Petar Borota

In memoriam

Petar Borota (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Борота, pronounced [pětar bôrota, - bǒ-]was a Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Partizan and Chelsea. In addition to great goalkeeping ability, he is also remembered for his eccentric style of play in goal that occasionally led to him conceding bizarre goals. Petar tried his hand at coaching, but didn't get further than several low-profile appointments in South Africa during the 1980s. By the early 1990s he came back to Belgrade. Already devoting much of his time to abstract painting (he had his work displayed in London in 1981 while an active player), he put together an exhibition in Srećna nova umetnost gallery in Belgrade's SKC. Through his friendship with Vujadin Boškov and Siniša Mihajlović, he moved to Genoa in Italy where he made a living by painting. He died on 12 February 2010 in Genoa, after a long illness, aged 57. He was buried at the New Cemetery in Belgrade on 25 February 2010

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