Petar Borota

Petar Borota
Borota in 2009
Personal information
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+12 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

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.

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.