Bruce Grobbelaar

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1957 (68 years old)
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Durban, South Africa

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Goalkeeper

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Bruce David Grobbelaar (born 6 October 1957) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most prominently for English team Liverpool between 1981 and 1994, and for the Zimbabwean national team. He is remembered for his gymnastic-like athletic ability, unflappable confidence and eccentric and flamboyant style of play, as well as his rushing ability, which has led pundits to compare him retrospectively to the sweeper-keepers of the modern era.

Born in South Africa, Grobbelaar grew up in neighbouring Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), and served in the Rhodesian Army before he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League in 1979. He gained Liverpool's attention during a loan spell at Crewe Alexandra during the 1979–80 season, and signed for the Merseyside club in 1981. Making 628 appearances for Liverpool over the next 13 years, including 440 in the League, he won the League championship with the club six times, as well as three FA Cups, three League Cups and the 1983–84 European Cup.

Grobbelaar left Liverpool for Southampton in 1994, transferred to Plymouth Argyle two years later, and thereafter played for an assortment of English lower-league teams, never for more than a few games. He was appointed as goalkeeper coach for Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League in 2014. In March 2018 he was announced as goalkeeper coach for the Matabeleland football team.

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Bosso Highlanders	1973-1974	Permanent	-	-
Highlands Park	1976-1977	Permanent	-	-
Vancouver Whitecaps	1979-1981	Permanent	-	-
Crewe	1979-1980	Loan	-	-
Liverpool	1981-1994	Permanent	-	-
Stoke	1993	Loan	-	-
Southampton	1994-1996	Permanent	-	-
Plymouth	1996-1997	Permanent	-	-
Oxford Utd	1997	Permanent	-	-
Sheffield Weds	1997	Permanent	-	-
Oldham	1997-1998	Permanent	-	-
Chesham United	1998	Permanent	-	-
Bury	1998	Permanent	-	-
Lincoln	1998-1999	Permanent	-	-
Northwich Victoria	1999-2001	Permanent	-	-