Lorenzo Buffon ( Italian: Lorenzo Buffon ; December 19, 1929 , Mayano ) - Italian footballer, goalkeeper. According to the IFFIIS survey , he takes 8th place among the best goalkeepers in Italy of the XX century.
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| Born | December 19, 1929 (89 years old) Mayano , Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He began to play in the youth team of the series D Portogruaro. Lorenzo will make his debut in Serie A, along with AC Milan, quickly becoming the team's goalkeeper and winning the first of his life, Scudetto . He becomes the goalkeeper of the famous “Milan” of the 50s with his great troika of attack Gre - No - Lee . Scudetto conquers 1954-55, 1956-57 and 1958-59, but in recent years has played irregularly, alternating between a place in the goal with Narchiso Soldan. In 1958, he receives a call from the national team, which plays against the French team , led only by Just Beau Fontin , who became the top scorer of the World Cup, the match ends with a score of 2: 2. In 1959, Buffon transferred to Genoa, but was delayed there only for one season and went back to Milan , where he remained for three years. In 1962, after the Chilean World Cup, a sharp decline took place in his career, he lost his place in the national team and the next year moved to Fiorentina as a reserve goalkeeper, having played only one, the last game of the championship. After the season in Serie C, with the Ivrea club, he ends his years on the D-Series team, Martina. In Serie A, Buffon played a total of 376 matches and played 16 games for the Italian national team.
In the sports chronicle, the famous confrontation between goalkeepers Lorenzo Buffon and Giorgio Ghezzi , who played for Milan and other teams, remained.
One of the best goalkeepers of the beginning of the 21st century , Gianluigi Buffon , a relative of Lorenzo (Lorenzo Buffon is a cousin of grandfather Gianluigi) [1] .
Now Lorenzo Buffon lives in Latisan , being one of the breeders of Milan in this region.
Achievements
As a player
Team
- Champion of Italy : 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959.1963
- Latin Cup Winner : 1951, 1956