penalty kick). This was Borota's last national team appearance. He finished his international career with 4 caps in total, two of which were starts in competitive matches. Post-playing career Borota 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), Borota put together an exhibition in Srećna nova umetnost gallery in Belgrade's SKC. In 1994, he was implicated in an art theft ring of Paja Jovanović paintings and served a six-month spell in investigative detention. After getting out of prison, through his friendship with Vujadin Boškov and Siniša Mihajlović, Borota 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 with the ceremony attended by his friends and colleagues such as Momčilo Vukotić, Slobodan Santrač, Vladimir Petrović Pižon, Xhevat Prekazi, and Milutin Šoškić among others. References External links Profile at Reprezentacija Petar Borota 1952–2010, chelseaFC, 13 Feb 2010 Preminuo legendarni golman Petar Borota, MTS Mondo, 12 February 2010 1952 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers OFK Beograd players FK Partizan players Yugoslav First League players Chelsea F.C. players Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Boavista F.C. players FC Porto players Portimonense S.C. players Primeira Liga players Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Portugal Association football goalkeepers Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery