Set new records for club appearances by an Italian (surpassing Paolo Maldini's 902) and most league appearances for Juventus (Alessandro Del Piero, 478).Returned to Turin in 2019, declining the No1 jersey and captaincy and instead choosing No77, the same number he had worn during his final season at Parma.His first spell at the club ended in 2018 with him on 640 Serie A appearances, seven shy of Paolo Maldini's record of 647. Won the title in his final season to become the first player to win nine Scudettos.Since Juventus's 2017 loss to Real Madrid, Buffon has shared former team-mate Paolo Montero's record of having appeared in the most European Cup finals without winning the competition: three.In March 2016, aged 38, he broke a 22-year record by going 974 minutes without conceding in Serie A.Buffon claimed four further championships under Allegri, and got to the 2015 UEFA Champions League final, his team succumbing 3-1 to Barcelona in Berlin despite his amazing first-half stop from Dani Alves.In 2011, ex-Juve player Antonio Conte took over as coach and led the Bianconeri to to three straight titles, the first without losing a game, and the third with a Serie A-record points haul of 102.In November of that year, Juventus took out full-page adverts in Italy's three main sports papers to thank their goalkeeper. The Old Lady were relegated to Serie B in summer 2006, but Buffon stayed with the club, helping them gain immediate promotion.In 2002/03, helped Juventus reach the UEFA Champions League final his side drew 0-0 with Milan in Manchester but lost on penalties, though Buffon kept out two spot kicks, having also made an incredible reaction save from Filippo Inzaghi.He landed the Scudetto in his first term in Turin. In summer 2001, became the world's most expensive goalkeeper, Juventus signing him for over €50m.Returned to Parma – who had just been relegated to Serie B – in summer 2021, 20 years after ending his first spell there, subsequently bringing up 500 career clean sheets.He lifted the Coppa Italia the same season. Having earned his nickname by saving a penalty from Inter Milan's Ronaldo in 1997 and celebrating by showing the fans a Superman T-shirt, Buffon won his first European trophy, the 1999 UEFA Cup, as Parma beat Marseille 3-0 in the final.Made his senior debut aged 17 on 19 November 1995, keeping a clean sheet in a 0-0 home draw with AC Milan, including notable saves from Roberto Baggio and George Weah.
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D'Amico and Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri both mocked Buffon's Tom Selleck-style moustache in a TV interview.īuffon channels Tom Selleck ©Getty Images Claims to fame As well as those two sons with his former wife, Alena Šeredová, Buffon has a third, Leopoldo Mattia, with his new partner, Ilaria D'Amico.He named his first son Louis Thomas after him his second, David Lee, is named in honour of Van Halen singer David Lee Roth. Buffon started out as a midfielder, becoming a keeper because his hero was former Cameroon and Espanyol custodian Thomas N'Kono.
Gladbach later sent him a scarf bearing the legend 'A German team' – in jest since, like Buffon, most foreigners find Mönchengladbach a bit of a mouthful. I can do better now, but I still think it's not quite right." When Juventus met the Bundesliga outfit in the UEFA Champions League in 2015/16, Buffon gave a pair of his gloves to their fans but received nothing in return.
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Buffon supports Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany: "When I was a child I didn't know how to pronounce their name.International: 176 appearances UEFA club competition: 167 appearances Domestic competition: 808 appearances
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