Gianluigi Buffon: Italy ka sab se zyada match khelne wala goalkeeper

Gianluigi Buffon (Gianluigi Buffon) Italy ke goalkeeper the jinhon ne 1995 mein 17 baras ki umar mein Serie A mein pehla match khela aur 2023 mein 45 baras ki umar mein Khel chhora¹². 2006 mein unhon ne Italy ko World Cup jitwaya, aur 176 International matchon ke saath woh Italy ki tareekh mein sab se zyada match khelne wale khilari hain³⁴. Juventus ke saath unhon ne das baar Italian league jeeti⁷.

Ibtidai zindagi aur aghaz

Buffon 28 January 1978 ko Italy ke shehar Carrara (Carrara) mein paida hue¹. UEFA se ek interview mein unhon ne bataya ke bachpan mein woh zyada tar midfield mein khelte the; un ke walid ne unhein goal mein khara hone ka mashwara diya, aur irada tha ke baad mein phir bahar khelenge, magar "qismat ne mujhe goalkeeper bana diya". Kuch hi arse mein woh Parma (Parma) ki youth team mein goalkeeper ke taur par khelne lage².

19 November 1995 ko Parma ke coach Nevio Scala ne, jin ke pehle goalkeeper Luca Bucci zakhmi the, 17 saala Buffon ko AC Milan ke khilaf khilaya. Match 0-0 par khatam hua, aur Buffon ne Roberto Baggio aur George Weah ko aage barh kar roka aur Marco Simone ka qareeb se lagaya gaya shot bachaya².

Club career

Parma mein Buffon jald pehle goalkeeper ban gaye. 1999 mein Parma ne UEFA Cup jeeta. 2001 mein Juventus ne unhein taqriban 5 crore 20 lakh euro mein khareeda, aur UEFA ke mutabiq woh dunya ke sab se mehnge goalkeeper ban gaye².

Juventus mein pehle hi do season (2002 aur 2003) mein Italian league jeeti gayi. 2003 mein Manchester ke Old Trafford mein Champions League ka final do Italian clubon, Juventus aur AC Milan, ke darmiyan hua, aur Milan penaltiyon par jeet gaya⁶. Is ke baad Buffon ka sab se kamyab daur 2011–12 se shuru hua, jab Juventus ne musalsal saat season (2012 se 2018 tak) league jeeti⁷. Isi daur mein woh do aur Champions League finals tak pohnche: 2015 mein Barcelona ne 3-1 se haraya, aur 2017 mein Cardiff mein Real Madrid ne 4-1 se⁵. Yun teen final khelne ke bawajood Champions League un ke aizazat mein shamil na ho saki².

2018–19 ka ek season unhon ne France ke club Paris Saint-Germain mein guzara, phir Juventus laute, jis ne 2019–20 mein league jeeti, jo Buffon ka daswan Italian league title tha⁷. Akhir mein woh bees baras baad apne pehle club Parma wapas gaye, aur 2023 mein 45 baras ki umar mein retire hue¹.

International career

Buffon ne 29 October 1997 ko Italy ke liye pehla match khela³. 2006 ka World Cup Germany mein hua, aur woh Italy ke pehle goalkeeper the. Saat matchon mein Italy ke khilaf sirf do goal hue: ek group mein America ke khilaf 1-1 ke match mein, aur doosra final mein France ke Zinedine Zidane ki penalty par. 9 July 2006 ko Berlin mein final 1-1 par khatam hua, aur Italy ne penaltiyon par 5-3 se jeet kar World Cup apne naam kiya⁴. Isi saal Ballon d'Or ki voting mein Buffon doosre number par rahe⁸.

2012 ki European Championship mein Italy final tak pohncha, jahan Spain ne 4-0 se haraya². Un ka aakhri International match 23 March 2018 ko tha, aur 176 matchon ke saath woh Italy ki fehrist mein pehle number par hain³.

Khel ka andaz

Buffon ko ek mukammal goalkeeper samjha jata tha: qareeb se aane wale shot par tez radd-e-amal, aur zaroorat par goal chhor kar hamla awar ke samne aa jana. Un ka pehla hi match is ki misal tha, jab 17 baras ki umar mein unhon ne Baggio aur Weah jaise bare khiladiyon ko aage barh kar roka. UEFA se baat karte hue unhon ne kaha ke paanch chhe maah mein woh "kafi achhe goalkeeper" ban gaye the kyunke un mein shayad qudrati salahiyat thi. Un ke career ki tawalat, yani Serie A mein pehle match se aakhri match tak taqriban 28 baras, khud un ke andaz aur fitness ki gawahi hai¹².

Aadad o shumar

Italy ke aadad RSSSF (RSSSF) ki fehrist se, jo 25 June 2026 ko update hui, 20 October 2026 ko liye gaye hain; Parma (1995–2001, 2021–2023), Juventus (2001–2018, 2019–2021) aur Paris Saint-Germain (2018–2019) ke majmui match kisi motabar makhaz se tasdeeq na hone ki wajah se jadwal mein shamil nahin¹³.

Aizazat

• FIFA World Cup: 2006 [4]
• European Championship: runner-up 2012 [2]
• Italian league (Serie A): 10 baar (2002, 2003, 2012–2018, 2020) [7]
• UEFA Cup: 1999 (Parma) [2]
• Ballon d'Or: runner-up 2006 [8]
• UEFA Champions League: runner-up 2003, 2015, 2017 [2][5]

Wirsa

Buffon ne dikhaya ke ek goalkeeper kai dahaiyon tak aala tareen satah par khel sakta hai. 1995 mein Milan ke khilaf pehle match se 2023 mein retirement tak unhon ne Italy ke liye sab se zyada match khele, Juventus ke saath das league titles jeete, aur 2006 ka World Cup jeeta¹³⁴⁷. Ballon d'Or ki voting mein 2006 mein doosri aur 2017 mein, 39 baras ki umar mein, chauthi position un ki taweel kamyabi ka suboot hai⁸.