Peter Bonetti

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Peter Bonetti
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Full name:	Peter Phillip Bonetti
Date of birth:	27 September 1941(1941-09-27)
Place of birth:	Putney, London, England
Date of death:	12 April 2020(2020-04-12) (aged 78)
Height:	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position:	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
	Worthing
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1960–1975 1975 1976–1979 1979 1986 Total	Chelsea St. Louis Stars Chelsea Dundee United Woking	495 00(0) 021 00(0) 105 00(0) 005 00(0) 002 00(0) 628 00(0)
National team
1966–1970	England	007 00(0)

Peter Phillip Bonetti (27 September 1941 – 12 April 2020) is a former football goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. Bonetti was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname, "The Cat". He was one of several goalkeepers (Gordon West of Everton was another) who specialised in a one-armed throw which could achieve a similar distance to a drop kick.

External links

• Peter Bonetti at National-Football-Teams.com
• Peter Bonetti, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database

England – 1966 FIFA World Cup – Winners

1. Banks 2. Cohen 3. Wilson 4. Stiles 5. J. Charlton 6. Moore 7. Ball 8. Greaves 9. B. Charlton 10. Hurst 11. Connelly 12. Springett 13. Bonetti 14. Armfield 15. Byrne 16. Peters 17. Flowers 18. Hunter 19. Paine 20. Callaghan 21. Hunt 22. Eastham Manager:   Ramsey

England – 1970 FIFA World Cup

1. Banks 2. Newton 3. Cooper 4. Mullery 5. Labone 6. Moore 7. Lee 8. Ball 9. B. Charlton 10. Hurst 11. Peters 12. Bonetti 13. Stepney 14. Wright 15. Stiles 16. Hughes 17. J. Charlton 18. Hunter 19. Bell 20. Osgood 21. Clarke 22. Astle Manager:   Ramsey