Rolando Ugolini (4 June 1924 – 10 April 2014) was a footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Ugolini[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucca, Italy | ||
| Date of death | 10 April 2014 (aged 89)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1943 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
| 1944–1948 | Celtic | 4 | (0) |
| 1948–1957 | Middlesbrough | 320 | (0) |
| 1957–1960 | Wrexham | 83 | (0) |
| 1960–1962 | Dundee United | 43 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Berwick Rangers | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 451 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Lucca, Italy, Ugolini moved to Scotland at the age of three and grew up in Armadale, West Lothian, where he played for the local club, Armadale Thistle. He appeared as a triallist in the North-Eastern League with Heart of Midlothian.[4] He began his senior career with Celtic, before spending nine years with Middlesbrough.[5] Spells at Wrexham and Dundee United were followed by a final game with Berwick Rangers.[6]
Ugolini died on 10 April 2014. He was 89 years old.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Rolando Ugolini". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Ponting, Ivan (6 July 2014). "Rolando Ugolini: Goalkeeper adored by fans of Middlesbrough for his flamboyant acrobatics allied to a fearless reliability". The Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2011). Brian Clough. Nobody ever says thank you. Great Britain: Orion Books. p. 75. ISBN 9781409123170.
- ^ "Raith Revelled in The Chances". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "ROLANDO UGOLINI 1948-57". Middlesbrough Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ "ROLANDO UGOLINI". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Middlesbrough great Rolando Ugolini dies, aged 89". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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