James 5,311 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Ex -Chelsea goalkeeper Petar Borota, from the former republic of Yugoslavia, passed away in Italy yesterday. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 1979-1982107 Appearances RIP Petar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueboy 14 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 He was before my time, but nevertheless my condolence for his family, friends & the Chelsea fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungii 3 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 R.I.P. Legend here as Goalkeeper of Partizan Belgrade! The newspaperds wrote about him this mourning the hole article...He was so popular as a showman!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 read it on Chelsea in america site but nothing on the Chelsea site ..remember him with affection R I P Petar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray. 217 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 RIP. We had a minutes applause for him just before kickoff. It was almost spoilt by those sheep shaggers as they didn't want to keep quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boshman 1,073 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I didn't know until they announced it just before the game today. Was well shocked. I wasn't around in his time but have heard about him and that he was quite a personality.RIP Petar Borota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Never saw him play but 57.. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky10 5 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misschief 24 Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 The news that former Chelsea goalkeeper Petar Borota (56) died on Friday will certainly have saddened a few of our older supporters although I’m sure the memories of him will have raised a few smiles as well.Signed by Danny Blanchflower in 1979 from Partizan Belgrade, Borota made an impressive debut in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Going on to play under Geoff Hurst and John Neal, Borota – who was voted our player of the year in 1981 managing 16 shut-outs – made 114 appearances for Chelsea, keeping 36 clean sheets.A real character of the era, Borota is likely to be remembered as a player who could go from spectacular to sectionable in 60 seconds. Because when they say he was ‘out in left field’, with Petar Borota, it isn’t some fancy synonym – he literally was out in left field, and right field, and halfway up the field come to that. Never one to rest on his laurels – or his goal-line, Borota was often found dribbling up field trying to get past the opposition or taking throw-ins before running back to make some ridiculously good save. Not that everyone appreciated his style of play of course, because after a bust-up (and possibly another near coronary) with John Neal, Borota left Chelsea in 1982, going on to play for Brentford, Boavista and Porto.R.I.P Petar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 R.I.P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Rest in peace.My dad seems to remember him bouncing the ball off the crossbar after making a catch sometimes, when he was bored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,312 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Rest in peace.My dad seems to remember him bouncing the ball off the crossbar after making a catch sometimes, when he was bored Yup he did that -always had a wave and banter with the faithful travelling 5-6000, and was not averse to going up for corners at the other end, not only in the 88th minute when a goal down, but at random times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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