Joe Tortolano
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Tortolano | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Left back Left midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1984–1985 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1996 | Hibernian | 222 | (13) |
1996–1997 | Falkirk | 12 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Clyde | 21 | (0) |
1998–1999 | KR | 16 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Stirling Albion | 27 | (0) |
2000–2001 | East Stirlingshire | 11 | (0) |
Total | 309 | (13) | |
International career | |||
1986 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph "Joe" Tortolano (born 6 April 1966) is a retired Scottish professional footballer of Italian heritage who played in England, Scotland, and Iceland, making over 300 league appearances.
Career
Club career
Born in Stirling, Tortolano began his youth career in England with West Bromwich Albion. However, he was not offered a professional contract, and so returned to Scotland to sign with Hibernian in 1985. Tortolano stayed with Hibernian until 1996, making over 200 league appearances, before spending short spells with Falkirk and Clyde. Tortolano then moved to Iceland, spending one season with KR, before returning to Scotland to play with Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire. Tortolano retired as a player in 2001, and joined the Cowdenbeath coaching staff.
While playing for Hibs in Gordon Rae's testimonial match against Manchester United in October 1988, Tortolano was sent off for a mistimed tackle on Gordon Strachan.[1]
International career
Tortolano represented the Scotland national under-21 football team, but never played for the Scottish senior team.
References
- ^ Hibernian Legends: Joe Tortolano!, Hibernian F.C. official website.
External links
- Player profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Joe Tortolano at Soccerbase
- Scotland U21 stats at Fitbastats
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1966 births
- Clyde F.C. players
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Iceland
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Living people
- Scottish people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople from Stirling
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish expatriates in Iceland
- Scottish footballers
- Stirling Albion F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Scottish football defender stubs
- Scottish football midfielder stubs