[570] The following year, he was instead chosen as the new face of Head & Shoulders in Italy. ... From FIFA 04 To FIFA 17: Gianluigi's Buffon Incredible Transformation . In football you win as a group, you lose as a group, you divide the credit and the blame. [255] On 24 August, he was named the best goalkeeper of the 2016–17 Champions League season,[250] He also placed third in the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, with 109 votes. [325][326] This record was beaten by Gianluigi Donnarumma on 1 September 2016. [309], On 30 October, Buffon made his 513th league appearance for Juventus (including Serie B matches) in a 2–1 home win over Genoa in Serie A, equalling Del Piero as the player with the most league appearances for the club. [72] Buffon was also nominated for the 2003 Ballon d'Or that season, finishing in ninth place.[73]. 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[408] Italy finished in third place in their group, and were eliminated in the group stage for a second consecutive World Cup. 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[107] Buffon made 81 saves in Serie A that season[108][109] and his 82% save percentage was the highest of any goalkeeper playing in one of Europe's five major leagues. school teachers. This was also Buffon's 20th clean sheet in 2012, the most of any other goalkeeper in Europe. [61] He made his Juventus Champions League debut on 18 September, in a 3–2 home win over Celtic. [353] Buffon was named Man of the Match in Italy's 1–0 victory over Australia in the round of 16,[354] and later also received the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper of the tournament,[62] producing 40 saves,[355] and was elected to the Team of the Tournament. Gianluigi Buffon was born on Jan. 28, 1978. [30] After Juventus won the Serie B title,[30] earning promotion to Serie A for the 2007–08 season, Buffon signed a contract extension with Juventus until 2012. [372], After the international retirement of Fabio Cannavaro, Buffon became the new captain of the national team under new manager Cesare Prandelli. [253] On 15 August, Buffon was also listed as one of the three finalists for the 2017 UEFA Best Player of the Year Award, along with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. [61], On 12 May 2006, several players, including Buffon, were accused of participating in illegal betting on Serie A matches. © www.fifaindex.com 2021 - Terms Of Service - Cookie Policy. When I was at Juventus, it was already difficult to get past, "There have been some very good goalkeepers in my era, but Buffon is there for consistency. This is the primary and detailed attributes of Gianluigi Buffon, Fifa Mobile Campaign Player. Perin al Napoli, "Gianluigi Buffon has a few things to tell you about goalkeeping – and life", "Fantastic Celtic, Feckless Refereeing but Fair Play to Juventus", "MARCHISIO TOP PLAYER, MATRI IMPLACABILE, BUFFON PRESA D'ACCIAIO", "Da venti anni, è il patrimonio del calcio mondiale: semplicemente Gianluigi Buffon", "Buffon nell'Olimpo. Gol di Zaza e Bonucci", "Buffon first to 50 UEFA EURO appearances", "Italy beats Azerbaijan to qualify for Euro 2016", "Buffon: Zen and the art of footballing longevity", "Euro 2016, Belgio-Italia: 5 motivi per non perdersela", "Gianluigi Buffon set to be among Italy changes vs. Ireland at Euro 2016", "Republic of Ireland 1 Italy 0, Euro 2016: Late Robbie Brady goal sends delirious Irish into Round of 16", "Neuer, Buffon, Lloris? When Juventus were in Serie B, he showed himself to be faithful to the team, it was a great gesture. [312][313] On 18 December, in a 2–1 away win over Sampdoria, Buffon made his 479th Serie A appearance for Juventus, surpassing Del Piero's appearance record for the club in the Italian top flight, as well as making his 647th overall Serie A appearance, tying Maldini as the player with the most appearances in the competition. [31][64], In August 2005, Buffon collided with Milan midfielder Kaká during the annual preseason Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi match, suffering a dislocated shoulder that required surgery. Buffon. 396 votes, 78 comments. [587], In 2012, Buffon joined the "Respect Diversity" Programme, through UEFA, which aimed to fight against racism, discrimination and intolerance in football. [567] Buffon also features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series, and was named alongside Manuel Neuer, Iker Casillas and Petr Čech in the Ultimate Team Best Goalkeepers in FIFA 14. ", "Italy's Buffon ties record at his 5th World Cup", "Buffon e la D'Amico escono allo scoperto: primo bacio pubblico". [370], In the 2010 World Cup, Buffon was replaced at half-time in Italy's 1–1 draw in their opening group stage match against Paraguay after he had a problem with his sciatic nerve. [582] After continuing to struggle with financial difficulties, the club officially declared bankruptcy on 11 March 2016. He is the first goalkeeper to win Serie A Footballer of the Year award. [310] On 11 December, he kept his 51st Champions League clean sheet (excluding those in the qualifying rounds) in a 2–0 away win over Bayer Leverkusen in Juventus's final group match of the campaign, equalling Van der Sar as the goalkeeper with the second-most clean sheets ever in the competition, behind only Iker Casillas. [62][547][548] In May 2014, Buffon announced that he had separated from his wife after three years of marriage. [142][143] Juventus were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, although they later managed to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League, losing to Benfica. [449] When asked why he had accepted a call-up after initially communicating his international retirement, he responded: "I'm a consistent person, who feels a great sense of responsibility, that alone is enough to explain my presence. He prefers to shoot with his right foot. [163] After keeping a clean sheet in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Monaco on 22 April, Buffon overtook Dida as the goalkeeper with the fourth-highest number of clean sheets in Champions League history, with 36. [177] On 12 August, it was announced that he placed fourth in the 2015 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. He retired from international football in 2017, after Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, although he later came out of retirement for the team's friendlies the following year, before officially confirming his international retirement in May 2018. [30][336][337] Italy reached the final of the tournament, losing once again to France.[338]. [480][497] Although not as adept with the ball at his feet as the newer generation of goalkeepers that emerged in his later career,[465][493][510] Buffon also possesses good footwork, as well as reliable distribution, which has enabled him to adapt to more contemporary systems, which require goalkeepers to play with their feet more frequently and be involved in the build-up of plays; his confidence in possession allows him to play the ball out from the back on the ground to his defenders and start swift counter-attacks, or find his teammates further up the pitch or out on the wing with deeper kicks with his right foot. With Juventus, he won a record ten Serie A titles,[nb 3] four Coppa Italia titles, and five Supercoppa Italiana titles. [297] PSG were eliminated from the competition in the following round after a surprise 2–1 home defeat to Guingamp on 9 January 2019, during which Buffon remained on the bench. [31] Parma finished the 1996–97 season as runners-up in Serie A, behind Juventus, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. [48][52], Buffon transferred from Parma to Juventus on 3 July 2001 for €52 million, along with former Parma teammate Lilian Thuram, and was handed the number 1 shirt as the starting goalkeeper, replacing Edwin van der Sar, who was sold to Fulham. Buffon saved three penalties; those taken by Diego Forlán, Juventus teammate Martín Cáceres and Walter Gargano. [292][293] After serving a three-match ban in UEFA club competitions, Buffon started for PSG in a 1–1 away draw against Napoli on 6 November, and was beaten by an Insigne penalty; at the age of 40 years and 282 days, he became the second-oldest player ever to make their Champions League debut for a club after Mark Schwarzer, who made his debut in the competition with Chelsea in a 1–0 home victory over Steaua București on 11 December 2013, aged 41 years and 65 days. [12] Buffon went on to make seven more first team appearances that season as well as one appearance in the Coppa Italia, making his debut in the competition, as Parma were eliminated in the second round. [542] Buffon is a Roman Catholic. "[440][441][442][443][444][445] After winning the Serie A Footballer of the Year Award later that month, Buffon hinted that he could possibly play for Italy again, stating: "I took a break from the national team. Norvegia-Italia 0–2. [418] This was Buffon's 14th appearance at the European Championships, making him Italy's out-right most capped player of all-time in the tournament, after overtaking Maldini, Del Piero and Cassano; with his fourth tournament appearance, he also equalled Del Piero for the most UEFA European Championships played in by an Italian player. 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Press J to jump to the feed. Parma lost 3–1 to Inter in the European playoff match. [nb 2] Buffon holds the record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history of over 12 league matches; he went unbeaten for 974 consecutive minutes during the 2015–16 season, achieving the most consecutive clean sheets (10) during that run. Buffon was called up for a record of five FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) since making his debut in 1997; he was an unused substitute in the 1998 edition. FIFA 06 and FIFA 07. ", "The best goalkeeper I have ever faced was Buffon. His starting place was taken by backup goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, and Christian Abbiati was called up as a replacement third keeper, with Francesco Antonioli being promoted to second goalkeeper. [123], Buffon kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 Coppa Italia win against Cagliari on 12 December, allowing Juventus to progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament. [247] With his third Champions League final defeat, Buffon became the player with the most Champions League final appearances without a Champions League medal, alongside former Juventus teammates Paolo Montero and Alessio Tacchinardi. [430][431][432][433][434], On 2 September, Buffon made his 170th international appearance in a 3–0 away defeat to Spain in a World Cup qualifier;[435] he later extended his European international appearance record with his 172nd appearance for Italy on 6 October, in a 1–1 home draw against Macedonia in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, making him the fourth-most capped male international footballer of all time, ahead of Egyptian striker Hossam Hassan (169 caps), and behind only Egyptian midfielder Ahmed Hassan (184 caps), Saudi Arabian goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea (178 caps), and Mexican defender Claudio Suárez (177 caps). [420] Due to a bout of fever, Buffon was rested in Italy's final group match on 22 June,[421] a 1–0 defeat against the Republic of Ireland, and was replaced by deputy Salvatore Sirigu. He has also been voted into the UEFA Team of the Year five times. There is certainly a future for Italian football, as we have pride, ability, determination and after bad tumbles, we always find a way to get back on our feet. ", "I've never seen a debut like his for the personality and quality he showed. [452] On 17 May 2018, Buffon announced in a press conference with Juventus that he would not return to the national team for its May and June friendlies. Maradona, Ronaldo, Buffon, Del Piero, Trezeguet, Yorke, Seedorf and Michel Salgado played in Gianni Infantino's hometown, Brig, Switzerland on Friday. The win allowed Italy to move seven points clear in their qualifying group. [422] He returned to the starting line-up for his nation's round of 16 fixture against Spain on 27 June, making a crucial injury time save on Gerard Piqué to earn his third consecutive clean sheet of the tournament, as Italy avenged their Euro 2012 final defeat with a 2–0 victory over the defending champions. 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In his fourth season with the club, Buffon made 38 appearances in Serie A and 48 in all competitions that season as he won his third Serie A title in four years with Juventus, winning once again the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award for the fifth time in his career. The team gave its all, but a human being cannot destroy dreams like that at the end of an extraordinary comeback on a dubious situation. [235] On 3 May, Buffon made his 100th appearance for Juventus in the UEFA Champions League (excluding appearances in the qualifying rounds) in a 2–0 away win against Monaco, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the competition; Buffon became only the second Italian player after Paolo Maldini to make 100 Champions League appearances for a single club, and marked the occasion with a clean sheet, his 47th overall in the competition, making him the goalkeeper with the third-highest number of Champions League clean sheets, alongside Čech, and behind only Casillas (57) and Van der Sar (50). [577], On 16 July 2010, Buffon became a share-holding partner of his hometown club Carrarese; he initially owned 50% of the club's shares, along with Cristiano Lucarelli and Maurizio Mian. Football statistics of Gianluigi Buffon including club and national team history. [13], Buffon was awarded his first cap for Italy's senior team under Cesare Maldini on 29 October 1997, at the age of 19 years and 9 months (19 years, 274 days), as an injury replacement for Gianluca Pagliuca during the first leg of the 1998 World Cup qualification play-off against Russia, in Moscow; with this cap, Buffon became the youngest goalkeeper to feature for Italy post-World War II. [529] Buffon was awarded the Nereo Rocco Prize on 2 September 2014, which is given to a footballer in recognition of their career. [426], On 6 October 2016, Buffon made his 164th appearance for Italy in a 1–1 draw against Spain in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Turin, under manager Gian Piero Ventura, making him the joint eighth-most capped international player of all time with Cobi Jones, and the second-most capped active international player, behind only Iker Casillas. [603] He was cleared of all charges in December 2006. In addition, I've always been an unifying element in the national set-up, and I'd like my presence to be seen in this way. [230] On 22 February, he made his 100th Champions League appearance for Juventus in the first leg of the club's round of 16 tie against Porto, keeping a clean sheet in the 2–0 away win. They have two children, Louis Thomas (born in 2007 and named after Buffon's idol Thomas N'Kono)[34] and David Lee (born in 2009 and named after Van Halen singer David Lee Roth). [79] He was most notably a member of Italy's 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship-winning squad. [382], Buffon was included in the Italian squad for the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil and played in every match of the tournament as captain. [283] On 19 May, after 17 seasons with the club, Buffon played his 656th and final match with Juventus, the last match of the season at home against Hellas Verona. 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[331][332][333][334] Italy were eliminated in the quarter-finals on penalties to hosts and eventual 1998 World Cup champions France. [182] The following week, Buffon was nominated for the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year,[183] also making his 100th appearance for Juventus in European Club Competitions in a 1–0 home win over Manchester City on 25 November. [219] On 6 November, Buffon earned his 600th Serie A appearance in a 2–1 away win against Chievo, the fourth player to reach this milestone. Has anyone used End of Era Buffon, and if so what did you think? [484], —Ronaldinho on choosing Buffon as the goalkeeper in his all–time top XI. [101] Juventus finished the season unbeaten,[30] winning their first Scudetto since the Calciopoli scandal, and qualifying for the 2012–13 Champions League after a two-year absence. [35], In the 1996–97 Serie A season, his second full season with the club, Buffon was named as the starting goalkeeper ahead of Luca Bucci, and Alessandro Nista. [474][31][458], Buffon is widely regarded by players, pundits and managers as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time,[nb 1] and by some in the sport as the greatest ever. [575][576], In January 2020, Buffon made a cameo appearance in the music video for "Ti saprò aspettare" by Biagio Antonacci, where he coaches a children's football team against Antonacci as the opposing coach. He also won the UEFA Best Goalkeeper award, and was elected to the UEFA Team of the Year for the first time. [77] Milan loaned backup goalkeeper Christian Abbiati to Juventus as compensation while Buffon recovered. [161][162] He later surpassed Scirea on 14 March, making his 378th Serie A appearance with Juventus in a 1–0 away win over Palermo. 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[348], During the 2006 World Cup finals, Buffon was in excellent form, setting a World Cup record by conceding just two goals in seven matches,[30] and keeping five clean sheets. Il primo quando aveva 18 anni", "Buffon makes 500th Juventus league appearance", "L'ex Bernardeschi e Higuain: la Juventus vince 2-0 a Firenze", "Buffon: Referee 'has a trashcan in place of a heart, "Gigi Buffon: "Addio alla Juve e alla Nazionale". Buffon: "Donnarumma ha doti da grande, "Juventus 2 Inter 0: Bonucci, Morata settle Derby d'Italia", "Atalanta 0 Juventus 2: Barzagli and Lemina restore champions' advantage at Serie A summit", "Zoff v Buffon: who is Italy's all-time No1? He is currently 26 years old and plays as a Goalkeeper. [30] The lone miss was David Trezeguet's effort which hit the bottom of the crossbar and failed to cross the line, enabling Italy's Fabio Grosso to seal the victory for Italy. [175] His save on Dani Alves in the Champions League final was also nominated for the UEFA Save of the Season Award, finishing on a tied third-place in the voting. [149] On 29 October, Buffon made his 500th appearance for Juventus in a 1–0 away loss to Genoa. Juventus were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia to winners Lazio, and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League to winners Bayern Munich. ", "Trendsetters Buffon, Casillas keep it legendary", "JUVE'S BOND WITH BUFFON SET TO CONTINUE", "Italy's Best Ever Goalkeeper: Dino Zoff or Gianluigi Buffon? I want to give a hug to Chiello [Chiellini], Barza [Barzagli], Leo [Bonucci] and Lele [De Rossi], who I had almost 10 years alongside. [571], Throughout the 2017–18 season, Buffon appeared in the Netflix docu-series called First Team: Juventus. [327] Buffon came on in the 31st minute and made notable saves under snowy conditions in a 1–1 away draw, including an important stop from a Dmitri Alenichev shot, only being beaten by a Fabio Cannavaro own goal. [147][148] Including the previous season, Buffon managed to go 801 minutes in total without conceding a league goal; at the time, this record had only been bettered by Dino Zoff and Sebastiano Rossi. [178] Buffon was named the first Juventus Player of the Month of the 2015–16 season for September by fans after a series of consistent performances. WARSAW, POLAND - JUNE 28: Mario Balotelli (R) of Italy jumps next to Holger Badstuber of Germany to score the opening goal past Manuel Neuer of Germany during the UEFA EURO 2012 semi final match between Germany and Italy at National Stadium on June 28, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. Gianluigi Buffon was born on Jan. 28, 1978. "Juventus, Pjanic: "We have fun playing for Sarri. 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