Biography of Gianluigi Buffon -

Gianluigi Buffon (born January 28, 1978 in
Carrara) is an Italy|Italian soccer|football
player. He is a goalkeeper for Juventus and the
Italy national football team|Italian national
team, and is generally regarded as the finest in
the world.

Buffon started his career with Parma A.C.|Parma in
1995. In 2003, he won the Most Valuable Player and
Best Goalkeeper awards at the UEFA European
Football Awards. Buffon currently the current
world record fee paid for a goalkeeper after his
July 2001 move from Parma to Juventus for 36
million pounds. He was named by PelÃ© as one of
the FIFA 100|top 125 greatest living footballers
in March 2004. 

After backing up Gianluca Pagliuca at the Football
World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup and missing out 2000
European Football Championship|Euro 2000 with an
injury, Buffon started for Italy at the Football
World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup and 2004 European
Football Championship|Euro 2004. He was a member
of the Italian Olympic Team at the 1996 Summer
Olympics|1996 Olympic Games.

In 2004/2005 Buffon helped Juventus to their third
Serie A title in four seasons. His stunning saves
in the crucial match against AC Milan weeks
earlier virtually won the title for the Old Lady.

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