Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Bertolini [1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Alloa, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 21 June 2021 | (aged 87)||
Place of death | Worthing, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Alva Albion Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1951–1952 | Stirling Albion | 19 | (4) |
1952–1958 | Workington | 183 | (36) |
1958–1966 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 258 | (12) |
Total | 460 | (52) | |
Managerial career | |||
1970–1971 | Whitehawk | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Bertolini (21 March 1934 – 21 June 2021) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He was later a manager.
Born in Alloa, of Italian descent, [2] Bertolini played for Alva Albion Rangers, Stirling Albion, Workington and Brighton & Hove Albion. [3]
Signed by Albion manager Billy Lane, Bertolini played at right half and had a spell of 193 consecutive appearances during his career at the Goldstone. A knee-ligament injury while turning out for the reserves ended his career in October 1965. [4]
After retiring, he managed Whitehawk [5] ran a pub in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, [6] and worked in the car and van hire business. [2]
He suffered from dementia and spent the last eight years of his life in a care home in Worthing, where he died on 21 June 2021, aged 87. [2]