Rolando Ugolini

Rolando Ugolini (4 June 1924 – 10 April 2014) was a footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of British clubs.^[3]

Rolando Ugolini

Personal information
Full name	Rolando Ugolini^[1]
Date of birth	(1924-06-04)4 June 1924
Place of birth	Lucca, Italy
Date of death	10 April 2014(2014-04-10) (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

1. "Rolando Ugolini". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
2. 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.
3. Wilson, Jonathan (2011). Brian Clough. Nobody ever says thank you. Great Britain: Orion Books. p. 75. ISBN 9781409123170.
4. "Raith Revelled in The Chances". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
5. . Middlesbrough Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
6. "ROLANDO UGOLINI". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
7. "BBC Sport - Middlesbrough great Rolando Ugolini dies, aged 89". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2014.