Roland Fabiani (born 24 November 1971) is a Scottish former
footballer
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Dumbarton
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Dumbarton was the ca ...
youth system
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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. 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
Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990.
Dumbarton was the ca ...
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
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Rangers at Ibrox.
In 1996 Fabiani left professional football to become a police officer. He continued to play in the
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for many years with spells at several clubs, including three stints for local Greenock Juniors and back-to-back West Region Super League championship wins (2002–03 with
Pollok
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, 2003–04 with Kilwinning Rangers); playing more often at sweeper 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 and the British police football selections.