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text_A: Gianluigi Buffon was an Italian soccer player in the 1990s.
text_B: Gianluigi `` Gigi '' Buffon -LRB- -LSB- ˈdʒiːdʒi bufˈfɔn -RSB- , Ufficiale OMRI ; born 28 January 1978 -RRB- is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper .. Ufficiale OMRI. Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. footballer. Association football. goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). He captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team .. Juventus. Juventus F.C.. Italy. Italy national football team. captains. Captain ( association football ). Serie A. Serie A. Italy national team. Italy national football team. He is widely regarded by players , pundits and managers to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time , and , by some , to be the greatest ever .. Buffon is one of only eighteen players to have made at least 1,000 professional career appearances ; with 168 international caps , Buffon is also the most capped player in the history of the Italian national team , the joint fifth-most capped male international footballer of all time , alongside Ivan Hurtado , and the most capped European international player ever .. footballer. Association football. 168 international caps. List of footballers with 100 or more caps. capped. Cap ( sports ). history of the Italian national team. Italy national football team records#Appearances. Ivan Hurtado. Ivan Hurtado. Buffon is known for his `` outstanding shot-stopping '' and for being `` a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality '' .. He is currently the most expensive goalkeeper in history , following his $ 53 million transfer from Parma to Juventus in 2001 .. Juventus. Juventus F.C.. Parma. Parma Calcio 1913. goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). most expensive goalkeeper in history. List of most expensive association football transfers. Buffon holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A , and with the Italy national team ; he also holds the record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history  : over 12 league matches , he went unbeaten for 974 consecutive minutes during the 2015 -- 16 season , as well as having achieved the most consecutive clean sheets -LRB- 10 -RRB- in Serie A in that same season .. Italy. Italy national football team. Serie A. Serie A. Italy national team. Italy national football team. record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history. Football records in Italy#Goalkeeping. At club level , Buffon 's professional career began with Parma in 1995 , where he made his Serie A debut , and was soon promoted to the role of starting goalkeeper , earning a reputation as one of the most promising young goalkeepers in Italy ; during his time with the club , he won the Coppa Italia , the UEFA Cup and the Supercoppa Italiana , all in 1999 .. Parma. Parma Calcio 1913. Italy. Italy national football team. goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). Serie A. Serie A. Coppa Italia. Coppa Italia. UEFA Cup. UEFA Europa League. Supercoppa Italiana. Supercoppa Italiana. After joining Juventus in 2001 , Buffon immediately won Serie A titles in both of his first two seasons at the club , and established himself as one of the best players in the world in his position .. Juventus. Juventus F.C.. Serie A. Serie A. After winning two more consecutive league titles in 2005 and 2006 , the club were later stripped of these titles and relegated due to their involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal .. 2006 Italian football scandal. 2006 Italian football scandal. 2006 FIFA World Cup. Despite rumours of his departure , Buffon remained with Juventus , contributing to the club 's Serie B title and promotion back to Serie A in 2007 .. Juventus. Juventus F.C.. Serie A. Serie A. Serie B. Serie B. Following several trophyless seasons , Buffon later played a key role in Juventus ' resurgence , which saw the club win an Italian record of six consecutive league titles between 2011 and 2017 ; he also inherited the captain 's armband following the departure of Alessandro Del Piero in 2012 .. Juventus. Juventus F.C.. Alessandro Del Piero. Alessandro Del Piero. In total , he has won eight Serie A titles , three Coppa Italia titles , and five Supercoppa Italiana titles with Juventus .. Juventus. Juventus F.C.. Serie A. Serie A. Coppa Italia. Coppa Italia. Supercoppa Italiana. Supercoppa Italiana. With the Italy national team , Buffon has been called up for an international record of five FIFA World Cup tournaments -LRB- 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 2014 -RRB- since making his debut in 1997 , featuring in four of them as Italy 's starting goalkeeper -LRB- he was an unused substitute in 1998 -RRB- .. Italy. Italy national football team. FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup. goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). Italy national team. Italy national football team. 1998 FIFA World Cup. 2002 FIFA World Cup. 2006 FIFA World Cup. 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was the starting goalkeeper of the Italian team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup , which saw him keep a record five clean sheets , and concede only two goals , neither of which were in open play .. FIFA World Cup. FIFA World Cup. goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). 2006 FIFA World Cup. 2006 FIFA World Cup. 2006 FIFA World Cup. He has also represented Italy at four European Championships , at the 1996 Olympics , and at two FIFA Confederations Cups , winning a bronze medal in the 2013 edition of the tournament .. Italy. Italy national football team. European Championships. UEFA European Championship. 1996 Olympics. Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Buffon has also won numerous , prestigious individual and team awards .. He was named by Pele in the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players in 2004 .. Pele. Pele. FIFA 100. FIFA 100. He has been named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record eleven times .. Goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). Serie A. Serie A. Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year. Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year. Buffon was the winner of the 2006 Yashin Award following Italy 's World Cup victory , in which he was also elected to be part of the Team of the Tournament ; an honour which he also received after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 European Championships , and the final of the 2012 European Championships .. Italy. Italy national football team. 2006 FIFA World Cup. European Championships. UEFA European Championship. Yashin Award. Yashin Award. Team of the Tournament. FIFA World Cup 2006#All-star team. honour. UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament. 2008 European Championships. UEFA Euro 2008. 2012 European Championships. UEFA Euro 2012. Buffon is the only goalkeeper to have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Award , which he won in 2003 after reaching the Champions League final ; he also won the award for best Goalkeeper that year , and was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year in 2003 , 2004 , 2006 and 2016 .. Goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). 2006 FIFA World Cup. UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. 2003 after reaching the Champions League final. 2003 UEFA Champions League Final. UEFA Team of the Year. UEFA Team of the Year. In 2006 , Buffon was runner-up for the Ballon d'Or and was elected to be part of the FIFPro World XI , an honour which he also achieved in 2007 .. 2006 FIFA World Cup. honour. UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament. Ballon d'Or. Ballon d'Or 2006. FIFPro. FIFPro. After reaching the 2015 Champions League final , he was named to the 2014 -- 15 UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season , and placed fourth in the 2015 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award .. 2014 FIFA World Cup. 2015 Champions League final. 2015 UEFA Champions League Final. UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. He has been named the IFFHS World 's Best Goalkeeper four times -LRB- second only to Iker Casillas , with five awards -RRB- and was also named the best goalkeeper of the 21st century , of the past 25 years , and of the decade , by the same organisation .. Goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). Iker Casillas. Iker Casillas. In 2016 , he became the first goalkeeper ever to win the Golden Foot Award , which pertains to both personality and playing ability .. goalkeeper. Goalkeeper ( association football ). Golden Foot. Golden Foot
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