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Italy Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian professional footballer who holds numerous records, including most appearances in Serie A, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.
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Buffon was sponsored by German sportswear company Puma during his career, wearing Puma gloves and Puma King football boots, and has appeared in Puma commercials.
Buffon has also featured in Pepsi commercials, including an advertisement for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, where he lined up alongside several other footballers, including David Beckham, Raúl and Roberto Carlos, in taking on a team of sumo players.
In 2009, Buffon, an avid poker player and gambler, was hired by PokerStars to endorse their products.
Buffon was featured on the cover of the Italian edition of Konami's PES 2008, alongside global coverstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Buffon also features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series, and was named alongside Manuel Neuer, Iker Casillas and Petr Čech in the Ultimate Team Best Goalkeepers in FIFA 14. He was included as one of the Ultimate Team Icons for EA Sports FC 25.
In 2011, he featured in a commercial for Italian mineral water company Ferrarelle.
In 2016, Buffon was chosen as the new face of Amica Chips.
The following year, he was instead chosen as the new face of Head & Shoulders in Italy.
In May 2018, Buffon announced his partnership with the video game World of Tanks.
Late that same year, he also featured in a commercial for Birra Moretti.
In December 2019, Buffon announced his collaboration with the Spanish clothing and accessories retailer Kimoa, which is owned by Spanish race car driver Fernando Alonso, to release four different limited edition models of sunglasses, which represent four European cities associated with Buffon's football career and achievements: Berlin (the location of the victorious 2006 World Cup final), Moscow (the city in which he made his international debut and won the UEFA Cup), Paris (the city in which his former club PSG is based), and Turin (the city in which his club at the time, Juventus, is based).
Gianluigi Buffon was born on January 28, 1978, in Carrara, Italy, into an athletic family. His mother was an Italian champion in shot put and discus, and his father was a weightlifter. His elder sisters were professional volleyball players, and his uncle was a basketball player. Buffon began his professional football career with Parma in 1995, making his Serie A debut at 17 years old. He quickly established himself, helping Parma win the Coppa Italia, UEFA Cup, and Supercoppa Italiana in 1999. His notable performances earned him a reputation as a promising young goalkeeper and the nickname “Superman.”
In 2001, Buffon joined Juventus for a world-record fee for a goalkeeper at the time, €52 million. During his first spell with Juventus, he won nine Serie A titles, four Coppa Italias, and five Supercoppa Italianas, becoming the first goalkeeper to win the Serie A Footballer of the Year award. He was named to the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season in 2015 and 2017 and won the inaugural The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award in 2017. Buffon holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A with 657 matches and is the most capped player in the history of the Italy national team with 176 international caps.
Buffon was a key member of the Italy national team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he conceded only two goals and kept five clean sheets, earning the Yashin Award as the tournament’s best goalkeeper. He also represented Italy in four European Championships and two FIFA Confederations Cups, winning a silver medal in Euro 2012 and a bronze medal in the 2013 Confederations Cup. After a season with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018-2019, where he won the Ligue 1 title, Buffon returned to Juventus for two more seasons before returning to his boyhood club Parma in 2021. He officially announced his retirement from professional football in August 2023 at the age of 45. Following his retirement, Buffon was appointed as the head of delegation for the Italy national team.
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