Gianluigi Buffon Footballer
Italian goalkeeper and captain with a long term playing history. I am focused and dedicated to do my best for the team's performance. Hard work and team work are an integral part of my football career and I have learned that for the team to prosper and make it to the top. I wish to see Italian team as the champions for a very long time.
Awards
FIFA
Marketing Manager (Jun 2013 to Present) 11 Years & 11 Months
• Ranked among the FIFA 10, a ranking of the significant footballers of the world. • Also winner of the FIFA World Cup Yashin Award in 2006. • I was a part of the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 2006. Won the Ballon d'Or Runner-up for 2006 and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2006and 2007.
UEFA
Honors (Feb 1999 to Present) 26 Years & 3 Months
• Won the UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for 2002, 2016. I am the winner of UEFA Club Footballer of the Year for 2002. Italy was the UEFA Team of the Year for 2003, 2004 and 2006. • I was part of the team that won the UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament in 2008. • Was a part of the team that won UEFA Europa League Team of the Season 2013, UEFA Champions League Team of the Season 2014 and UEFA Best Player in Europe Award in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Italy was also the UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year in 2015.
Early Achievements
Under 21 Honors (Apr 1996 to Jan 1998) 1 Year & 9 Months
• Won the UEFA Under-21 European Championship in 1996. • Also was a part of the team that won Mediterranean Games in 1997.
Team Italy
Medals and Honors (Jan 2006 to Mar 2014) 8 Years & 2 Months
• Won the FIFA World Cup 2006. I was part of the squad and contributed to the victory. • Also won the UEFA European Championship as Runner-up in 2012. • Won the FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Medal in 2013.
Records
For Italy
Record Breaker(2007 - 2009)
Record holder for the most appearances for Italy, Most appearances for Italy in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, Most appearances for Italy in UEFA European Championship matches, Most appearances for Italy in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches, Most appearances for Italy in UEFA European Championship and qualifying matches, Most appearances for Italy in FIFA Confederations Cup matches, Most appearances as captain for Italy and Most goalkeeper appearances as captain for Italy
Juventus
Record Breaker(1996 - Present)
For Juventus, I hold the records of most appearances for Juventus in the Supercoppa Italiana, Most appearances for Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, Second-most appearances for Juventus in UEFA club competitions, Second-most appearances for Juventus in International club competitions, Joint-most appearances for Juventus in Serie B, All-time minutes played holder for Juventus and the All-time minutes played holder for Juventus in Serie A.
Serie A
Record Breaker(1995 - Present)
I hold the record of second-most appearances in Serie A, Most appearances in Serie A by an active player and Most appearances in Serie A as a goalkeeper.
Off the Field
Respect Diversity Programme
Joined the program to fight racism and discrimination all over the world. Sportsmen have to play their role as public figures to spread awareness.
The AIC
I was elected vice president of the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC); I am the first footballer to be an active player to hold the office.
Numero 1
In 2008, the Italian edition of my autobiography, Numero 1 was released.
20th Best Footballer In The World
I was voted the 20th best footballer in the world by The Guardian.
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Buffon Game Style
- Goalkeeper
- Captain
- Authoritative
- Motivational
- Focused
- Commanding Shot Stopper
- Barrier
- Agile
- Active
- Strength and Vigor
- Penalty Stopper
- Physical Fitness Activist
Personal Skills
Devoted
Goal Oriented
Innovative
Punctual
Self-Starter
Hard Worker
LANGUAGES
Italian
Native or Bilingual Proficiency
PERSONAL
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
1978/01/28
Marital Status
Married
Driving License
Yes
Athletic Background
- I belong to an athletic family.
- My mother was a discus thrower and my father was a weightlifter.
