Gianluigi Buffon - Personal Life

Personal Life

Gianluigi Buffon was born into a family of Italian athletes. His mother, Maria Stella, was a discus thrower and his father, Adriano, was a weightlifter. Buffon’s two sisters, Veronica and Guendalina, played volleyball for the Italian National Volleyball Team, and his uncle, Dante Masocco, was a basketball player in Serie A1, who also represented the National Team. Former Inter, Milan and Italy Goalkeeper, Lorenzo Buffon, is a cousin of Gianluigi Buffon’s grandfather.

Buffon has two sons with his wife, Czech model Alena Šeredová. Buffon and Šeredová married in June 2011. He was engaged to the sprinter of the Italy national athletics team, Vincenza Calì.

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