Lorenzo Buffon

Italian soccer player, a a goalkeeper who played 277 times for Italian club AC Milan, and also later played for their city rivals Inter Milan, as well as other Italian clubs, winning five Serie A titles. At the international level, he was capped for the Italian international side on 15 occasions, representing his country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

Buffon is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation, and as one of Italy's greatest ever goalkeepers. Alongside goalkeeper Lev Yashin, he was chosen to represent the FIFA All-Star squad during the 1960s.

Buffon was related to Gianluigi Buffon, a goalkeeper for Juventus and the Italian national team. He was a cousin of Gianluigi's grandfather.

Following his retirement from professional soccer, Buffon worked as a youth talent scout for Milan. Lorenzo was married to Italian actress and television personality Edy Campagnoli, who had previously been in a relationship with his perceived career rival, Giorgio Ghezzi.

Lorenzo Buffon died on 25 November 2025 at the age of 95 due to cardiac arrest.