All Topics  
Packie Bonner

 
Packie Bonner

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Packie Bonner
 
 
  Topics Packie Bonner Topic Home

Patrick Joseph ("Packie") Bonner (born 24 May 1960 in Cloughglass, County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
) is a former football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 goalkeeper
Goalkeeper

In many team sports, a goalkeeper is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal ....
 for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Republic of Ireland in Association Football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Croke Park in Dublin....
, who earned 80 caps after making his debut on his 21st birthday. He is remembered for his famous penalty
Penalty shootout (football)

Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football....
 save from Daniel Timofte
Daniel Timofte

Daniel Timofte is a retired Romanian football attacking midfielder.He debuted in Divizia A with Jiul Petrosani in 1986. The team was relegated that season, but Timofte helped them earn promotion again before he joined Dinamo Bucuresti in 1989....
 of Romania
Romania national football team

The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil national football team, France national football team, and Belgium national football team, that took part in the first three FIFA World Cu...
 in the 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from 8 June to 8 July. Italy was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1990 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 19 May 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice....
 finals.

He was spotted by Celtic
Celtic F.C.

The Celtic Football Club is a Scotland Association football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League....
 while he kept goal for Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club, is an England professional football club based at the Walkers Stadium in the city of Leicester. Leicester's highest ever finish was second in the old Division One in 1928-29 in English football, and despite getting into the FA Cup final four times, they have never won the cup....
 in the FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup

The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an England football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part....
, signing for Celtic on 14 May 1978. He would be Jock Stein's
Jock Stein

John 'Jock' Stein Order of the British Empire was a Scottish football coach . He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup, with Celtic F.C....
 last signing for Celtic.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Packie Bonner'
Start a new discussion about 'Packie Bonner'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Patrick Joseph ("Packie") Bonner (born 24 May 1960 in Cloughglass, County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
) is a former football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 goalkeeper
Goalkeeper

In many team sports, a goalkeeper is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal ....
 for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Republic of Ireland in Association Football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Croke Park in Dublin....
, who earned 80 caps after making his debut on his 21st birthday. He is remembered for his famous penalty
Penalty shootout (football)

Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football....
 save from Daniel Timofte
Daniel Timofte

Daniel Timofte is a retired Romanian football attacking midfielder.He debuted in Divizia A with Jiul Petrosani in 1986. The team was relegated that season, but Timofte helped them earn promotion again before he joined Dinamo Bucuresti in 1989....
 of Romania
Romania national football team

The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil national football team, France national football team, and Belgium national football team, that took part in the first three FIFA World Cu...
 in the 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from 8 June to 8 July. Italy was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1990 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 19 May 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice....
 finals.

He was spotted by Celtic
Celtic F.C.

The Celtic Football Club is a Scotland Association football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League....
 while he kept goal for Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club, is an England professional football club based at the Walkers Stadium in the city of Leicester. Leicester's highest ever finish was second in the old Division One in 1928-29 in English football, and despite getting into the FA Cup final four times, they have never won the cup....
 in the FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup

The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an England football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part....
, signing for Celtic on 14 May 1978. He would be Jock Stein's
Jock Stein

John 'Jock' Stein Order of the British Empire was a Scottish football coach . He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup, with Celtic F.C....
 last signing for Celtic. He went on to play 642 times for Celtic, with 483 league appearances. In total with Celtic, he won four League Championship badges, three Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup, is the main national football cup competition of Scotland....
 winners' medals and a League Cup
Scottish League Cup

The Scottish Football League Cup is a association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Co-operative Insurance Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with Co-operative Insurance Society....
 winners' medal. His last appearance for Celtic was winning the 1995 Scottish Cup final under Tommy Burns. After the Scottish Cup Final victory over Airdrie
Airdrieonians F.C.

Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as 'Airdrie' were a Scotland professional football team from the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....
 Bonner took on the role of player-coach and finally left the club in 1998 to work as a coach along side former team mate Tommy Burns.

Bonner made his international debut in a friendly
Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sports in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition....
 against Poland
Poland national football team

The Poland national football team is the national Football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association .Poland's football history is littered with boom and bust periods, with legendary teams such as the one of the mid-seventies that beat England national football team at Wembley to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World...
 on May 24, 1981. The game was played in Zawisza Stadium, Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda River and Vistula rivers, with a population of 360,142 , agglomeration more than 400 000, which makes it the 8th biggest city in Poland....
. He would concede a goal in the opening 90 seconds of the match, scored by Andrzej Iwan
Andrzej Iwan

Andrzej Iwan is a retired Polish people football player.He played for a few clubs, including Wisla Krak?w, G?rnik Zabrze, VfL Bochum and Aris Thessaloniki ....
. A David O'Leary
David O'Leary

David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish people football Coach and former player. He is currently without a job, after leaving his position as manager of Aston Villa F.C....
 own goal
Own goal

An own goal occurs in association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team....
 in the 37th minute and a third Polish goal in the second half from Roman Ogaza
Roman Ogaza

Roman Grzegorz Ogaza was a Poland football ....
 would make it a forgettable experience.

On 2 February 2003, following on the promotion of Brian Kerr to the position of manager
Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportsperson....
 for the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Republic of Ireland in Association Football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Croke Park in Dublin....
, Bonner
Bonner

Bonner may refer to:Places* Bonner Springs, Kansas* Bonner County, Idaho* Bonners Ferry, Idaho* Bonner-West Riverside, Montana* Bonner, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra...
 was named as technical director of the Football Association of Ireland
Football Association of Ireland

The Football Association of Ireland is the governing body for the sport of Football in the Republic of Ireland. It should not be confused with the Irish Football Association , which is the organising body for the sport in Northern Ireland....
. He previously held the role of the Senior squad's Goalkeeping Coach in the organisation. In addition he has worked as a football presenter with TV3 Ireland
TV3 Ireland

TV3 Ireland is a television channel in Republic of Ireland, and was the country's first commercial broadcaster. TV3, along with other properties are a part of the TV3 Group - which also owns TV3's sister channel 3e....
.

His son, Andrew Bonner
Andrew Bonner

Andrew Bonner, born , is a footballer from Glasgow, Scotland. He is the son of legendary ex-Celtic goalkeeper Packie Bonner, although unlike his father he plays as a striker....
, is also a footballer, although a striker not a keeper, and has played for the Republic of Ireland national youth team, and at club level he has so far only played in the lower leagues of Scotland.

See also

  • List of people on stamps of Ireland
    List of people on stamps of Ireland

    This is a list of people on the postage stamps of the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1937 and on the postage stamps ofRepublic of Ireland since 1937, including the years when they appeared on a stamp....


External links

  • (Realplay)