Summary
The definitive autobiography of the greatest goalkeeper of all time.
During his twenty-eight-year long career Buffon broke many records, from the most time in Serie A without conceding a goal (974 minutes) to being the most capped player for Italy (176). The numbers, however, only tell half the story of a player famously nicknamed “Superman” for his athletic prowess.
In Saved, Buffon reveals that even superheroes struggle with their inner demons. From dealing with dep…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241787151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241787157 |
| Author: | Gianluigi Buffon, John Foot |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 16 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 152mm x 233mm |
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Critics Review
If this isn’t a number one bestseller, I don’t know what is. He wore number one. He was the number one. He truly is one of one – James Horncastle * The Athletic *
A superb and revealing autobiography, from one of the greatest goalkeepers in history, with stories from victories and defeats, as well as the dressing room secrets of numerous top coaches, from Ancelotti to Conte’ – John Foot * author of Calcio: A History of Italian Football *
Few could debut at 17 against that Milan and keep a clean pair of shorts, let alone a clean sheet, but Gigi did – James Richardson * The Totally Football Show *
You’d be hard-pressed to find a figure who loomed as large – both metaphorically and in real life – between the sticks – Gabriele Marcotti * ESPN *
When it comes to naming the greatest goalkeeper, Buffon is the only choice … Buffon has done and seen it all * Forbes *
The Maradona of goalkeepers – Fabio Cannavaro
An engaging, vivid and typically honest account of life on and off the pitch from arguably the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport – Emmet Gates * Senior Writer at Destination Calcio *
Very few footballers have had a more storied or remarkable career than Gianluigi Buffon. It was crying out for a memoir. – Simon Kuper
Saved is a lot more than just a memoir of Buffon’s playing days It’s a brilliant book … always enthusiastically poetic. Buffon explains that goalkeeping is pain, beauty, transcendence and love – Barney Ronay * Literary Review *
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi Buffon is a former professional footballer. He began his career at Parma before joining Juventus in 2001 in a £32.6m deal – a world record for a goalkeeper at the time. Buffon spent most of his career in Turin, except for a season at Paris Saint-Germain in 2018-19 where he won Ligue 1, before returning to Juventus and then to Parma in June 2021 where he ended his career. He announced his retirement at the age of forty-five, and then became the head of the delegation of the Italian national team, with whom he won the World Cup in 2006.
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