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Section sizes

Section size for Gianluigi Buffon (52 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	9,460	9,460
Early life	2,572	2,572
Club career	18	192,284
Parma	14	18,536
1991–1994: Youth career and early professional career	7,335	7,335
1996–2001: Making the starting eleven, early success and recognition	11,187	11,187
Juventus	17	145,624
2001–2004: Initial dominance	15,421	15,421
2004–2006: Calciopoli and relegation	7,270	7,270
2006–2011: Serie B champions, Serie A return and post-Calciopoli struggles	11,163	11,163
2011–2014: New era of dominance in Serie A	28,330	28,330
2014–15: Second Champions League Final and first Coppa Italia with Juventus	19,688	19,688
2015–16: Fifth consecutive Scudetto and record Serie A unbeaten streak	23,483	23,483
2016–17: Record sixth straight Scudetto and third Champions League Final	20,178	20,178
2017–2018: Final season of first spell with Juventus and seventh consecutive Scudetto	20,074	20,074
Paris Saint-Germain	10,453	10,453
Return to Juventus	27	13,591
2019–2021: record-breaking appearances	13,564	13,564
Return to Parma and retirement	4,062	4,062
International career	27	65,869
Youth career, early call-ups and Euro 2000 qualification	9,619	9,619
World Cup and European Championship debut	3,147	3,147
2006 World Cup champion	7,779	7,779
Post-World Cup victory	6,317	6,317
Italy captain and Euro 2012 runner-up	5,651	5,651
2014 World Cup qualifying and 2013 Confederations Cup	7,290	7,290
2014 World Cup	5,847	5,847
Euro 2016	7,490	7,490
2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, retirement and brief return	12,702	12,702
Player profile	21	42,933
Style of play and reception	30,974	30,974
Legacy	9,979	9,979
Attire	1,959	1,959
After retirement	23	1,247
FIGC	1,224	1,224
Outside of professional football	39	35,268
Personal life	10,865	10,865
AIC	555	555
Media and endorsements	6,548	6,548
Business	4,812	4,812
Philanthropy	1,706	1,706
Politics	1,154	1,154
Controversy	9,589	9,589
Career statistics	24	6,309
Club	5,341	5,341
International	944	944
Honours	50,763	50,763
See also	331	331
Notes	64	64
References	30	30
Bibliography	146	146
External links	4,835	4,835
Total	412,111	412,111

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