received during their history of important national and international special recognitions, among them: Medaglia di Bronzo al Valore Atletico: 1935 received on 7 July 1935 at Rome from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) in recognition to the fifth consecutive Serie A title won (Italian record). Stella d'oro al Merito Sportivo: 1966 received on 22 June 1967 at Rome from the CONI in recognition for the club's outstanding contribution to the Italian sport. Collare d'oro al Merito Sportivo: 2001 received on 10 November 2004 at Rome from the Italian National Olympic Committee in recognition for the club's contribution to the Italian football and sport. The UEFA Plaque: 1988 received on 12 July 1988 at Geneva (Switzerland) by the Union of European Football Associations in recognition as first club in European football history in triumph in the all three seasonal UEFA competitions. Divisional movements Individual records Appearances Appearances in competitive matches Most appearances in total – 705 matches, Alessandro Del Piero (1993–2012) Most Serie A appearances – 489 matches, Gianluigi Buffon (2001–2018, 2019–2021) Most Serie B appearances – 37 matches, Gianluigi Buffon, Alessandro Birindelli and Federico Balzaretti (2006–2007) Most Coppa Italia appearances – 89 matches, Giuseppe Furino (1969–1984) Most Supercoppa Italiana appearances – 8 matches, Gianluigi Buffon (2002–2017) Most UEFA club competitions appearances – 127 matches, Alessandro Del Piero (1993–2012) Most European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League appearances – 117 matches, Gianluigi Buffon (2001–2018, 2019–2021) Most UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League appearances – 42 matches, Roberto Bettega (1970–1980) Most UEFA Cup Winners' Cup appearances – 17 matches, Stefano Tacconi (1983–1991) Most UEFA Intertoto Cup appearances – 6 matches, Ciro Ferrara, Darko Kovačević, Edwin van der Sar (1999) Most appearances in total for a manager – 596 matches, Giovanni Trapattoni (1976–1986 and 1991–1994) Most Serie A appearances for a manager – 402 matches, Giovanni Trapattoni (1976–1986 and 1991–1994) Most Coppa Italia appearances for a manager – 101 matches, Giovanni Trapattoni (1976–1986 and 1991–1994) Most European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League appearances for a manager – 76 matches, Marcello Lippi (1995–1999 and 2001–2004) Most UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League appearances for a manager – 36 matches, Giovanni Trapattoni (1976–1986 and 1991–1994) First Juventus player to play for Italy – Giovanni Giacone (28 March 1920: Switzerland vs. Italy 3–0) Youngest player to play for Juventus – Pietro Pastore; 15 years, 222 days Oldest player to play for Juventus – Gianluigi Buffon; All-time top 10 appearances As of 28