Joe Tortolano


Joseph Tortolano is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played in England, Scotland, and Iceland, making over 300 league appearances.

Career

Club career

Born in Stirling, Tortolano played for West Bromwich Albion, Hibernian, Falkirk, Clyde, KR, Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire.
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.
Tortolano retired as a player in 2001, and joined the Cowdenbeath coaching staff.

International career

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