Jack Bertolini

Jack Bertolini

Personal information
Full name	John Bertolini[1]
Date of birth	(1934-03-21)21 March 1934
Place of birth	Alloa, Scotland
Date of death	21 June 2021(2021-06-21) (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.

Career

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]

References

1. "Jack Bertolini". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
2. "Jack Bertolini, former Albion favourite who played for Shankley, dies". The Argus.
3. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
4. "jack bertolini". The Goldstone Wrap.
5. Whitehawk FC matchday programmes, 1970
6. "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Jack Bertolini". www.where-are-they-now.co.uk.