Lorenzo Buffon

Lorenzo Buffon (19 December 1929 – 25 November 2025) was an Italian football player. He played for Italy national team from 1958 until 1962.

Lorenzo Buffon
Lorenzo Buffon and Edy Campagnoli.JPG
Buffon and his then-wife Edy Campagnoli, 1958
Personal information
Date of birth(1929-12-19)19 December 1929
Place of birthMajano, Italy[1]
Date of death25 November 2025(2025-11-25) (aged 95)
Place of deathLatisana, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1949Portogruaro34(0)
1949–1959AC Milan277(0)
1959–1960Genoa20(0)
1960–1963Inter Milan79(0)
1963–1964Fiorentina1(0)
1964–1965Ivrea11(0)
Total422(0)
National team
1958–1962Italy15(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was a distant relative of former goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.[3] Buffon died on 25 November 2025 in Latisana, Italy from cardiac arrest at the age of 95.[4]

Club career statistics

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Club performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ItalyLeague
1949–50 Milan Serie A 19 0
1950–51 37 0
1951–52 26 0
1952–53 33 0
1953–54 31 0
1954–55 32 0
1955–56 33 0
1956–57 17 0
1957–58 22 0
1958–59 25 0
1959–60 Genoa Serie A 20 0
1960–61 Internazionale Milano Serie A 30 0
1961–62 29 0
1962–63 20 0
1963–64 Fiorentina Serie A 1 0
Country Italy 375 0
Total 375 0

International career statistics

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Italy national team
YearAppsGoals
1958 2 0
1959 4 0
1960 3 0
1961 3 0
1962 3 0
Total 15 0

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References

  1. Lorenzo Buffon (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. Buffon, Lorenzo (in Italian)EnciclopediadelCalcio.it. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. Ci ritorni in mente... Lorenzo Buffon (in Italian)La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. Morto Lorenzo Buffon, grande portiere del Milan anni '50 (in Italian)
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. Lorenzo Buffon. www.national-football-teams.com.
  6. Lorenzo Buffon - International Appearances. www.rsssf.com.

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