2023-08-01 18:46:55
World soccer says goodbye to one of its most emblematic figures, Gianluigi Buffon, who has announced his retirement at age 45. The legendary Italian goalkeeper decided to hang up his gloves a year in advance of his contract with the Parmaa team with which he was linked and where he had started his successful career.
Speculation regarding the imminent retirement of Buffon had been happening in Italia for weeks, and finally, the goalkeeper has confirmed the news, putting an end to an exceptional career in the sport. Although he received numerous offers from Saudi Arabiathe goalkeeper has decided that the time has come to end his stage as an active player.
Gigi Buffon ended her career where she had started it, playing two seasons in the Serie B with Parma, a team with which he touched promotion to the A league. His contribution to soccer has been exceptional, and his numbers speak for themselves: he made a total of 975 club appearances and 176 for Italy’s senior team.
The goalkeeper is the player with the most appearances in the history of Serie A, with 657 games played, and he has the longest unbeaten streak in that league, reaching 974 minutes without conceding a goal. In addition, he is the footballer with the most games played with the Italian team and the one who wore the captain’s armband the most times (80 times).
THE PALMARES OF GIGI BUFFON
Throughout his career, Buffon has achieved countless titles and accolades. He has won 10 Scudettos, which makes him the player with the most league championships in Italy. He has also raised six Italian Cupsseven italian super cupsa Serie Ba Ligue 1a French Super Cup and one UEFA Cup. At the international level, he was a key piece for Italy to conquer the 2006 World Cupand also reached the final of Euro 2012.
The goalkeeper made his professional debut in November 1995 with Parma and later wore the shirts of the Juventus and the PSGalthough he returned twice to Parma and Juventus.
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