Juventus celebrates the birthday of its "old" goalkeeper, without indicating the date of his retirement
Juventus football club today celebrated the birthday of veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who is 43 years old, without any hints of his retirement.
This came one day after Buffon kept his nets clean in the match that ended with Juventus winning 4-0 against SPAL and qualified for the semi-finals of the Italian Cup.
Juventus said on its website: "Once again, Buffon is celebrating a new year of his life while defending the colors of Juventus, the club to which he has devoted nearly 19 years of his professional career."
Buffon joined Juventus in 2001 and left him for only one season when he won the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain in the 2018/2019 season.
Buffon won with Juventus ten titles in the Italian league and four titles in the Italian Cup, after he crowned Parma with a title in the Italian Cup.
Buffon holds the record in the Italian league, having participated in more than 650 matches.
Buffon participated in nine Serie A matches last season and four so far in the current season of the competition.
"It's exhilarating to see Gigi (Buffon) train with the enthusiasm of a young boy," said Andrea Pirlo, Buffon's former colleague and current Juventus coach. More time. "
It should be noted that Pirlo and Buffon were among the Italian national team that crowned the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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