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Peter Borota

Peter Borota

Clubs played for: OFK Beograd, Partizan, Chelsea, Brentford, Portimonense, Boavista, FC Porto, Boavista (1969-1986)

Born: 1952

Birthplace: Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia

Position: Goalkeeper

Biography: Joined Chelsea from Partizan Belgrade in March 1987. Returned to Yugoslavia where he ran a Duty free shop and was allegedly involved in a stolen picture racket resulting in a major court case. He died on 12th February 2010 in Genoa, Italy, where he had lived for several years, after a long illness, aged 56. (Was Chelsea Player of the Year in 1980 and 1981.)




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Robert Grant He joined Chelsea in March 1979 and made his debut in 0-0 draw against Liverpool. Your biography is wrong as he was replaced as first choice goalkeeper by Steve Francis during the 1981-2 season, and left Chelsea in the summer of 1982 moving to Brentford.
27-08-20 Rob Grant

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