Alessandro Bernardini (born 21 January 1987) is an Italian former

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Youth & Serie D

Born in

Domodossola Domodossola (; Lombard: Dòm) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy. It was also known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola ...

Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Italian: ''Provincia del Verbano Cusio Ossola'' ) is the northernmost province in the Italian region of Piedmont. It was created in 1992 through the fusion of three geographical areas which had previously been part of the Pr ...

, Bernardini started his youth career at province capital

Verbania Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipality) and the capital city of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is situated on the shore of Lake Maggiore, about north-west of Milan and ab ...

. He then signed a youth contract with

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

, where he played three seasons. In summer 2006, he left for non-professional side

Borgomanero Borgomanero ( pms, Borbané; lmo, Borbanee) is a (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin, about northwest of Novara and about 60 km northwest of Milan. Borgomanero borders ...

in his home region

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. He played 61 league matches and scored two goals.

Varese

He signed his first professional contract with

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

in summer 2008. In his second season, he became the definite stater, only missed two out of 20 league matches, while he missed the latter by sent off in a Round 18 rescheduled match against

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

on 13 January 2010, which also his late match. He also played both two

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match as stater, which were lost to

Frosinone Calcio Frosinone Calcio () is an Italian football club based in Frosinone, Lazio. The club was founded on 5 March 1906 under the name Unione Sportiva Frusinate, but conventionally the year 1928 is indicated as the beginning of competitive activities of s ...

of Serie B in

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Livorno

After suspended on 17 January 2010 against

Arezzo Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...

, he joined Serie A struggler

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

in a co-ownership deal with Varese on 19 January 2010. He was presented along with another new player

Andrea Esposito Andrea Esposito (born 17 May 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Latina. Club career As a young boy, Esposito started his career in the local Lecce Primavera youth squad before being sent to Sambenedettese on loan ...

. Co-current with their arrival, Federico Dionisi who only played three league matches this season left the club on loan. After the end of Serie A, he was borrowed by

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

for the US tour, along with teammate

Francesco Bardi Francesco Bardi (born 18 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Reggiana. Club career Livorno Bardi is a product of Livorno's youth system. He made his professional and Serie A debut on ...

and two other players.

Salernitana

On 18 July 2019, his contract with

Salernitana Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recentl ...

was terminated by mutual consent.

References

External links

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Profile at Livorno

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernardini, Alessandro Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players SS Verbania Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players SSD Varese Calcio players US Livorno 1915 players AC ChievoVerona players US Salernitana 1919 players Men's association football defenders People from Domodossola Footballers from Piedmont 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola