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Jack Bertolini
Personal information
Full name John Bertolini[1]
Date of birth (1934-03-21) 21 March 1934 (age 90)
Place of birth Alloa, Scotland
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

Jack Bertolini (born 21 March 1934) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half. He was later a manager.

Career

Born in Alloa, Bertolini played for Alva Albion Rangers, Stirling Albion, Workington and Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]

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.[3]

After retiring, he managed Whitehawk[4] and ran a pub in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Bertolini". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ^ https://thegoldstonewrap.com/tag/jack-bertolini/
  4. ^ Whitehawk FC matchday programmes, 1970
  5. ^ http://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/BERTOLINI+Jack/2121