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Gianluigi Buffon

1978 - Today

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Gianluigi Buffon (Italian pronunciation: [dʒanluˈiːdʒi bufˈfɔn, - bufˈfon]; born 28 January 1978) 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. Buffon made his Serie A debut at Parma in 1995, helping Parma to win the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Cup and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1999. After joining Juventus in 2001, for the world record fee for a goalkeeper of €52.9 million at the time, Buffon won Serie A titles in both of his first two seasons at the club. In his first spell at Juventus spanning 17 years, he won a record nine Serie A titles, four Coppa Italias, and five Supercoppa Italianas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gianluigi Buffon is the 79th most popular soccer player (down from 73rd in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from Italy (down from 684th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Soccer Player.

Gianluigi Buffon is most famous for being a goalkeeper for the Italian national team and Juventus. He is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 79 out of 21,273. Before him are Giacinto Facchetti, Arthur Friedenreich, Fritz Walter, Franco Baresi, George Weah, and Rivaldo. After him are José Leandro Andrade, Gabriel Batistuta, Paul Breitner, Bobby Moore, Gheorghe Hagi, and Stanley Matthews.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 2. Before him is Volodymyr Zelensky. After him are Zoe Saldaña, Miroslav Klose, Didier Drogba, Usher, Carles Puyol, Amal Clooney, Gennaro Gattuso, Kobe Bryant, Olena Zelenska, and Charlene, Princess of Monaco.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 774 out of 5,161. Before him are Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Dino Buzzati (1906), Titus Pomponius Atticus (-110), Angela Merici (1474), Luca Giordano (1634), and Faustina the Younger (125). After him are Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Aulus Gellius (123), Luca della Robbia (1399), Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), and Ottorino Respighi (1879).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Italy

Among soccer players born in Italy, Gianluigi Buffon ranks 12. Before him are Filippo Inzaghi (1973), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), Gianni Rivera (1943), Giacinto Facchetti (1942), and Franco Baresi (1960). After him are Fabio Cannavaro (1973), Roberto Mancini (1964), Sandro Mazzola (1942), Simone Inzaghi (1976), Antonio Conte (1969), and Alessandro Del Piero (1974).

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