José Oscar Bernardi (born 20 June 1954), known as Oscar, is a Brazilian former

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er who played as a defender. He notably represented the

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at international level, and played as a starter in defence at the

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and

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s, while he was a reserve in

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. He was capped almost 60 times for Brazil between April 1978 and May 1986, and scored two goals. At club level, he played for

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and Ponte Preta in Brazil. Oscar also played for American side

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in 1980 and Japanese team Nissan FC between 1987 and 1989. After his professional retirement, he coached several football clubs in Japan and Brazil. He now runs an athletic training center in

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, Minas Gerais. Oscar Bernardi founded a football club, named

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, in 2007.

Personal life

Bernardi is

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and has

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roots due to his family.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site

Honours

Club

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: 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

: 1986 * Japan Soccer League Division 1: 1988–89, 1989–90

Individual

* Brazilian Silver Ball: 1977

References

External links

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Oscar Bernardi Soccer Management

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oscar 1954 births Living people Brazilian Roman Catholics Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian people of Italian descent Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players São Paulo FC players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players New York Cosmos players Japan Soccer League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Brazilian football managers Ittihad FC managers J1 League managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers 1978 FIFA World Cup players 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate football managers in Japan Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Brazil international footballers Al Hilal SFC managers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube managers Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) managers Association football defenders