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[322], On 17 October, Buffon made his first appearance of the 2020–21 season, and his 650th appearance in Serie A, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Crotone.
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Francesco Toldo's impressive performances at Euro 2000[339] meant that he retained his place in the first team for the beginning of Italy's 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign. [409], Buffon made his first appearance for Italy under new manager Antonio Conte on 9 September 2014, captaining his team in their opening European Championship qualifying match against Norway in Oslo. [127] On 16 December, Juventus defeated Atalanta 3–0, allowing Juventus to once again claim the unofficial title of "Serie A Winter Champions", with the best defence in Serie A, having only conceded ten goals in 17 matches. [156], On 15 December 2014, Buffon was named Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year for the ninth time in his career, and was elected to the 2014 Serie A Team of the Year. [509] Following their athletic retirement, they subsequently worked as P.E. ", "Gigi proved once again he's the best goalkeeper in the world. [558] In his autobiography, he revealed that he had suffered with bouts of depression during the 2003–04 season, following Juventus's penalty shoot-out defeat in the 2003 Champions League final, and due to Juventus's negative performance that season. [335], Buffon became the first choice goalkeeper during the Euro 2000 qualifying campaign and was due to start in goal during the finals under manager and former Italy goalkeeping legend Dino Zoff, but he broke his hand while attempting to stop John Carew's goal in a 1–0 defeat against Norway in a warm up game just a few days before Italy's opening match of the tournament against Turkey. [73][74] He was also named the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper for the first time in his career. [82], In the 2008–09 season, Buffon was once again sidelined by several injuries. [395] On 2 January 2014, Buffon was awarded the 2013 Pallone Azzurro award, which is given to the Italian national side's best player of the year. Gol di Pirlo.
Italy won the match 2–1, allowing them to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as top of their group, with two games at hand; this was the first time that the Italian squad had done so. He helped Juventus to the UEFA Champions League Final, only for his team to lose in a penalty shoot-out to Milan after a 0–0 draw at Old Trafford following extra time. He is the first goalkeeper to win Serie A Footballer of the Year award. [110] Buffon made 81 saves in Serie A that season[111][112] and his 82% save percentage was the highest of any goalkeeper playing in one of Europe's five major leagues. I just want to concentrate on the Super Cup. [150][151] Including the previous season, Buffon managed to go 801 minutes in total without conceding a league goal; at the time, this record had only been bettered by Dino Zoff and Sebastiano Rossi.
[323], Buffon has represented Italy at all youth levels, from the under-16 side[nb 5] to the under-23 side, as well as the Olympic side in 1996. [34], In the 1997–98 season, Parma finished in fifth place in Serie A and reached the Coppa Italia semi-finals. [82] He was most notably a member of Italy's 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship-winning squad. [397][398][399], On 12 May, Buffon was named in Italy's 31-man preliminary World Cup squad by Cesare Prandelli,[400] and on 31 May, he was named the starting goalkeeper and captain in the final squad. [224] On 21 November, Buffon was nominated for the UEFA Team of the Year for the ninth time his career, making him goalkeeper with the most nominations ever, alongside Iker Casillas. [223] His performances saw him earn the Juventus Player of the Month Award for October 2016. ", "Buffon: 'Juve fan up to the age of seven, "AIC: ORGANIGRAMMA (Buffon, Vicepresidente)", "Italy's Gianluigi Buffon wears the Puma King! [147] On 1 July 2014, Buffon signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2017. [494][544][603][604], On 12 May 2006, during the height of the Calciopoli scandal, Buffon was accused of illegally betting on Serie A matches, which initially put his place in Italy's 2006 World Cup squad at risk. Mi carico con le piazze italiane, "Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. [231][232] On 17 February, Buffon made his 443rd Serie A appearance for Juventus in a 4–1 home win over Palermo, equalling Giampiero Boniperti as the club's all-time second highest appearance holder in the competition, behind only Del Piero. Buffon conceded 17 goals in 27 appearances, and his consistent performances began to gain attention in Italy. [179], On 8 August, Buffon kept a clean sheet as Juventus defeated Lazio 2–0 in the 2015 Supercoppa Italiana to win the title for a record seventh time. They were knocked out of the Coppa Italia semi-finals by eventual champions Lazio and of the Champions League in the round of 16 by Chelsea. [72] Juventus managed to celebrate their second consecutive Serie A title that season, finishing the season with the best defence yet again, as Buffon conceded only 23 goals in 32 appearances. [67], At the beginning of the 2002–03 season, Juventus won the 2002 Supercoppa Italiana against Parma. [392][393][394] On 11 October 2013, in a 2–2 World Cup qualifier draw against Denmark, Buffon surpassed Cannavaro, becoming the sole record appearance holder for Italy, with 137.
[196][197] He overtook Zoff in a 1–0 home victory over Sassuolo on 11 March, achieving a league record 10 consecutive clean sheets, and extended his unbeaten streak to 926 minutes without conceding a goal, only three minutes behind the all-time record holder, Rossi;[198] the last time he had conceded a goal was when he was beaten by Antonio Cassano, in the 64th minute of a 2–1 away win over Sampdoria, on 10 January 2016. [87], —Former Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes. ", "World Cup 2014: Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon still standing in England's way ahead of clash in Manaus", "Gianluigi Buffon wrote the book on how to be a top goalkeeper – Manninger", "The most expensive goalkeepers in world football before Ederson Moraes". [384] In the next game, on 19 June 2013 against Japan, the referee awarded Japan a penalty in the 20th minute of the first half when he declared that Shinji Okazaki had been brought down by Buffon after a misplaced back pass by Mattia De Sciglio; Buffon received a yellow card. [84] Despite concerns that he had jeopardised his chance of playing for Italy in the 2006 World Cup, he was officially named Italy's starting goalkeeper on 15 May and helped Italy to win their fourth title. [580], On 16 July 2010, Buffon became a share-holding partner of his hometown club Carrarese; he initially owned 50% of the club's shares, along with Cristiano Lucarelli and Maurizio Mian. Lo merita, il migliore di sempre.
[597] He stated that they were meant to signify his need for these attributes after his injury prior to Euro 2000, and that they also represented his "rebirth". [43] Buffon's performances that season earned him his first Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year Award, as well as the Bravo Award,[44] the trophy given to the best player under 23 years of age in Europe.
[258] On 24 August, he was named the best goalkeeper of the 2016–17 Champions League season,[253] He also placed third in the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award, with 109 votes. "Jan Oblak exclusive: "For sure, numbers like mine aren't normal in modern football... "Gianluigi Buffon Player Profile, Bio and Career Stats – ESPN FC", "Nobody's fool: Little getting past Buffon", "Euro 2012: I look up to Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, reveals Spain's No 1 Iker Casillas", "Gianluigi Buffon: Player Profile-Juventus.com", "record breaking reflexes of Gianluigi Buffon", "Will Italy regret snubbing Giovinco for Euro 2016? [166] After keeping a clean sheet in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Monaco on 22 April, Buffon overtook Dida as the goalkeeper with the fourth-highest number of clean sheets in Champions League history, with 36. [103] Buffon kept his 15th clean sheet of the season in Juventus' victory over rivals Inter in the Derby d'Italia;[104] after the match, he was described as "the best goalkeeper in Italy and probably the World. La Juve s'inchina ai rigori", "Real Madrid travolto la Juve vola a Manchester", "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2003", "2003, Milan ko: alla Juve va la Supercoppa italiana", "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2007", "Portiere portafortuna Vorrei imitare Abbiati", "CALCIO, JUVE; BUFFON: VOGLIO RESTARE, I TIFOSI MI AMANO", "Juve, il debutto in B è un flop a Rimini trova solo un pareggio", "Espulso Buffon, la Juventus fermata dall'Albinoleffe", "Gianluigi Buffon, ESPN Profile, Bio and Career Stats – 2007–08", "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2008", "FIFA World Player of the Year – Men's votes by player", "Gianluigi Buffon Will Be Back Playing For Juventus in January – Agent", "Alex Manninger Committed To Juventus – Agent", "Juventus Duo Camoranesi And Buffon Furious After Lecce Draw – Report", "IFFHS Goalkeeper of the decade (2000–2010)", "Juventus lose at last – but how significant will this defeat prove? [416] On 31 May 2016, Buffon was named the captain of Conte's 23-man Italy squad for Euro 2016. [34][67], In August 2005, Buffon collided with Milan midfielder Kaká during the annual preseason Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi match, suffering a dislocated shoulder that required surgery. [352] The match ended 1–1 after extra time and was followed by a penalty shootout in which neither Buffon nor Fabien Barthez saved a spot kick. [394][456][544] In January 2019, he further revealed that he had even suffered from panic attacks due to his depression during his early career with Juventus, and that he even missed a game as a result. In the summer of 2004, Marcello Lippi left Juventus to take charge of the Italy national team and was replaced by Fabio Capello. [425] By the end of the following month, his nominated save on Gómez finished third with 14% of the votes. "The 10 most expensive goalkeepers - Kepa, Alisson Becker, Courtois, Ederson", "The Debate: Gianluigi Buffon changed everything – he is the greatest ever", "Why Superman Buffon stayed at Juventus for 500 games", "Parma legend Buffon prepares to return with juventus", "Gianluigi Buffon: 'Destiny made me become a goalkeeper, "Asd Perticata Calcio: I Campioni – Gianluigi Buffon", "World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No1: Cameroon stun Argentina in 1990", "Buffon a un passo dalle 100 in Champions con la Juve", "Parma's uncertain future: Former Uefa Cup winners rack up debts", "Parma vs. Rangers: 1–0 (Aggregate: 1–2)", "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1999", "Coppa alla Fiorentina col pareggio più bello", "Reports and Financial Statements at 30 June 2002", "Fulham capture Van der Sar in surprise £7m move from Juventus", "Buffon non-dimentica 'Mi mancano due scudetti, "Buffon e le parate da tre punti quando il fuoriclasse è tra i pali", "Gonzalo Higuain's £75m Juventus move – its place in history and what it means for football", "Gianluigi Buffon – Sito Ufficiale: Scheda Tecnica", "Buffon si tuffa nel mito: 500 partite a difesa della Juventus", "Buffon: A big save is as important as a goal", "Il Chievo spaventa la Juve ma i bianconeri vincono", "Tutte le volte della Signora in Supercoppa italiana", "Milan campione. SIMONE INZAGHI revealed Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon has told him to expect a red-hot Celtic welcome.
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