"That's all folks! You gave me everything. I gave you everything. We did it together," he posted in English on social media. Buffon, 45, hangs up his gloves after two final years at Parma, the club where it all began nearly three decades ago.
He had a contract which ran until next summer with Parma but he will no longer be a part of the Serie B club's bid to return to the top flight after two years away. Buffon is a symbol of a halcyon age when the best footballers went to play in Serie A and Italy developed dozens of world class players.
The former Italy captain has a record 176 caps for his country while also holding the record for Serie A matches played - 657, stretching back to 1995. After bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old, Buffon won 27 major trophies.