At just six years old, Buffon's parents enrolled him in the Canaletto di La Spezia football school where he had a smooth start to his career as a midfielder.
Ngonyaka oneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala, abazali bakaBuffon bambhalisa esikoleni sebhola laseCanaletto di La Spezia lapho eqala khona umsebenzi wakhe njengomdlali ophakathi.