Joe Tortolano

Joseph Tortolano (born 6 April 1966) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played in England, Scotland, and Iceland, making over 300 league appearances.

Joe Tortolano
Personal information
Full name Joseph Tortolano
Date of birth (1966-04-06) 6 April 1966
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
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

Career

Club career

Born in Stirling, Tortolano played for West Bromwich Albion, Hibernian, Falkirk, Clyde, KR, Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire.[1]

The bulk of Tortolano's career was spent at Hibernian, where he became somewhat of a cult figure during his eleven-year spell. The player admitted that the harsh criticism he received from supporters over the course of several years of poor performances eventually inspired him to improve his fitness in the early 1990s.[2]

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.[3]

Tortolano retired as a player in 2001, and joined the Cowdenbeath coaching staff.[4]

International career

Tortolano represented the Scotland national under-21 football team, but never played for the Scottish senior team.

References
  1. "Tortolano, Joe". fitbastats.com.
  2. "Interview: Hibs cult hero Joe Tortolano on why he considered ending it all". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "Hibernian Legends: Joe Tortolano!". Hibernian F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  4. "JOE TORTOLANO". hibshistoricaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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