John Bonello (born 10 May 1958) is a Maltese former
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper.
Club career
Bonello has played his entire career at
Hibernians Paola, except for a season at German lower league side
SC Herford
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.
International career
Bonello made his debut for
Malta in an August 1979
friendly match against
Tunisia. He earned a total of 29 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 7
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup.
Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
matches. Bonello was the goalkeeper in the infamous December 1983
European Championship qualification defeat by
Spain, which Malta
lost 1–12, ensuring that Spain qualified for Euro 1984 ahead of the Netherlands.
His final international was a January 1987
European Championship qualification match against
Italy.
Personal life
His son
Henry is an international goalkeeper as well.
Maltese Goalkeeper Seeking To Avenge His Father And Banish Spanish Ghosts Tonight
- Lovin Malta
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
People from Msida
Men's association football goalkeepers
Maltese men's footballers
Malta men's international footballers
Hibernians F.C. players
Maltese Premier League players
2. Bundesliga players
Maltese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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