Gianluigi Buffon

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full name           : Gianluigi Buffon
Date of birth       : January 28, 1978
Place of birth      : Carrara, Italy
Height                : 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position  : Goalkeeper

PLAYER PROFILE

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born in Carrara, January 28, 1978, age 33 years) was a professional soccer player from Italy. He now joined the Turin club, Juventus FC. Buffon also a goalkeeper in the Italy national football team. He bought Juventus from Parma in 2001. When delivering his best achievement was winning the 2006 World Cup Italy. Until now, Buffon is often referred to as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Awards she has received one of them is the Best Goalkeepers Serie A title which he had achieved as much as eight times.

Born of a family background in sports with her mother Maria Stella as an athlete throwing a discus and father Adriano Buffon as weight lifters, Buffon was the first child of three siblings. Two sisters Veronica and Guendalina is also currently works as a volleyball athlete. Uncle Angelo Masocco Buffon himself is also works as a basketball athlete. One of the legendary Italian goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon is still no blood relationship with the grandfather Gianluigi Buffon.

AWARDS HE EVER ACHIEVED

CLUB

1. Parma

• UEFA Cup (1): 1998-99
• Coppa Italia (1): 1998-99
• Supercoppa Italiana: 1999

2. Juventus

• Serie A (2): 2001-2002 and 2002-03 (including two titles are also canceled in 2004-05 and 2005-06)
• Serie B (1): 2006-07
• Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2002 and 2003

INTERNATIONAL

1. Italy U21

• Champion U-21 European Championship in 1996

2. Italy

• Winner of 2006 FIFA World Cup

INDIVIDUAL

• Bravo Award: 1999
• UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player: 2003
• UEFA Club Football Awards Best Goalkeeper: 2003
•  FIFA 100 [37]
• Yashin Award: 2006 [38]
• 2006 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
• European Footballer of the Year (Silver Ball): 2006 [39]
• Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
• Onze d'Onze (Ideal Team of the Year, GK): 2003, 2006
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2006
• FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007
• IFFHS Best Goalkeeper: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
• UEFA Euro 2008 - Team of the Tournament