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Gianluigi Buffon was born on 28 January 1978, and also known as Gigi Buffon, is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A.

At club level, Buffon’s professional career began with Parma in 1995, where he made his Serie A debut.

He soon broke into the starting line-up and earned a reputation as one of the most promising young goalkeepers in Italy, helping Parma to win the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Cup, and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1999.

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After joining Juventus in 2001, for the world record fee for a goalkeeper of €52 million at the time, Buffon 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.

He was the first goalkeeper to win the Serie A Footballer of the Year award and was named Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record twelve times.

After reaching the 2015 and 2017 UEFA Champions League finals, Buffon was named to the Champions League Squad of the Season on both occasions and won the inaugural Best FIFA Goalkeeper award in the latter year.

Buffon was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players in 2004. He is the only goalkeeper to win the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award, which he achieved after reaching the 2003 Champions League final; he also won UEFA’s award for best goalkeeper that year and was additionally voted into the UEFA Team of the Year on five occasions.