juventus return.
- 2021–2023
Back to Parma
He finished his playing career at his first club.
Achievements
UEFA Cup
He helped Parma win the European trophy.
World champion
Italy won the World Cup with Buffon in goal.
Serie A milestone
He passed Paolo Maldini’s league appearance record.
Beyond football
Mental health
He described his experience of depression in his autobiography and later interviews.
Humanitarian work
The World Food Programme appointed him a goodwill ambassador in 2019.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Official career history and recognition ↗Photo: MichaelEmilio. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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