According to the Italian press, goalkeeper Buffon decided to retire from his career at the age of 45. He will meet with Parma Club to express his wish to terminate his contract in a few days. This goalkeeper’s current contract with Parma will expire in June 2024.
At the age of 45, Buffon could no longer maintain the best physical condition. The goalkeeper born in 1978 was constantly injured last season. He only appeared in 17 matches for Parma. Besides, Parma’s inability to win the right to play in Serie A is also one of the reasons why Buffon decided to retire.
According to close sources, after retiring, Buffon will be the team leader. Italy team replaced Gianluca Vialli.
Buffon started his career at Parma Club. He played for this club from 1995-2001. The 45-year-old keeper then switched to Juventus for 52 million euros. This is the most expensive transfer fee for a goalkeeper (this record was broken by Alisson in 2018).
At Juventus Buffon’s name has risen. He played for the Old Lady in two periods from 2001-2018 and 2019-2021. Here, the veteran goalkeeper and Juventus won 10 Serie A championships and reached the final 3 times Champions League (all failed). Buffon holds the record for the player with the most appearances in Juventus history with 656 appearances.
In between his two appearances for Juventus, Buffon had a season (2018-2019) playing for PSG and won Ligue 1 championship. This goalkeeper has started playing for Parma since 2021 and has played there until now.
For the Italian team, Buffon played 176 matches. He is a member of the golden generation of championship winners World Cup 2006. In that tournament, Buffon received the Best Goalkeeper award.
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