John Bonello (footballer)

John Bonello
Personal information
Date of birth	10 May 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth	Msida, Malta
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1980	Hibernians
1980–1981	SC Herford
1981–1993	Hibernians
International career‡
1979–1987	Malta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2012

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.

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 matches.^[1] 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.^[2]

His final international was a January 1987 European Championship qualification match against Italy.

His son Henry is an international goalkeeper as well.^[3]

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