Gianluigi Buffon
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Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon (born January 28, 1978) is an Italian football player. He currently plays with Juventus Turin.
Gianluigi Buffon started his career in Parma F.C., a famous Italian club, winning a UEFA Cup in 1999. Later he turned to the Italian giant, Juventus, winning Italian Serie A for consecutive years.
Buffon started to join the national team in 1998, and he has participated the national team for nearly 10 years. In 2006 World Cup he led the national team to won the champion, with only two goals of losses in 7 consecutive games. Therefore, some people commented that Buffon is currently the best goalkeeper in the world.