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.
ໃນເວລາພຽງ 6 ປີພໍ່ແມ່ Buffon ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໂຮງຮຽນໃນໂຮງຮຽນບານເຕະ Canaletto di La Spezia ບ່ອນທີ່ເພິ່ນໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນກັບການເຮັດວຽກຂອງລາວເປັນຄົນກາງ.