The great achievement of 1966 England World Cup had several legends. Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Jimmy Greaves, Gordon Banks, among others. Banks also was cast as undisputed in this mythical England that no one remembers who was a deputy, Peter Bonetti. Born in Putney, south London, in 1940, Bonetti had many opportunities in Team Inglés. However, it was a big idol of Chelsea, coming to deserve the nickname The Cat . With the Blues , Peter Bonetti defend their goal for 18 years, totaling more than 720 appearances.
The goalkeeper got a chance at Chelsea thanks to the zeal of his mother, who wrote for then-coach Ted Drake, asking him to do a test at Stamford Bridge. Soon after, the youth would win the FA Cup with the blue shirt and the following year and became the main team goalkeeper for over a decade.
Even if it is hard to imagine Chelsea billionaire today outside the British aristocracy, Bonetti began defending his team's goal in the English second division. And was instrumental in the rise of the equipment category in 1963 making key stops in the decisive match against Sunderland. Along with The Cat , Chelsea also had a batch of talented youngsters such as Terry Venables, who later would become the coach of England in the nineties.
addition to an elegant, Bonetti was known for his ability to make very long shots with the hands, which had a distance as great as the replacements with their feet.
Despite its long history, the goalkeeper never be able to raise an English championship club's shirt. The greatest successes come with League Cup (1965), FA Cup (1970) and the Recopa of Europe (1971). In the final of the FA Cup in 1970, Bonetti made a historic match being injured, getting unlikely to make several stops, against the then champions Leeds.
In the national team, Bonetti could not demonstrate his full repertoire, because as teammates had two great goalkeepers such as Gordon Banks (which starred a stop is considered the most difficult times in the World 70, after a header by Pele) and Peter Shilton (who would take over from Banks to late eighties).
Although only acting in seven competitive matches, Bonetti got to play once in 70 at the World Cup quarter-final against West Germany, due to food poisoning. Germany rallied the party and the Chelsea goalkeeper was one of the scapegoats. After that game, never again to defend his selection.
In the eighties, after leaving football, Bonetti went to live on the island of Mull in the north of Scotland. He maintained some contact with the world of football as an assistant coach at Chelsea at Manchester City and in England. But until now, no one has worn the shirt of Chelsea in many occasions where it remains a hero.
Source: Trivela
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