He is a monument of Italian football who is retiring. Gianlui Buffon put an end to his long and rich career which began in 1994, almost 30 years ago, according to our colleagues from the Gazzetta dello Sport ! The official press release should nevertheless arrive in the coming days via the social networks of the principal concerned. Indeed, Buffon would have made his decision, as reported by the Italian media. The legendary Juventus goalkeeper started out as a professional in Parma, it was also within the Parmesan club that he decided to hang up his crampons. In the meantime, the 45-year-old doorman will have spent most of his career at Juventus. With the Piedmontese club, he will have reached the Champions League final three times, in 2003, 2015 and 2017, without succeeding in lifting the cup with big ears.
After a year without much success with Paris Saint-Germain, Gianluigi Buffon returned to Juventus, he will have played no less than 685 games with the Bianconeri, the second best total just behind Alessandro Del Piero, another legend of the Old Dame, before ending his career in Parma. But it is also and above all with the Squadra Azzurra that the goalkeeper, born in Carrara, impressed many football fans, including a 2006 World Cup where he reigned supreme, conceding only two goals during the competition (a csc of Cristian Zaccardo during the group stage and the mythical panenka of Zinedine Zidane in the final), as on this famous head of Zinedine Zidane after a cross from Willy Sagnol… The world of football in any case says goodbye to one of the best goalkeepers of the 21st century who will have won almost everything during his career!
