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==Retirement== [[File:Chelsea FC v Paris Saint-Germain, 8 April 2014 (32).jpg|thumb|upright|Bonetti in 2014]] After leaving Chelsea, Bonetti moved to the [[Isle of Mull]] where he ran a guesthouse and became a [[Mail carrier|postman]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/sport/peter-bonetti-the-chelsea-great-who-became-an-england-scapegoat/ |title=Peter Bonetti: The Chelsea great who became an England scapegoat |agency=Press Association |date=12 April 2020}}</ref> While living in Scotland, he briefly came out of retirement to make several appearances for [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] as understudy to [[Hamish McAlpine]]. Following his retirement from playing, Bonetti moved into coaching and had spells with Chelsea and the England national team, as well as working with [[Kevin Keegan]] at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/petrs-the-greatest-bonetti-7173849.html |title=Petr's the greatest: Bonetti |newspaper=London Evening Standard |date=4 March 2005 |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> During his time as a Chelsea coach, he was persuaded to play two matches for [[Isthmian League]] Division Two club [[Woking F.C.|Woking]], including an FA Cup debut in a 1β0 win over [[Football Conference]] team [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]]. At one time he held the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, but was overtaken in the 1990s by Portsmouth's [[Alan Knight (footballer, born 1961)|Alan Knight]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Since 2005, Bonetti made several appearances for an Old England XI in various charity matches, notably against celebrity teams, usually coming on for the last 10 minutes of each match.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} Bonetti died on 12 April 2020, aged 78, following a long illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Bonetti: Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper dies aged 78 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52261413 |access-date=12 April 2020 |website=BBC Sport |date=12 April 2020}}</ref> On 18 April 2022, his ashes were left behind the goal at the Shed End at [[Stamford_Bridge_(stadium)|Stamford Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stamford Bridge remembers and honours Peter Bonetti |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/stamford-bridge-remembers-and-honours-peter-bonetti |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.chelseafc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
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