Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born 28 January 1978) is a former Italian professional footballer who plays in the goalkeeper position. He is a Goalkeeper for the Serie B team Parma Calcio. He used to play for the Italy national team from 1996 till he retired in 2018. Buffon is recognized by many peoples as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and, by some, as the greatest ever.

Gianluigi Buffon started his career in Parma and won a UEFA Cup in 1999. In 2001, he transferred to the Italian giant Juventus and won the Serie A on consecutive years.

Buffon joined the Italy national team in 1997. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he led them to the championship, allowing only two goals in 7 games and keeping 5 clean sheets (no goals allowed), which was a new World Cup record at that time.

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+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsParma1995–96Serie A90000000901996–97Serie A270001All appearances in the UEFA Cup0—2801997–98Serie A3206All appearances in the Coppa Italia08All appearances in the UEFA Champions League; two appearances in the second qualifying round0—4601998–99Serie A34060110—5101999–2000Serie A320009Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, seven appearances in the UEFA Cup02One appearance in the Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in a 4th-place Serie A tiebreaker to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League04302000–01Serie A3402070—430Total1680140360202200Juventus2001–02Serie A3401010All appearances in the UEFA Champions League0—4502002–03Serie A320001501One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana04802003–04Serie A3200060103902004–05Serie A3700011All appearances in the UEFA Champions League; two appearances in the third qualifying round0—4802005–06Serie A1802040002402006–07Serie B37030——4002007–08Serie A34010——3502008–09Serie A2302050—3002009–10Serie A270107Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in Europa League0—3502010–11Serie A1601000—1702011–12Serie A35000— —3502012–13Serie A32010100104402013–14Serie A3300014Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Eight appearances in the Europa League0104802014–15Serie A33000130104702015–16Serie A3500080104402016–17Serie A30000120104302017–18Serie A210309010340Total50901501240806560Paris Saint-Germain2018–19Ligue 11702One appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue, One appearance in the Coupe de France0501One appearance in Trophée des Champions0250Juventus2019–20Serie A70301000110Career total701034016601109120

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+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsItaly19971019983019998020004020017020021202003702004120200530200615020078020089020091102010202011100201211020131502014802015802016130201780201810Total1760
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Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Italian association football goalkeepers
Category:Footballers from Tuscany
Category:People from Carrara
Category:Italy at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
Category:Italy at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Category:Italy at UEFA Euro 2004
Category:Italy at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Category:Italy at UEFA Euro 2008
Category:Italy at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Category:Italy at UEFA Euro 2012
Category:Italy at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Category:Italy at UEFA Euro 2016