Packie Bonner

Quick Facts

Full Name	Packie Bonner
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1960(1960-05-24)
Age	64
Birthplace	Burtonport
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Donegal
Horoscope	Taurus

Packie Bonner Biography

Packie Bonner is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on May 24, 1960 in Burtonport, County Donegal, Ireland. Retired goalkeeper renowned for his long and successful career with Celtic. He played in more than 350 games for the club, and also won 5 Scottish Leagues, three Scottish Cups along with two Super League Cups.

When he retired from international football in 1996 He was the most captained goalkeeper in the history of the country with over 80 appearances. The record was broken later with the help of When he retired from international play in 1996, he was the most-capped keeper in the country’s history with 80 appearances. The record was later broken by Shay Given..

Bonner played Gaelic football for Donegal at minor and seinor level in the 1970’s. He played a number of games in the National Football League.

He began his career in the late 1970s with his local youth side, Keadue Rovers. When he was 16 he had several trials with Leicester City and kept goal for them in the FA Youth Cup. The August of 1977, Bonner had agreed a deal to sign for League of Ireland side Finn Harps F.C. on a 6 month contract after impressing in a guest appearance in a friendly against English team Stoke City F.C.. An agreement was put in place, with then Harps manager, Eunan ‘Busty’ Blake, that if a bigger club came in, he would be allowed to leave and Blake himself would personally tear up his contract. He was subsequently spotted by Sean Fallon, who was scouting in Ireland for Celtic, and invited to Glasgow for a trial. True to his word, ‘Busty’ Blake tore up his Finn Harps contract, without ever making a competitive appearance for the club, and Bonner signed for Celtic on 14 May 1978, becoming Jock Stein’s last signing for the Parkhead club.

He and his wife Ann share a daughter called Melissa and a son named Andrew. His brother Denis also played in professional soccer.

Packie Bonner Net Worth

Packie Bonner is one of the richest Soccer Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Packie Bonner 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a youth soccer player at Keadue Rovers and spent some time playing with Leicester City before joining Celtic in 1978.

He was one of the greatest goalkeepers, which was exemplified by his saving an injury against Romania during the 1990 World Cup, which propelled Ireland into the first semi-final.

Patrick Joseph Bonner (born 24 May 1960) is an Irish retired football goalkeeper who spent his entire career at Celtic. He earned a total of 80 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team after making his debut on his 21st birthday. He is remembered for his famous penalty save from Daniel Timofte of Romania at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy during the knockout stage.

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Who is Packie Bonner Dating?

According to our records, Packie Bonner married to Ann Bonner. As of December 1, 2023, Packie Bonner’s is not dating anyone.

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Bonner represented Ireland in all 12 of their qualifying matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Ireland seemed well on the way to qualification after seven wins and three draws in the opening ten games. With each side having only two games remaining, Ireland led the group on 18 points, ahead of Denmark on 16, with Spain in third place on 15 points. Ireland needed only a draw at Lansdowne Road against Spain in the second last game to guarantee qualification, while a win would virtually guarantee top position in the group. However, Ireland conceded three goals in a 15-minute spell in the first half, and despite a late consolation goal, Ireland now needed to beat Northern Ireland in the last game to guarantee a place in the finals. A draw would mean Ireland needed the Spain-Denmark game, happening simultaneously, to finish in a win for one of the two sides. Ireland drew 1–1 with Northern Ireland but qualified ahead of Denmark by virtue of having scored more goals (they were level on goal difference), as Denmark lost 1–0 to Spain. Bonner’s saves throughout the tournament were key to Ireland’s goal-difference remaining on par with Denmark and ensuring eventual qualification.

Facts & Trivia

Packie Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Packie Bonner celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

Bonner struggled to maintain his place in the Ireland squad during the UEFA Euro 1996 qualification campaign, playing only one match, as captain, in a 4–0 win over Liechtenstein at Lansdowne Road. Alan Kelly played all of Ireland’s other qualification matches. Ireland were eliminated 2–0 by the Netherlands in a playoff.

Where is Packie Bonner now?

Patrick Joseph Bonner, or better known as “Packie” Bonner is an Irish soccer legend. Now aged 61, the Donegal man played over 600 times for Celtic and made 80 appearances for Ireland. Bonner is currently on the FAI board after being given a position in May this year.

Was Packie Bonner a good keeper?

Despite Celtic’s deteriorating results at this period Pat Bonner’s performances remained remarkably consistent. He was regarded as one of the world’s best goalkeepers after his magnificent showing for Ireland in the 1990 world cup.

Why is Packie Bonner?

YearAppsGoals
1996| 2| 0
Total| 80| 0

How old is Packie Bonner?

62 years (May 24, 1960)

How tall is Packie Bonner?

6′ 2″