Gianluigi Buffon
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Gianluigi Buffon is a former goalkeeper from Italy, born on 28 January 1978 in Carrara. Clubs included Parma, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. Gianluigi Buffon won 176 caps for Italy, scoring 0 goals (1997-2018).
The club career on record runs from 1995 to 2023, across three clubs. The longest of those was 17 years at Juventus (2001-2018), where the record shows 509 appearances and 0 goals. Those spells add up to 755 club appearances and 0 goals. Honours on record include Bravo Award in 1999; Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; Best European Goalkeeper in 2003, 2016 and 2017, with four more listed below.
Born
28 January 1978
Age
48
Birthplace
Carrara
Country
Italy
Position
Goalkeeper
Height
192 cm
Club career
- 1995-2001
Parma169 apps · 0 goals - 2001-2018
Juventus509 apps · 0 goals - 2018-2019
Paris Saint-Germain17 apps · 0 goals - 2019-2021Juventus17 apps · 0 goals
- 2021-2023Parma43 apps · 0 goals
International career
- 1997-2018Italy176 caps · 0 goals
Honours
- Bravo Award1999
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year1999
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2001
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2002
- Best European Goalkeeper2003
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper2003
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2003
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year2003
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper2004
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2005
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper2006
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2006
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper2007
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2008
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2012
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2014
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2015
- Best European Goalkeeper2016
- Golden Foot2016
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2016
- Best European Goalkeeper2017
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper2017
- Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year2017
- UEFA President's Award2024
