Italy shirt issued to Gianluigi Buffon for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine. Squadra Azzurra reached the final in Kyiv where they were decisively defeated by a dominant Spanish side (4:0). Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and holds the record for the most appearances in the Serie A. Buffon made his Serie A debut at Parma in 1995, helping the side to win the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Cup and the Supercoppa Italiana in 1999. With 176 international caps, Buffon is the most capped goalkeeper of all time, the most capped player in the history of the Italy national team, and the third-most capped European international player ever. Buffon also holds the record for most appearances for Italy as captain after he inherited the armband in 2010. Buffon was called up for a record of five FIFA World Cup tournaments (in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014) after making his debut in 1997; he was an unused substitute in the 1998 edition. He was the starting goalkeeper of the squad that won the 2006 tournament, being awarded the Golden Glove as the competition's best goalkeeper. He also represented Italy at four European Championships, at the 1996 Olympics, and at two FIFA Confederations Cups, winning a bronze medal in the 2013 edition of the tournament. Buffon has won 10 Serie A titles with Juventus.