Match Shirt • Club • Parma • 1997 • Puma • Keeper • #1 • Gianluigi Buffon • Match Worn

Parma goalkeeper shirt, 1997/98, match-worn by Gianluigi Buffon. Puma player-spec keeper template; long sleeves with name and number in the fabric.

Few sides were better at turning defence into attack. Parma’s structure invited pressure, then broke lines quickly; it relied on unflustered goalkeeping, aggressive centre-halves and midfielders who played forward early.

Beyond the reflex saves, Buffon’s value lay in repetition—clean takes, tidy parries, and a calm first pass that let Parma play out rather than clear under duress. By spring he was producing the run of performances that marked him as the position’s benchmark for the next decade.

Status: Part of the Calcio 90 Private Collection, not for sale.