Gianluigi Buffon – 2012 Soccer – Chelsea FC v Juventus UEFA Champions League Press Conference – September 18, 2012 – Stamford Bridge – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Birth: 28 January, 1978
Ethnicity: Italian
Gianluigi (“Gigi”) Buffon is an Italian professional footballer.
Gianluigi is the son of Maria Stella Masocco and Adriano Buffon.
Gianluigi’s paternal grandparents were Luigi Buffon and Lina Valvason. They were from Pertegada, near Latisana, Province of Udine, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italy.
Gianluigi’s maternal grandparents were Giorgio Masocco and Teresa Paolini (the daughter of ? Paolini and Leopolda Pizzanelli). They had roots in the Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy.
Sources: Obituary of Gianluigi’s paternal grandmother, Lina Valvason – https://necrologie.messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it
Information about Gianluigi’s maternal grandparents – http://ricerca.gelocal.it