How tall is Gianluigi Buffon?

Gianluigi Buffon's listed height is 192 cm (6'4"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Italy.

Where 192 cm sits among men in Italy

Taller than about 99% of men in Italy born in 1978 (average 176.7 cm).

Buffon next to his teammates

Fabio Cannavaro is 17 cm shorter than Gianluigi Buffon (175 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1997 to 2010.

Alessandro Del Piero is 19 cm shorter than Gianluigi Buffon (173 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1997 to 2008.

Filippo Inzaghi is 10 cm shorter than Gianluigi Buffon (182 cm), teammate at Italy men's national association football team from 1997 to 2007.

About Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, born on 28 January 1978 in Carrara. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and holds the record for the most appearances in Serie A. He made his Serie A debut at Parma in 1995.

Buffon joined Juventus in 2001 for a world record fee for a goalkeeper of €52.9 million at the time. In his first spell of 17 years there he won a record nine Serie A titles, four Coppa Italias and five Supercoppa Italianas. He retired in 2023. He is the most capped player in Italy's history, with 176 caps, and was the starting goalkeeper for the team that won the 2006 World Cup.

At a listed 192 cm (6'4"), Buffon is 17 cm taller than Fabio Cannavaro, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), his teammate in the Italy men's national association football team from 1997 to 2010. He is also 19 cm taller than Alessandro Del Piero, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), who played with him for Italy from 1997 to 2008.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gianluigi Buffon in feet and inches? Gianluigi Buffon is 6'4" tall, which is 192 cm, 75.6 inches or 1.92 m.

How tall is Gianluigi Buffon compared to Fabio Cannavaro? Fabio Cannavaro is 17 cm shorter than Gianluigi Buffon: 175 cm (5'9") vs 192 cm (6'4").

How tall is Gianluigi Buffon compared to Alessandro Del Piero? Alessandro Del Piero is 19 cm shorter than Gianluigi Buffon: 173 cm (5'8") vs 192 cm (6'4").

How tall is Gianluigi Buffon compared to Filippo Inzaghi? Filippo Inzaghi is 10 cm shorter than Gianluigi Buffon: 182 cm (6'0") vs 192 cm (6'4").

Is Gianluigi Buffon tall for men in Italy? At 192 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Italy born in 1978, whose average height is 176.7 cm.

Sources

• Gianluigi Buffon on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gianluigi Buffon on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 192 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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