Bobby Petta

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Bobby Petta
Adelaide United
in 2008
Personal information
Full name Alfred Manuel Petta[1]
Date of birth (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)
Left winger
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Feyenoord 1 (0)
1993–1994 → Dordrecht '90 (loan) 9 (0)
1994–1995 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 21 (1)
1996–1999 Ipswich Town 71 (9)
1999–2004 Celtic 52 (4)
2004 → Fulham (loan) 8 (0)
2005 Darlington 12 (1)
2005–2006 Bradford City 27 (4)
2006–2008 Adelaide United 19 (1)
2008
Para Hills Knights
 4 (0)
2008 Sydney FC 9 (0)
2009 Heidelberg United 9 (0)
2009
Adelaide Croatia
 2 (0)
2016–?
Rossvale
Total 244 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred Manuel "Bobby" Petta (born 6 August 1974) is a Dutch former professional

winger
.

Formed at

Adelaide United and Sydney FC
.

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Petta's early playing career was with Feyenoord, from the age of 13 to 21, but he never became a regular in the first team during that period, having loan spells at Dordrecht'90 and RKC Waalwijk.

Petta signed for English

Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Cup in January 2002.[8]

Petta had a number of injuries during his time at Celtic; Celtic won the domestic treble in 2001 but after picking up an injury in the

MTK Hungaria in a UEFA Champions League qualifier.[13][14][15]

In January 2004, Petta returned to England, signing with

Hartlepool United on 6 August.[23]

In July 2006, Petta was given permission to leave Bradford and move to Australia, where he failed a trial at

Para Hills Knights
on 11 June 2008.

He was invited to have a trial with A-League club

Victorian Premier League
for the 2009 season.

In June 2011, Petta held talks with new

Rossvale announced the signing of Glasgow-based Petta in February 2016.[27]

International career

Petta was called up by manager Louis van Gaal for the Netherlands national team in February 2001, ahead of a friendly against Turkey, but had to withdraw through injury.[28] He was called up again in August 2001 for a friendly against England.[29]

Personal life

In December 2002, during the Celtic team Christmas party, Petta and fellow players

Johan Mjallby and Neil Lennon ended up in police custody after a Daily Record photographer alleged they had stolen or damaged two cameras worth £12,000. Lennon was released without charge while the other three spent the night in prison.[30]

In August 2011, Petta was cast as an extra in the film World War Z, which was being shot in Glasgow.[31]

Petta was declared bankrupt after retiring from football. He was one of several contemporary players of Celtic or their rivals Rangers to meet that fate in the 2010s.[32]

From 2017, Petta worked as a house music disc jockey, having pursued it as a hobby in the 1990s.[33]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 1992–93[34] Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 1994–95[34] Eredivisie 21 1 1 1 – – 22 2
Adelaide United
2006–07[34]
 A-League 14 1 2 0 1 0 17 1
2007–08[34]
 A-League 5 0 – – 5 0
Total 19 1 2 0 1 0 22 1
Sydney FC 2008–09[34] A-League 9 0 – – 9 0
Career total 50 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 54 3

Honours

Dordrecht

Celtic:

References

  1. ^ "Bobby Petta". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Bobby Petta Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Petta Off Elswehere". TWTD. 10 July 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Soccer: Ipswich land new keeper Salmon". Daily Gazette. 13 July 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Ayr 0 Celtic 4". SportingLife. 13 October 1999. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Moravcik sparks Celtic victory". BBC. 10 August 2000. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Celtic impress in Amsterdam". BBC. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Celtic crush ailing Alloa". BBC. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Celtic clinch Cup with Larsson treble". BBC. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Winger Petta eyes Cup Final berth". ESPN. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Celtic's Hartson a doubt for UEFA Cup final". The Irish Times. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Petta unsettled at Celtic". BBC. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Sutton eases Celtic through". BBC. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Bobby Petta in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Games played by Bobby Petta in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  16. ^ Grahame, Ewing (17 January 2004). "Canero fee proves too rich for Celtic". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Petta on trial with Leeds". BBC. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Motherwell 2-3 Celtic". BBC. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Celtic 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Transfers – January 2005". BBC Sport. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Bury 0–1 Darlington". BBC. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  22. ^ "The only way is up for Petta". The Telegraph & Argus. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Hartlepool 0-2 Bradford". BBC. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Petta gets a second stab at Australia". Daily Mirror. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  25. ^ Sky Blues call on fresh reserves as they goes for Glory[permanent dead link]
  26. ^ Former Celtic winger Bobby Petta keen on Alloa Athletic move
  27. ^ "Former Celtic star Bobby Petta comes out of retirement to sign for Rossvale Juniors". Daily Record. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  28. ^ "Petta has a near miss for cap". Herald Scotland. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Familiar look to Holland squad". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 August 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  30. ^ "When footballs Christmas parties go wrong". The Daily Telegraph. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  31. ^ Smith, Mark (25 August 2011). "Brad's a smash in Glasgow as bedlam takes over". The Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  32. ^ Macdonald, Stuart (24 July 2017). "Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson bankrupt with debts of £1.4m over unpaid tax bills". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 March 2020. Ferguson joins a list of former Old Firm stars who have gone bust in recent years including Chris Sutton, Craig Beattie, Colin Hendry, Rab Douglas, Kevin Drinkell and Bobby Petta.
  33. ^ Lyons, Beverley (18 November 2019). "Ex-Celtic star Bobby Petta hits the decks as rising DJ". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  34. ^ a b c d e "Bobby Petta » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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