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After 23 seasons as one of the steadfast pillars of Italian football, Gianluigi Buffon is experimenting with life abroad by signing for Paris Saint Germain at the age of 40.
The veteran remained anchored in his native Italy through nearly 900 club matches for Parma then Juventus and a European record of 176 caps for Italy.
Along the way, Buffon won a series of trophies. He is also the only goalkeeper to have won the UEFA Player of the Year award.
But it was a "roller coaster ride," said club president Andrea Agnelli on the eve of Juventus' farewell in May. 19659002] It has been a career that has repeatedly hit the heights but also brought setbacks.
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– Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) July 6, 2018
Last season, Buffon led Juventus to a seventh consecutive title of Serie A and A fourth consecutive Italian Cup but also two moments of heartbreaking disappointment.
In April, Buffon again missed the Champions League, expelled after Juventus conceded the injury time penalty that eliminated him at Real Madrid. 19659002] In November, Buffon was part Buffon also missed nearly two months of action with a calf injury.
The goalkeeper made his debut with Parma at age 17 in 1995. He won the Italy Cup, SuperCup and UEFA Cup at the club before joining Juventus in 2001, winning nine titles from Serie A, four Cups of Italy and five SuperCups.
Buffon made his debut in Italy at age 19 in 1997. In 2006, He conceded only two goals in seven matches – a record that he shares with Spaniard Iker Casillas and Frenchman Fabien Barthez – while Italy won the World Cup.
– Return to Paradise –
His place in Germany was uncertain as Juventus were involved in the scandal. Buffon was cleared, but the club was relegated. Some stars remained, but Buffon remained faithful.
"When we descended to hell in 2006, he stayed with us and played his part in our return to paradise," said Agnelli. "We will always be grateful for his loyalty."
This only increased the adoration of Juventus, the fans but before his last match, the charismatic Buffon tried to downplay his farewell. "I want to live this day normally.I do not ask anything except what I have already had, esteem, affection and respect.The rest, I do not need it As a child, I did not like birthdays and I am at the center of attention, "said Buffon
Buffon's final match for Italy was less happy as the Azzurri lost their place. -0 at home against Sweden to lose their qualification for the World Cup. "I'm not sorry for myself, but for all Italian football," said Buffon, an inconsolable, to the Italian broadcaster Rai after the coup final whistle
"We have failed something that also means something on a social level. We regret to finish like that, not because time passes.
Buffon slipped into the Champions League when he was sent off for scooping the referee Michael Oliver who had awarded the penalty that eliminated Juventus.
Oliver, 33, had a "garbage bag for a heart"
His anger was perhaps linked to his long frustration in a competition that he had never won .
– Under the Snow –
Buffon reached the final in 2003 when Juventus played a scoreless match with AC Milan and then lost the shootout, even though Buffon saved shootings from Clarence Seedorf and Kakha Kaladze.
He made two more appearances in the final: a 3-1 loss to Barcelona in 2015 and a 4-1 loss to Real Madrid in 2017.
Buffon's international career started in the playoffs of the World Cup.
Under the snow of Moscow in 1997, Gianluca Pagliuca was injured. Coach Cesare Maldini has no choice but to shoot the young Buffon.
"Do you like to come?" He asked. Buffon played, he was good and became a substitute, first as a substitute, then goalkeeper number one and finally captain.
Buffon, whose mother was discuser and weightlifter's father, became goalkeeper only at 12 years old.
His charisma, his experience and his measured way of expressing him allowed him to become a leading personality in Italian football
"I've had the chance to play my whole career with he, at Juventus and "There is no doubt that sometimes I do not even realize what it means to be in front of a guard so strong. Sometimes it sounds simple but it's only because it's him. "
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