| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]