A fairytale career that took off and ended in one place.'įormer PSG team-mate Kylian Mbappe, 24, tweeted: 'It was a huge honour for me to have the chance to rub shoulders with you and cross paths with you in your legendary career. Serie A posted: 'There is football history.
Grazie, Gigi!' the Italian national team tweeted. His career highlight was winning the World Cup as Italy beat France 5-3 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in Berlin.
In total he made a record 657 appearances in the Italian top flight and is the most-capped goalkeeper of all time with 176 appearances for Italy.īuffon retired from international football in 2018 after Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup that year. He began his career at Parma's academy and made his Serie A debut for the club in November 1995 before joining Juventus in 2001 in a £32.6m deal - a world record for a goalkeeper at the time.īuffon spent most of his career in Turin, despite a stint at PSG in 2018-19. He ends his career where it began in 1995, at Parma, now a Serie B club.īuffon, who had a deal with Parma until 2024, made 19 appearances last season as he struggled with injuries. Buffon brings an end to a 28-year career that saw him lift the World Cup in 2006 along with 10 Serie A titles with Juventus and Ligue 1 with Paris St-Germain.
