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Gianluigi Buffon

Also known as Gigi Buffon, Buffon

former Italian footballer (born 1978)

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Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian soccer player born in 1978 who had a long professional career as a goalkeeper. He is widely considered one of the greatest goalkeepers in soccer history and is notable for his lengthy career at the highest levels of the sport.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Gianluigi
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Carrara
Spouse: Alena Šeredová
Child: Louis Buffon
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Italian
Award: UEFA President's Award
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2016
Field of work: association football
Sport: association football
Member of team: Paris Saint-Germain FC
Position played: goalkeeper
Country for sport: Italy
Mass: 92
Official website: www.gianluigibuffon.it
Image: Gianluigi Buffon (31784615942) (cropped).jpg
Height: 192
Number of children: 3
Residence: Turin

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name in native language: Gianluigi Buffon
Commons category: Gianluigi Buffon
date of birth: 1978-01-28
unmarried partner: Ilaria D'Amico
social media followers: 3571512
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Gianluigi Buffon ( Italian pronunciation: [dʒanluˈiːdʒi bufˈfon, -fɔn]; born 28 January 1978) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A.

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