Petar Borota
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Petar Borota (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Борота, pronounced [pětar bôrota, - bǒ-]; 5 March 1952 – 12 February 2010) was a Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Serbian clubs OFK Beograd and Partizan and English club Chelsea.[1]
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Full name | Petar Borota | ||
Date of birth | (1952-03-05)5 March 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 12 February 2010(2010-02-12) (aged 57) | ||
Place of death | Genoa, Italy | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1976 | OFK Beograd | 131 | (0) |
1976–1979 | Partizan | 77 | (0) |
1979–1982 | Chelsea | 107 | (0) |
1982 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Portimonense | 7 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Boavista | 15 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Porto | 0 | (0) |
1986 | Boavista | 0 | (0) |
Total | 337 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1977–1978 | Yugoslavia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In addition to great goalkeeping ability, Borota is also remembered for his eccentric style of play in goal that occasionally led to him conceding bizarre goals.