Bobby Petta
Adelaide United in 2008 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred Manuel Petta[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 August 1974 | ||
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
Formed at
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
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
In January 2004, Petta returned to England, signing with
In July 2006, Petta was given permission to leave Bradford and move to Australia, where he failed a trial at
He was invited to have a trial with A-League club
In June 2011, Petta held talks with new
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
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
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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:
- 2000–01
References
- ^ "Bobby Petta". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Bobby Petta Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Petta Off Elswehere". TWTD. 10 July 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Soccer: Ipswich land new keeper Salmon". Daily Gazette. 13 July 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Ayr 0 Celtic 4". SportingLife. 13 October 1999. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Moravcik sparks Celtic victory". BBC. 10 August 2000. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Celtic impress in Amsterdam". BBC. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "Celtic crush ailing Alloa". BBC. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Celtic clinch Cup with Larsson treble". BBC. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Winger Petta eyes Cup Final berth". ESPN. 15 May 2001. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Celtic's Hartson a doubt for UEFA Cup final". The Irish Times. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Petta unsettled at Celtic". BBC. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Sutton eases Celtic through". BBC. 27 August 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Petta in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Bobby Petta in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Grahame, Ewing (17 January 2004). "Canero fee proves too rich for Celtic". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Petta on trial with Leeds". BBC. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Motherwell 2-3 Celtic". BBC. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Celtic 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC. 2 November 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Transfers – January 2005". BBC Sport. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Bury 0–1 Darlington". BBC. 5 February 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ^ "The only way is up for Petta". The Telegraph & Argus. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Hartlepool 0-2 Bradford". BBC. 6 August 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Petta gets a second stab at Australia". Daily Mirror. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Sky Blues call on fresh reserves as they goes for Glory[permanent dead link]
- ^ Former Celtic winger Bobby Petta keen on Alloa Athletic move
- ^ "Former Celtic star Bobby Petta comes out of retirement to sign for Rossvale Juniors". Daily Record. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Petta has a near miss for cap". Herald Scotland. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Familiar look to Holland squad". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 August 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "When footballs Christmas parties go wrong". The Daily Telegraph. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Smith, Mark (25 August 2011). "Brad's a smash in Glasgow as bedlam takes over". The Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lyons, Beverley (18 November 2019). "Ex-Celtic star Bobby Petta hits the decks as rising DJ". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Bobby Petta » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
External links
- Bobby Petta at Soccerbase