Gianluigi Buffon , [2] [3] Ufficiale OMRI [4] ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒanluˈiːdʒi bufˈfɔn, -fon] , [5] [6] Venetian: [buˈfoŋ] ; born 28 January 1978), commonly shortened to Gigi Buffon , is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Paris Saint-Germain . He is widely regarded by players, pundits and managers as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [nb 1] and, by some, as the greatest ever. [nb 2]
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2018 |
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Gianluigi Buffon , [2] [3] Ufficiale OMRI [4] ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒanluˈiːdʒi bufˈfɔn, -fon] , [5] [6] Venetian: [buˈfoŋ] ; born 28 January 1978), commonly shortened to Gigi Buffon , is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Paris Saint-Germain . He is widely regarded by players, pundits and managers as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [nb 1] and, by some, as the greatest ever. [nb 2] |
2017 |
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Gianluigi " Gigi " Buffon [2] [3] ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒanluˈiːdʒi bufˈfɔn] , Ufficiale OMRI ; [4] born 28 January 1978) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Serie A club Juventus . He also captained the Italy national team until his international retirement in 2017. He is widely regarded by players, pundits and managers as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [nb 1] and, by some, as the greatest ever. [nb 2] Buffon is known for his "outstanding shot-stopping" and for being "a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality". [24] [25] He is currently the most expensive goalkeeper in history , following his €52 million transfer from Parma to Juventus in 2001, as well as being the most expensive Italian player. 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 (10) in Serie A in that same season. He is also one of only eighteen players to have made at least 1,000 professional career appearances . |
2016 |
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Gianluigi " Gigi " Buffon [2] [3] ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːdʒi bufˈfɔn] , Ufficiale OMRI ; [4] born 28 January 1978) is an Italian professional goalkeeper who plays for and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team . With 167 caps , Buffon is the most capped player in the history of the Italian national team , the joint sixth-most capped male international footballer in history, and the joint most capped European international player ever. He is widely considered by players, pundits and managers to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [a] and, by some, to be the greatest ever. [b] Buffon is known for his "outstanding shot-stopping" and for being "a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality." [23] [24] He is currently the most expensive goalkeeper in history , following his €53 million transfer from Parma to Juventus in 2001. Buffon holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A, and with the Italian national team; he also holds the record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history : over twelve league matches, he went unbeaten for 974 consecutive minutes during the 2015–16 season, as well as having achieved the most consecutive clean sheets (ten) in Serie A in that same season. |
2015 |
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon [2] [3] ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒiːdʒi bufˈfɔn] , Ufficiale OMRI ; [4] born 28 January 1978) is an Italian professional goalkeeper who plays for and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team . Buffon is the most capped player in the history of the Italian national team with 154 caps . He is widely considered by players, pundits, and managers to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] and, by some, to be the greatest ever. [14] [15] [16] [17] Buffon is known for his "outstanding shot-stopping" and for being "a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality." [18] [19] He is currently the most expensive goalkeeper in history , following his transfer from Parma to Juventus in 2001. [20] Buffon also holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A, [21] and with the Italian national team. [15] |
2014 |
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3. Style of play and reputation |
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Gianluigi " Gigi " Buffon , Ufficiale OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒidʒi bufˈfon] ; born 28 January 1978), is an Italian goalkeeper who plays for and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team . He is the record holder for most appearances for Italy, and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time [4] [5] [6] and by some to be Italy's greatest ever goalkeeper. [7] [8] Buffon is known for his "outstanding shot-stopping" and for being "a vocal organizer of the defense and a key dressing room personality." [9] [10] He is currently the most expensive goalkeeper of all time following his £32.6m transfer from Parma to Juventus in 2001. [11] Buffon also holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A, [12] and with the Italian national team. [13] |
2013 |
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Gianluigi " Gigi " Buffon , Ufficiale OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒidʒi bufˈfon] ; born 28 January 1978 in Carrara , Italy ), is an Italian goalkeeper who plays for and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team . Buffon is the record appearance holder for the Italian national football team , and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. [3] [4] He is known for his "outstanding shot-stopping" and for being "a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality." [5] [6] |
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2012 |
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Gianluigi " Gigi " Buffon , Ufficiale OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒidʒi bufˈfon] ; born 28 January 1978 in Carrara , Italy ), is a FIFA World Cup -winning Italian goalkeeper who is currently the Captain for both Serie A club Juventus and the Italian National Team . He is widely considered by experts to be one of the most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history. [2] [3] He is known for his "outstanding shot-stopping" and for being "a vocal organizer of the defence and a key dressing room personality." [4] [5] |
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2011 |
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon , Ufficiale OMRI (born 28 January 1978 in Carrara , Italy ), is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team . He has won the FIFA World Cup and is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of the most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history. [1] [2] Buffon was declared by Pelé to be one of the 125 greatest living footballers in the world. He has been named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record eight times and he has also been named the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics) goalkeeper of the decade. |
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2010 |
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born 28 January 1978 in Carrara ), is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team . He has won the FIFA World Cup and is considered by many fans and experts to be one of most dominant and successful goalkeepers in recent history. [1] [2] Buffon was declared by Pelé to be one of the 125 greatest living footballers in the world, and has also been named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record eight times. |
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2009 |
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Gianluigi Buffon (born 28 January 1978 in Carrara ), is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning goalkeeper who plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team . He is widely considered by fans and experts to be one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. [1] [2] |
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2008 |
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon , Cavaliere OMRI [1] [2] (born January 28 1978 in Carrara ), is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team . |
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2007 |
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon , Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI [1] [2] , (born January 28 , 1978 in Carrara ) is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team . |
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2006 |
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born January 28 , 1978 ) is an Italian FIFA World Cup -winning goalkeeper , who is widely considered the best in the current game. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team . He was transferred to Juventus from childhood club Parma F.C. in 2001, for what was the largest transfer figure ever for a goalkeeper at £32 million. |
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2005 |
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Gianluigi Buffon (born January 28 , 1978 in Carrara , Italy ) is an Italian football player. He is a goalkeeper for Juventus and the Italian national team , and is generally regarded as one of the finest keepers in the world. |
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2004 |
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Gianluigi Buffon (born January 28 , 1978 in Carrara ) is an Italian football player. He is a goalkeeper for Juventus and the Italian national team , and is generally regarded as one of today's top goalkeepers . |