Gianluigi Buffon was born 28 January 1978 in Carrara. He is an Italian FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper who participates for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He is extensively regarded by fans and experts as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.

In 1995 he began his career with Parma. In 2003, Bufon won the Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper awards at the UEFA European Football awards. In March 2004 He was named by Pele as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers.

When Juventus paid Parma in excess of £30million for his signature in the summer of 2001, Gianluigi Buffon became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper. Typically, it’s said that a tall goalkeeper will have softer reflexes, though making up for them through sheer size, while a shorter goalkeeper will be more agile. If there was ever an exemption to reinforce the rule, Gianluigi Buffon holds copyright for it.

Juventus is more than a soccer club, it’s a guarantee of excellence for the players employs. It was the case for Buffon, who kept on having eminent feats for the new club but all at once, he won the fight with Toldo for the place in Italy’s goal as well. In view of the fact that, he has been a constant alternative for his national squad and his club and demonstrated what Juventus fans welcomed as honor and loyalty when he didn’t go away from the club following the Calciopoli scandal in 2006, when his squad was downgraded to the second division.

When he was only 19 years old Buffon was honored his first cap for Italy, as an injury replacement for Gianluca Pagliuca during a 1998 FIFA World Cup play-off against Russia. He was called up for the 1998 World Cup finals, but did not play a single game as Pagliuca remained first choice. He was a member of the Italy team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.