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TURIN, ITALY - OCTOBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and AS Roma at Juventus Arena on October 5, 2014 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY - OCTOBER 05: Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and AS Roma at Juventus Arena on October 5, 2014 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images

Gigi Buffon Makes 500th Appearance for Juventus

Ryan BaileyOct 29, 2014

Juventus' trip to Genoa on Wednesday is a special one for goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, as it marks his 500th appearance for the current Serie A champions.

After spending six years at Parma, Buffon moved to Turin in the summer of 2001 for the considerable sum of โ‚ฌ51 million.

During the past 13 seasons, Gigi has battled depression and suffered the drop to Serie B that came as a consequence of Calciopoli, but he has remained loyal to the Old Lady.

Over his 500 appearances, Buffon has acquired seven scudetti (although two were subsequently taken away), a Champions League runners-up medal and a reputation as one of the finest 'keepers ever to play the game.

Tributes and embarrassing old pictures have been flooding in on Twitter...

28 Feb 2001: Gianluigi Buffon of Italy organises his defence during the International Friendly match against Argentina played at the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, Italy. Argentina won the match 2-1. \ Mandatory Credit: Phil Cole /Allsport
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