Gianluigi Buffon
former Italian footballer (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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,[nb 1] and, by some, as the greatest ever.[nb 2]
_(cropped).jpg) Buffon with Juventus in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gianluigi Buffon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1978[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carrara, Tuscany, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Parma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Parma | 168 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2018 | Juventus | 509 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Juventus | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Parma | 43 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 754 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Italy U18 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Italy U21 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Italy U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2018 | Italy | 176 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 February 2020[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Parma | 1995–96 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 168 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 0 | ||
| Juventus | 2001–02 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Serie A | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[h] | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Serie B | 37 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 34 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 5[h] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Serie A | 27 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7[i] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14[j] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 9[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 509 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 656 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 17 | 0 | 2[k] | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Juventus | 2019–20 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 701 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 912 | 0 | ||
- All appearances in the UEFA Cup
- All appearances in the Coppa Italia
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, seven appearances in the UEFA Cup
- One appearance in the Supercoppa Italiana, one appearance in a 4th-place Serie A tiebreaker to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League
- All appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- One appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
- Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in Europa League
- Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Eight appearances in the Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 176 | 0 | |
Notes
References
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