Blether with Brown: Rolando Ugolini never played in Italy By John Brown January 6 2016, 6:00am January 6 2016, 6:00am Share Blether with Brown: Rolando Ugolini never played in Italy Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/columnists/2620273/blether-with-brown-rolando-ugolini-never-played-in-italy/ Copy Link The photo of Rolando Ugolini in a Dundee United team group brought back memories for William Lyall. “Ugolini was the goalkeeper for United, joining about the time we came up from the Second Division,” recalled William, of Strathmartine Road, Dundee. “My father used to joke he would get a cap for the Italy international team with that surname. “Did he ever play in Italy?” Ugolini was born in Lucca, Italy, and moved to Armadale, Scotland, aged three. He played for local junior club Armadale Thistle before joining Celtic. There followed a nine-year spell at Middlesbrough before he signed for Wrexham. Jerry Kerr signed him for United and he had a brief spell with Berwick after leaving Tannadice. He died last year, aged 89. [Formstack id=2098397 viewkey=k4fkCZ4KtH] This article originally appeared on the Evening Telegraph website. For more information, read about our new combined website.
