Roland Fabiani (born 24 November 1971) is a Scottish former
footballer who played professionally for
St Mirren and
Dumbarton.
Career
Raised in
Port Glasgow
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,
Fabiani played in the
youth system of
Hibernian[ but did not make a senior appearance for them, nor did he break through to the first team at his next club ]Falkirk
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Falkirk had a ...
.[ In 1992 he moved to second-tier St Mirren, making a handful of league appearances in his sole season there. In 1993 he moved on to Dumbarton in the same division, experiencing a relegation, a promotion and another relegation in each of his three campaigns with the ''Sons'', also playing in the Scottish Cup against ]Rangers
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* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
at Ibrox.[
In 1996 Fabiani left professional football to become a police officer.][ playing more often at ]sweeper
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as he got older, he continued to compete well into his 40s due to maintaining a high level of fitness and having good fortune with injuries.[ He named former Kilwinning teammate Tam Currie as the best he played with at Junior level.][
Fabiani also became involved in the management of both the Scottish][
]
References
External links
*
Profile
at ''The Sons Archive''
Living people
1971 births
People from Port Glasgow
Footballers from Greenock
Scottish footballers
Association football defenders
Scottish Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Dumbarton F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Hibernian F.C. players
Falkirk F.C. players
Musselburgh Athletic F.C. players
Pollok F.C. players
Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players
Arthurlie F.C. players
Maryhill F.C. players
Bellshill Athletic F.C. players
Lanark United F.C. players
Benburb F.C. players
Footballers from Inverclyde
Sportspeople of Italian descent
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