Marco Bernacci (born 15 December 1983) is an Italian

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coach and former player, who currently coaches amateur

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club Gambettola. A

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in his playing days, he has played over 200 games in the Italian

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Playing career

A youth product of hometown club

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, Bernacci helped the team through the 2004

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playoffs, earning the side promotion to Serie B. In summer 2006, he joined

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in a joint-ownership bid for €1.7 million.AC Cesena SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008
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in January 2007 and Giorgio Corona in July 2007, he was out-favoured by Mantova and was sold to

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, on 31 July 2007, for €1.55 million (€150,000 went to Cesena and €1.4 million to Mantova). Cesena still retained 50% registration rights. On 15 June 2008, he was sold to

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from

which had won promotion to Serie A. Ascoli bought Cesena's portion for €1.8 million and sold to Bologna for undisclosed fee. He successively spent loan periods back at

, and a one-month stay at

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as part of a loan exchange with

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. On 26 August 2010 it was revealed that Bernacci had unilaterally rescinded his contract due to depression and quit football altogether on a temporary basis. Barnacci later returned to football and was loaned once again by

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for the

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season. He was released in July 2012. On 31 August 2012 he was signed by Bellaria of the fourth division. In July 2013 he moved to

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in 2-year contract, another Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club. On 9 July 2014 the contract was terminated from mutual consent. Bernacci then moved back to Bellaria on 22 July. Almost a year after Bernacci's return to Bellaria on 1 July 2015, he joined Ribelle for free. This was followed by a number of experiences with amateurs teams of Emilia-Romagna and

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Coaching career

On 4 March 2022, Bernacci, then a player for

amateurs Gambettola, retired from active football in order to take the head coach role at the same club.

References

External links

La Gazzetta profile (2007–08)

Lega Serie B profile

Marco Bernacci
at Soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernacci, Marco 1983 births Living people Italian footballers A.C. Cesena players Mantova 1911 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Torino F.C. players Modena F.C. players U.S. Livorno 1915 players A.C. Bellaria Igea Marina players Forlì F.C. players A.P.D. Ribelle 1927 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Association football forwards Italian football managers People from Cesena Footballers from Emilia-Romagna Sportspeople from the Province of Forlì-Cesena